Sudhakar D. Deshmukh
Professor Emeritus of Operations
Professor Deshmukh teaches courses in analytical decision modeling with Excel, business analytics, and operations management in MBA and EMBA programs. At the doctoral level, he has taught courses in stochastic processes and optimal statistical decisions.
Professor Deshmukh's research interests involve probabilistic and stochastic optimization models of decisions involving time and uncertainty, with applications in management science and economics. His research papers have appeared in a variety of scholarly journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Journal of Applied Probability, Journal of Economic Theory, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, and Journal of Finance. He is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS).
Professor Deshmukh received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Pune University in India, a masters in industrial engineering from Purdue University, and a Ph. D. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.
- Applied probability and stochastic optimization models of decisions involving time and uncertainty
- with applications in management science and economics
- Analytical decision modeling on spreadsheets
- decision making under uncertainty
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PhD, 1971, Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley
MS, 1966, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University
BE, 1964, Mechanical Engineering, Pune University, India -
Charles E. Morrison Professor of Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2001-present
Co-Director, MMM Program, Northwestern University, 2006-2011
Professor of Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1980-2001
Assistant and Associate Professor of Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1971-1980 -
2014 Faculty of the Year, MPD Program, 2013-2014
Executive MBA Program Outstanding Teaching Awards, Kellogg School of Management, 2002
Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2001-2002
