On behalf of the Supply Chain and Operations Management Department at the Mitch Daniels, Jr. School of Business, we are delighted to announce the 2025 Purdue Supply Chain & Operations Management Conference.
This premier academic gathering will take place on our West Lafayette campus from Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24, 2025. We invited faculty members, doctoral students and industry leaders from over 60 institutions around the world to join us for a weekend of collaboration and innovation.
This year's conference is centered on two transformative trends:
🔹 Technological Evolution: Advancing innovation in data, AI, and decision analytics.
🔹 Global Disruptions: Rethinking models and strategies for pandemic recovery, climate change, and economic turbulence.
Conference Highlights Include:
✅ Keynote lectures from distinguished field leaders
✅ Parallel sessions on theoretical, methodological, and empirical research
✅ Dedicated student sessions for presenting work and receiving feedback
✅ Panel discussions on emerging OM/OR challenges
✅ Unmatched networking with leading scholars and peers
A Special Tribute
This year, we are proud to honor the immense legacy of Professor J. George Shanthikumar, a true pioneer in stochastic modeling and operational data analytics, whose work has indelibly shaped our field.
We look forward to welcoming distinguished scholars and PhD students to Purdue University to share their latest research, spark new collaborations, and help shape the future of supply chain and operations management. We sincerely welcome more students, faculty members and practitioners join us in the future.
Learn more about the conference program and participants: https://business.purdue.edu/events/purdue-scom-conference/home.php
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Zhan Pang
Researcher
Purdue University
West Lafayette IN
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