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Assistant Professor, Operations

Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin, 2007
M.S., University of Minnesota, 2001
B.E., Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee, 1999

The goal of Ankur Goel’s research is to help organizations better understand how the commodity markets can affect internal operations of the firm. The application of Ankur’s work can help companies develop more efficient corporate procurement strategies and optimize their supply chain. Topics include developing hedging strategies, procurement and distribution strategies, and models for predicting the movement in commodities prices.

Interests

Teaching

Supply Chain Management
Operations Management

Research

Inventory Management
Commodity Markets
Supply Chain Management

Selected Publications

  • Goel, A., Gutierrez, G. (2011). Multi?Echelon Procurement and Distribution Policies for Traded Commodities (vol. 57, issue 12, pp. 2228-2244). Management Science.