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Edward Anderson is the Betty and Glenn Mortimer Centennial Professor at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and member of the Industrial Policy Group at the University of Texas Supply Chain Center of Management. He is an acknowledged expert in the dynamics of complex systems in managerial contexts, specializing in operations management and information systems.

Current Research Projects

  • Engineering economics in information systems (business-to-business platforms, digitalized supply chains, AI-assisted software development)

  • Supply chain strategy, design, and resilience

  • Government industrial and supply chain policy

Dr. Anderson is the author or co-author of:

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Other Research Interests

  • Management of distributed innovation, including outsourcing and offshoring, across the supply chain;

  • Managing supply chain disruptions

  • Performance Improvement, particularly in healthcare settings

  • Project management, including agile product development

  • Computer simulation, including system dynamics and agent-based model computer simulation.

Education

  • B.A.S. (Majors: Electrical Engineering, History), Stanford University, 1988

  • Ph.D. (Management Science, Computer Simulation), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997

Awards

  • Fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society

    “The Most Prestigious Honor in the [Production and Operations Management] Society. It is intended to recognize Society members who have made exceptional intellectual contributions to our profession and Society through their research and teaching.”

  • Jay Wright Forrester Award

    Given by the System Dynamics Society for: “Best publication in the field in the past five years.

Contact Information:

Edward G. Anderson Jr., Ph.D.
Betty and Glenn Mortimer Centennial Professor
Past President, Production and Operations Management Society
McCombs Business School: Information, Risk, & Operations Management Dept.
Industrial Policy Group, University of Texas Supply Chain Management Center
EdAnderson@utexas.edu
www.EdAnderson.org