Ph.D.Operations Management and Decision Sciences

"The ESSEC PhD Program in Operation Management and Decision Sciences provides students with the necessary techniques to create knowledge and do research at the highest international level. This research aims at helping managers with new decision tools to optimize their choice"


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Ph.D. Program
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95021 Cergy Pontoise Cedex, France

Philosophy

This concentration is intended for scholars interested in academic or decision-making careers requiring advanced knowledge of complex tools in management sciences, and is appropriate for students whose academic interests are related to both quantitative and qualitative studies in management.

Courses are oriented for future managers or engineers willing to develop modeling abilities and expertise in the use of decision support tools, as well as researchers in the field of quantitative methods for management.

Students can benefit from the support of the Supply Chain Management Observatory, the Chair in Risk Management, the Chair in Innovation and Sourcing in Services, and the Chair in Managerial Decision.

Subfield electives

In this concentration, students can specialize in one of the following subfields: 

  • Operations and Supply Chain Management.
  • Technology and Innovation Management.
  • Operations Research.
  • Statistical Methods in Management.
  • Decision Theory.
  • Risk Management.

Advanced courses and seminars

Risk and Data Analysis

  • Applied Statistics
  • Introduction to Stochastic Processes
  • Quantitative Research Methods I & II
  • Forecasting
  • Econometrics
  • Simulation
  • Risk Analysis and Management  

Operations Research

  • Introduction to Optimization Methods
  • Optimal Planning and Scheduling
  • Introduction to Decision Theory
  • Introduction to Game Theory
  • Advanced Topics in Decision Theory
  • Optimal Control Theory
  • Continuous-Time Dynamic Games
  • Discrete-Time Dynamic Games  

Operations Management

  • Technology Management
  • New Product Development
  • Operations Management
  • Purchasing and Procurement Management
  • Sustainable Operations Management
  • Manufacturing Policy
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Revenue Management Miscellaneous
  • Software Mathematics