K. Ravi Kumar

Expert on information and operations management, including global operations and outsourcing
  • Vice dean for international programs, USC Marshall School of Business
  • Executive director, USC Pacific Rim Education (PRIME) Program
  • Professor of information and operations management
Office: (213) 740-2379 Cell: (626) 818-2820

Expertise

  • global operations - strategy and tactics
  • aligning global operations and information technology strategies
  • interface between global operations and sales/ marketing
  • supply chain and demand chain management
  • management of service and product quality
  • time-based management
  • environmentally conscious operations
  • outsourcing in the information technology industry - hardware and software
  • operations management in the distribution industry
  • operations management in Pacific Rim companies

Additional Information

  • Senior editor, Production and Operations Management Journal
  • Senior editor, Operations Management Education Review