About the Author

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Professor Christopher S. Tang is a distinguished Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Edward W. Carter Chair in business administration at its Anderson School of Management. Professor Tang is a former President of POMS (Production and Operations Management Society), as well as a Lifetime Fellow of all three major societies: INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Science), MSOM (Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society) and POMS. He is also the former Editor-in-Chief for the journal Manufacturing and Service Operations Management.