Jan A. Van Mieghem
A. C. Buehler Professor
Professor of Operations
Deputy Dean
Jan Albert Van Mieghem is the A. C. Buehler Professor and Professor of Operations at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. He received his Ph.D. in Business and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and holds an electrical engineering degree from the University KU Leuven, Belgium. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society and member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Sciences and Arts of Belgium.
His research focuses on product, service and supply chain operations, and studies both strategy and execution. He is past editor of the operations and supply chain area of Operations Research and currently serves on the editorial board of Management Science and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. He is the author of over 50 academic articles published in the leading international journals, and of two books: one on operations management and the other on operations strategy. His paper co-authored with Marty Lariviere received the first MSOM best paper award in 2007. He teaches courses in operations management and operations strategy in MBA, Ph.D. and executive programs and advises firms on those topics.
He serves as Deputy Dean since summer 2023. Before that he was Director of the PhD program in operations and of two non-degree executive programs: The Science of Lean Operations and Operations Strategy. From 2012-2017, he served as the Academic Director of the Kellogg Executive MBA program. From 2009-2010, he served as one of the two Senior Associate Deans at the Kellogg School. From 2006 to 2009, he served as the chairman of the Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences.
- My research studies manufacturing
- service and supply chain operations from a strategic and tactical perspective and addresses both theory and practice. My research methodologies include mathematical modeling
- stochastic analysis
- optimization and financial valuation as well as empirical estimation and verification. Current research focuses on the “operations research of human interaction and collaboration
- ” healthcare
- data-driven forecasting
- and flexibility in dual sourcing.
- Product
- service and supply chain operations with specific interest to link strategy and execution.
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PhD, 1995, Business, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
MS, 1990, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
MS, 1989, Applied Sciences, University KU Leuven, Belgium, Summa Cum Laude -
Professor (by courtesy), Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University, 2007-present
Harold L. Stuart Distinguished Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2001-present
Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2000-present
Visiting Professor, WHU, 1998-present
Senior Associate Dean, Curriculum and Teaching, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2009-2010
Chairman of Managerical Economics and Decision Sciences Department, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2006-2009
Visiting Professor, Chulalongkorn University, 2005
Visiting Professor, KU Leuven, 2005
Visiting Professor, York University, 2004
Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1997-2000
Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1995-1997 -
Moen (on global strategic sourcing), 2012
McKinsey & Company (on operations management and strategy), 2003-present
Career Builder (on lean human resource management) -
First place in the 2023 Student Paper Competition sponsored by the College of Supply Chain Management of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) for Last time buys and Product Rollovers: Manufacturer & Supplier Equilibria. With Audrey Bazerghi., College of Supply Chain Management of the Production and Operations Management Society, 2023
2020 Flexibility Excellence Award, Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, 2020
Silver Medal, M&SOM Student Paper Competition
Finalist in Practice-Based Paper Competition of M&SOM, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, INFORMS
Member, Royal Flemish Academy of Sciences and Arts of Belgium, For life
2014 Wickham Skinner Award for Best Paper Published in POM, Production and Operations Management, 2014
1st place (paper: Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: A Financial and Operational Analysis), 2014 POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management Best Paper Award
NU Excellence in Research, Northwestern University
Distinguished Fellow, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society, 2012
1st MSOM Best Paper Award, MSOM, 2007 -
Editorial Board, Management Science, 2018
Associate Editor, Manufacturing and Service Operations, 2012-present
Editorial Board, Review of Business and Economics, 2008-Present
Committee Chair for Best Paper Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM), 2014-2015
Research (OPNS-590-0)
Independent investigation of selected problems pertaining to thesis or dissertation. May be repeated for credit.
Foundations of Operations Management (OPNS-521-0)
This course will introduce PhD students to the basic models used in academic research of operations management. As such, we will survey a broad array of "research content" (basic models and approaches in the literature) as well as discuss the "process of conducting research" (how to write a paper and deliver a talk).
Strategic Decisions in Operations (OPNSX-454-0)
This course builds on the core operations management class with an emphasis on strategic level decisions. It emphasizes the long-term, "big" decisions firms face in structuring their operations. Topics covered range from evaluating flexible technologies to designing supply chains.
Operations Management (OPNSX-430-0)
Operations Management examines the basic principles of managing the production and distribution of goods and services. The course approaches operations as a managerial integration function and provides frameworks and tools to target and implement improvements in business processes.
Field Study (STRT-498-0)
Field Studies include those opportunities outside of the regular curriculum in which a student is working with an outside company or non-profit organization to address a real-world business challenge for course credit under the oversight of a faculty member.
Strategic Decisions in Operations (OPNS-454-0)
This course provides a framework and multiple analytic tools to analyze, value, and optimize the strategic asset and process decisions involved in configuring the "operating system" of the firm. Asset decisions include capacity sizing, expansion, flexibility and location. Process decisions include strategic sourcing, operational hedging, new technology and operating model selection. The focus is on value-creating decisions that are grounded in operational reality. A typical week covers one decision introduced first during a lecture, followed by an assignment (some in group, some individual) and then case-discussion. A final group project is due in week 10. There is no final exam.
