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David Simchi-Levi Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems Co-Director, Leaders For Global Operations Dr. Simchi-Levi holds a Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University. His research currently focuses on developing and implementing robust and efficient techniques for logistics and manufacturing systems. He has published widely in professional journals on both practical and theoretical aspects of logistics and supply chain management. Dr. Simchi-Levi has been the principal investigator for more than five million dollars in funded academic research. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Operations Research, the flagship journal of INFORMS, the former Editor-in-Chief of Naval Research Logistics and a member of the board for several scientific journals including Management Science, Networks, Transportation Science and Telecommunication Systems, and a former Area Editor of Transportation for Operations Research. His Ph.D. students have accepted positions in leading academic institutes including Berkeley, Columbia U., U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U. of Michigan, Purdue U., Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech. Dr. Simchi-Levi is co-author (with Julien Bramel) of The Logic of Logistics, published by Springer in 1997 (1st Edition) and in 2004 (2nd Edition) (with Xin Chen and Julien Bramel). His second book, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain (with P. Kaminsky and E. Simchi-Levi) was published by McGraw-Hill in August 1999 (1st edition), 2002 (2nd edition) and 2007 (3rd edition). It received the Book-of-the-Year award and the Outstanding IIE Publication award given in 2000 by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. The book also received the Outstanding First Edition of the Year award given in 2000 by McGraw-Hill. It was selected by Business 2.0. December 2001 issue, as the best source for slashing time and cost and increasing productivity in the supply chain. It has been translated to Chinese, Japanese, Korean and and Portuguese. His 3rd book (with P. Kaminsky and E. Simchi-Levi), Managing the Supply Chain: The Definitive Guide for the Supply Chain Professional, was published by McGraw-Hill in December 2003. The book serves as a reference for consultants and managers involved in any one of the processes that make up the supply chain. Books Published: Books Published by David Simchi-Levi Second Edition of The Logic of Logistics Published – October 20, 2004 New Book Published: Handbook of Quantitative Supply Chain Analysis: Modeling in the E-Business Era,  David Simchi-Levi et al editors – May 21, 2004 Selected Publications: Papers presented at the 2004 Engineering Systems Symposium: > Co-Author of Monograph Chapter "Uncertainty Management for Engineering Systems Planning and Design" > Co-Author of Submitted Paper "Managing Uncertainty and Risk in the Supply Chain Using Financial Engineering Methods" Related News: Simchi-Levi and co-author win prize for three papers – October 16, 2009 Prof. Simchi-Levi referenced in World Trade Magazine article, The Fuel Volatile Supply Chain – February 10, 2009 David Simchi-Levi comments on Wal-Mart’s green initiatives “Sustaining Sustainability” Florida Shipper – January 5, 2009 Prof. Simchi-Levi on impact of higher oil pricing on transportation strategy – October 17, 2008 Prof. David Simchi-Levi co-authored Wall Street Journal article on oil prices and supply chains (Features a sidebar listing related articles by some ESD faculty) – September 22, 2008 David Simchi-Levi in Supply & Demand Chain – New Solution to Deal With Rising Transportation and Inventory Supply Chain Costs – June 12, 2008 Prof. Simchi-Levi in Supply Chain Review – Carbon tool to embrace credits and trading advantages – April 1, 2008 Prof. Simchi-Levi in InfoWorld: Carbon-measuring software evolves – March 22, 2008 McGraw-Hill publishes third edition of Simchi-Levi book – October 11, 2007 Engineers create SpaceNet--the supply chain – March 28, 2007