Damian Beil

Damian Beil teaches the MBA operations management core and an elective on strategic sourcing. In his research, Beil develops mathematical models to analyze complex problems in sourcing. His work includes studies of how bargaining power affects opportunistic pricing by suppliers, how procurement auctions should be designed to account for supplier qualification screening, quality levels, and long-term maintenance of a healthy supplier base, and how feedback affects crowdsourcing outcomes. He serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science, Operations Research and Naval Research Logistics, and as a Senior Editor for POMS.

Prior to joining Michigan, Beil received a BA in Mathematics from New College and a PhD in Operations Research from M.I.T.

Executive Leadership

Damian Beil is an Associate Professor of Technology and Operations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he teaches courses in operations management and strategic sourcing. He received the Teaching Excellence Award in 2007, and the Faculty Development Award in 2009.

He has worked with over a dozen companies in areas from aerospace to retail – including Amazon, American Express, Avon, Boeing, BorgWarner, Coca-Cola, Conway, Corn Products, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, General Motors, Intel, Pfizer, Sodexo, Tongxin International, United Defense, and Vision Spring.

Beil received a BA in Mathematics from New College and a PhD in Operations Research from M.I.T. He has publishes in all the leading operations journals and has contributed to several books on operations and sourcing.

Education

• PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999 — 2003)
• BA New College (1995 — 1999)

Companies

• Area Chair, Technology and Operations University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (2020)
• Professor University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2016)
• Co-Director, Tauber Institute for Global Operations University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (2017 — 2020)
• Associate Professor University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2010 — 2016)
• Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Programs University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2016 — 2016)
• Faculty Director, Full Time MBA Program University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2015 — 2016)
• Faculty Director, Master of Management Program University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2013 — 2015)
• Assistant Professor University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2003 — 2010)