Maxime Cohen appointed Associate Editor of Management Science
Maxime Cohen, Associate Professor of Retail Management and Operations Management, was recently appointed Associate Editor of Management Science
QS ranks McGill MMA best in Canada, 10th in the world
Only two years since the program launched in 2018, the Master of Management (MMA) program at 香蕉视频 has carved a spot in the top 10 business analytics programs in the world and taken the top spot in Canada.
Released today, the QS World University Rankings places the McGill MMA 10th in the QS Masters in Business Analytics Rankings 2021.
Professor Robert David named Vice-Dean of Faculty
Professor Robert David has been appointed Vice-Dean (Faculty) of the Desautels Faculty of Management at 香蕉视频.
Delve: Adapting our Global Supply Chains During a Historic Pandemic
For the last several decades we have been conditioned to assume that necessities like food items and cleaning supplies will be readily available whenever we require them. But the COVID-19 pandemic has upended those supply chains, as well as those for other necessities, such as medical devices (e.g. respirators) and personal protective equipment (e.g. masks, gloves).
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou steps down as Dean of Desautels
After five years at the helm of the Desautels Faculty of Management, Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou has been appointed the new Dean of Carnegie Mellon University鈥檚 Tepper School of Business. Dean Bajeux-Besnainou will end her second term as Dean in October 2020.
Desautels professors celebrated for their teaching excellence
Congratulations to Sebastien Betermier, Professor of Finance, and Wei Qi, Professor of Operations Management, who were honoured at McGill鈥檚 Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching.
Delve: The Retailer鈥檚 Post-Pandemic Playbook
Even if the spread of COVID-19 shows signs of slowing down and retail stores begin to reopen, the economic recovery from the shutdown will be long and convincing people to visit brick-and-mortar stores will be a challenge.
Desautels professors awarded IVADO research funding
Four Desautels professors have been awarded research grants by the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO), a Montreal-based scientific and economic data science hub. The grants will fund three two-year research projects led by Desautels professors as part of IVADO鈥檚 Fundamental Research Funding Program.
Preparing case studies for today鈥檚 learners
In business schools, operations management (OM) and analytics courses often use case studies to drive student learning. While OM cases have traditionally focused on applications in production and manufacturing, millennial and Gen Z students are increasingly drawn to more practical, hands-on cases that develop their skills in areas like聽programming and data analytics.
Delve: Consumer Behaviour in the Post-Pandemic Retail Landscape
As the world rallies to contain the spread of COVID-19, consumers continue to adapt to the new normal, characterized by stringent physical distancing and self-quarantining measures. In such a context, few aspects of consumer behaviour will be left unchanged over the long term.
Protecting consumers from supply chain disruptions during global crises
COVID-19 has resulted in significant disruptions to the supply chain, particularly for necessities such as medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE). Such large-scale disruptions have聽become a matter of life or death for some, with manufacturing and transportation systems almost coming to a global standstill.
Conflict Analytics Lab launches app for workers laid off during the pandemic
In the wake of COVID-19, nearly two million Canadians have lost their jobs with many more facing employment uncertainties. For laid off workers, understanding their legal rights can be a daunting task in an already challenging situation.
Professor Serpa awarded grant to monitor COVID-19鈥檚 impact on business
香蕉视频 has awarded Professor Juan Serpa with MI4 Emergency COVID-19 Research Funding to monitor COVID-19鈥檚 impact on business in Canada and across the world. Titled Quebec Data Central for Impact of Covid-19 on Society and Business and for a Post-Pandemic World, the one-year project aims to support businesses, researchers and policymakers in making informed decisions in the post-COVID era.
McGill team creates COVID-19 dashboard to monitor Montreal and Quebec cases
Under the supervision of Professors Juan Serpa聽and聽Mehmet Gumus,聽a team of McGill Desautels students have partnered with students from the Faculty of Engineering to develop a dashboard that tracks COVID-19 cases in Montreal and Quebec.
Desautels Professor Maxime Cohen and student Matthieu Reed publish Tableau case study
Professor Maxime Cohen and Desautels student Matthieu Reed (BCom鈥�20), in collaboration with Columbia Business School Professor Daniel Guetta, have created a case study entitled "Modern Retail Analytics: Data Visualization Using Tableau".
