Faculty Directory
Michael Watson

Education

Ph.D. 1996, Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Northwestern University

M.S. 1993, Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Northwestern University

B.S. 1992, Industrial Engineering, Bellarmine University


Research Interests

Professor Watson is a partner in Opex Analytics. Opex Analytics is a consulting and software development firm with many Fortune 500 clients. Professor Watson is the lead author of two books, Supply Chain Network Design and Managerial Analytics. He has previously worked at IBM, has a PhD from the IEMS department, and has taught in the MEM program since 1999 and the MSiA program since its inception.