Research Areas:
Global Supply Chain Management, Retail Operations, Social Business Operations

Prof. Christopher Tang received his BSc in mathematics from King’s College at the University of London in 1983, and his PhD in operations research from Yale University in 1985. He is a UCLA Distinguished Professor, and used to serve as the Dean of the Business School of National University of Singapore and the Senior Associate Dean at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

As a world renowned scholar in operations management, Prof. Tang is highly influential in the academic circle. He has co-edited four books, co-written one book, and published over 100 academic articles in top research journals such as Management Science and Operations Research to name a few. Currently, he is also the Editor-in-Chief of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and the editor of the Springer book series on Supply Chain Management.

Prof. Tang is a Lifetime Fellow at the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society, the Institute of Operations Research and Management Sciences, and the Production and Operations Management Society. He has received the Dean’s Excellent Service Award and multiple teaching excellence awards at UCLA Anderson School of Management.