Sridhar Seshadri

Sridhar Seshadri is Alan J. and Joyce D. Baltz Endowed Professor and area chair for information systems/operations management/supply chain/analytics. He joined Illinois in 2018, and spends his research energies on stochastic modeling and applications in manufacturing, supply chain management, and revenue management. He was named a James F. Towey Faculty Fellow in 2018. Seshadri earned his Bachelor of Technology in mechanical engineering, with distinction, at the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras in 1978. From the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, he received a postgraduate diploma in management in 1980. He earned his PhD in management science in 1993 from the University of California at Berkeley.

Research Interests

• Stochastic modeling and applications in queueing systems, supply chain management and revenue management

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Management Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1993
• Postgrad Diploma, Management, Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, 1980
• Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering (w/distinction), Indian Institute of Technology at Madras, 1978

Positions Held

• Alan J. and Joyce D. Baltz Endowed Professor, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2018 to present
• Area Chair, Information Systems/Operations Management, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2018 to present
• Professor of Business Administration, Business Administration, University of Illinois, 2018 to present

Recent Publications

• Lee, S., Park, S., & Seshadri, S. (2022). Variations of the Bullwhip Effect Across Foreign Subsidiaries. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
• Secomandi, N., & Seshadri, S. (2021). Introduction to the Focused Issue on the POM-Finance Interface in Commodity and Energy Markets. Production and Operations Management, 30 (12), 4566-4567.
• Ross, S., & Seshadri, S. (2021). An optimal stocking problem to minimize the expected time to sellout. Operations Research Letters, 49 (1), 69-75.
  
• Sohoni, M., & Seshadri, S. (2021). Introduction to the Special Issue on OR Models for Developmental Studies. Naval Research Logistics, 68 (8), 991-994.

Honors and Awards

• 2022 INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Practice Award, RM&P Section Practice Award, 2022
• James F. Towey Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois Gies College of Business, 2018