Gérard is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He studies supply chain management, operation strategy and pricing with a focus on how technology transforms competitive dynamics and enables novel business strategies.
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He is an INFORMS Fellow, a Fellow and former President of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society, and the former Editor-in-Chief of Management Science as well as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
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He has authored two textbooks (along with Christian Terwiesch): Operations Management and Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management. These books have been used in undergraduate, MBA and executive MBA courses at Wharton as well as at numerous other business schools throughout the world.
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His articles have appeared in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Marketing Science, Operations Research, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Harvard Business Review, among others.
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He is an avid diver and photographer, with a particular appreciation for underwater photography.
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