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G.G. Hegde
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Office: 348 Mervis Hall
Phone: 412-648-1698
E-mail: hegde@pitt.edu
Degrees
Phd University of Rochester
MS University of Rochester
Courses Recently Taught
Process Engineering
Production Management and Process Improvement
Quantitative Methods
Area
Decision, Operations and Information Technology
Profile
In his analytical and empirical research, G.G. Hegde has studied manufacturing issues from a systems perspective, where design engineering, production control, accounting, and market/field constitute a production system. He has emphasized bridging theory with practice in research and in teaching. Some of his field-based research projects that grew out of his interactions with industry have helped in understanding the workings of manufacturing and service systems in the organizations studied. His recent consulting activities have been in the financial services and e-commerce areas.
Hegde has taught a wide variety of statistics, quantitative methods, and manufacturing management and continuous improvement courses at the Katz School, Duke University, Georgetown University, and the University of Rochester.
Research Interest Areas
Process engineering and process improvement; manufacturing/operations management; cost, quality, and productivity; accounting;
Publications
"Enhancing Competitiveness of the Customer Loan Center at Promistar Financial Corporation," with Mirchandani and Wendell, Interfaces, May/June 2001.
External Service and Assignments
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences.
Consulting Activities
Process improvement in a financial institution
Capacity and performance in an e-business
Personal Interests
G.G. likes to listen to classical and folk music.
