White Papers
The Tauber Institute for Global Operations promotes advances in operations theory and practice through multidisciplinary action-oriented problem-solving and collaborative academic research.
Engineering, Business Schools Team Up to Benefit Students
Theresa Ceccarelli
Roman Kapuscinski
Larry Seiford
Published
2013
Unique partnership, intensive internships distinguish University of Michigan’s award-winning Tauber Institute for Global Operations.
Challenging the Leaders of Tomorrow
Lisa Drummond
Published
2013
Celebrating its 20-year anniversary, the Tauber Institute for Global Operations is an extraordinary model for preparing students to become dynamic leaders in the workforce.
Tauber Institute Helps Two Companies Manage Supply Chain Risk with New Tools
Jack Fishstrom
Published
2012
Read how both Boeing and Chrysler turned to the Tauber Instiutte to develop a supply-chain (SC), risk-management system. Tauber students offered their employers a powerful combination of proven professional capabilities in most, if not all, of these areas: analytics, business management, communication, engineering, operations research, and strategic problem solving.
Examining the Miracle
Josh Heivly
Bhawana Sharma
Rakesh Sharma
Andrew Solar
Leah Venti
Published
2012
This white paper takes a close look at the German manufacturing sector and if it is truly performing at such a superlative level as indicated in by the Federal Republic of Germany. It also discusses what the US can learn from German practices.
Manufacturing's Wake-Up Call
Matthew Brady
Lucas Harmer
John Seaver
Michael Trent under supervision of Professors Wally Hopp and Roman Kapuscinski
Published
2011
A new study shows how the decisions made today by goods producers and policymakers will shape U.S. competitiveness tomorrow.