Supply Chain & Operations Department Faculty
The Supply Chain and Operations Department faculty are a group of scholars that embrace both research and teaching. The faculty team actively focuses on problem-driven research using a variety of strong research methodologies. Virtually every faculty member contributes to business-sponsored, problem-driven research.
To learn more about our faculty, we invite you to visit their individual web pages.
Hailong Cui's main research interest is Supply Chain (Sustainability) and Retail Operations (Returns, Food/Grocery Delivery).
Karen Donohue is an expert in supply chain management and behavioral operations. Her research examines methods for coordinating inventory and distribution decisions across supply chains, as well as ways to align supply chain activities to improve environmental outcomes.
Necati Ertekin is an Assistant Professor in the Supply Chain and Operations Department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Prior to pursuing a Ph.D., he served in the Navy as an officer for eight years and resigned as Lieutenant.
Anant Mishra is the Andrew Van de Ven Professor in Supply Chain and Operations at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His current research interests derive from contemporary real world issues in the areas of innovation, public sector operations, public health supply chains, and emerging market operations.
Christopher J. Nachtsheim is the Frank A. Donaldson Chair of Operations Management in the Supply Chain and Operations Department of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Nachtsheim received and his Ph.D.
Dayton Steele is an Assistant Professor in the Supply Chain and Operations Department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His research uses structural estimation and field experiments as techniques to study new innovative processes at retail chains.
Arthur V. Hill (Art) an Emeritus Professor in the Supply Chain and Operations Department in the Carlson School of Management. He has been awarded numerous teaching awards at the Carlson School and was recognized as an outstanding instructor in several national publications including Business Week.
William Li is an Emeritus Professor in the Supply Chain and Operations Department at the Carlson School of Management. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the Tsinghua University in China, and both his M.S. and his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Waterloo in Canada. He had worked at Ford Motor Company prior to joining the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota.
Roger Schroeder is an Emeritus Professor in the Supply Chain and Operations in the Carlson School of Management. Roger holds a BA in Mechanical Engineering, with high distinction, a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and he has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.
Greg is in his second academic year as a member of the Supply Chain and Operations Department adjunct faculty at the Carlson School. In July 2021, Greg retired from Cargill, Incorporated after a 38-year career with the company. Greg worked with five different Cargill businesses and two corporate functions, gaining expertise in trading and risk management, sales management, process improvement
Sunil Singh is a Senior Lecturer in the Supply Chain and Operations department, at the Carlson School of Management.