Author Details

Damian Beil is an Associate Professor of Technology and Operations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he teaches courses in operations management and strategic sourcing. He received the Teaching Excellence Award in 2007, and the Faculty Development Award in 2009. He has worked with over a dozen companies in areas from aerospace to retail – including Amazon, American Express, Avon, Boeing, BorgWarner, Coca-Cola, Conway, Corn Products, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, General Motors, Intel, Pfizer, Sodexo, Tongxin International, United Defense, and Vision Spring. Beil received a BA in Mathematics from New College and a PhD in Operations Research from M.I.T. He has publishes in all the leading operations journals and has contributed to several books on operations and sourcing.