David Simchi-Levi
{{short description|American engineer and operations researcher}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = David Simchi-Levi
| native_name = דוד שמחי-לוי
| native_name_lang = he
| image =
| caption = David Simchi-Levi
| citizenship = American and Israeli
| fields = Operations research
Supply chain management
Logistics and Manufacturing Systems
| workplaces = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| known_for = Editor-in-Chief, Management Science
Former Editor-in-Chief, Operations Research
Former Editor-in-Chief, Naval Research Logistics
Former Senior Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM)
Former Department Editor, IIE Transactions
Former Transportation Area Editor, Operations Research
| website = {{url|slevi1.mit.edu}}
}}
David Simchi-Levi (Hebrew: דוד שמחי-לוי) is an American academic working as a Professor of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.{{Cite news|title=Dr. David Simchi-Levi, Supply Chain/Operations Researcher, Consultant, Author and MIT Professor|url=http://scnavigator.avnet.com/article/winter-2016/one-on-one-with-david-simchi-levi/|date=2016|work=One-On-Obe}} He is also the founder or co-founder of several companies.{{Cite journal|journal=Harvard Business Review|title=A New Approach to Manage Supply Chain Risk|url=https://hbr.org/webinar/2015/11/a-new-approach-to-manage-supply-chain-risk|date=2015-10-21|via=Operations|last1=Simchi-Levi |first1=David }} Simchi-Levi's research focuses on supply chain management, revenue management, and business analytics.{{Cite web |title=David Simchi-Levi |url=https://idss.mit.edu/staff/david-simchi-levi/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=IDSS |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=David Simchi-Levi |url=https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/david-simchi-levi/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=cee.mit.edu |language=en-US}}
Education
David Simchi-Levi obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering at Technion Israel Institute of Technology in 1978 and earned M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University in 1984 and 1987 respectively.{{Cite web|url=http://slevi1.mit.edu/vita|title=Vita: my life in one page|access-date=2019-06-06|website=David Simchi-Levi}}
Career
He has been a lecturer in Tel Aviv University (1984–1985) and Columbia University (1986–1987). He became an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in Columbia University (1987–1991). He then joined Northwestern University in 1993 as an associate professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, and was promoted to full professor in 1997. Now he is a professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a co-director of Leaders for Global Operations (2003–2016), a dual degree program at MIT,{{Cite web|url=https://lgo.mit.edu/mit-lgo-program/|title=About MIT LGO|website=lgo.mit.edu}} and a co-director of Systems Design and Management (2003–2010).{{Cite web|url=https://executive.mit.edu/faculty/profile/51-david-simchi-levi|title=David Simchi-Levi|website=MIT Sloan}}
Academic Work
David Simchi-Levi's publications have been cited 22516 times in total, with 65 h-index and 156 i10-index.{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=h8LFExAAAAAJ&hl=en|title=David Simchi-Levi|website=Google Scholar}} He co-authored the book Designing & Managing the Supply Chain.{{Cite news|title=Supply Chain Planning in a Global Environment|url=https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/supply-chain-planning-in-a-global-environment/|last=Malone|first=Robert|date=2002-04-01|work=Inbound Logistics}} Simchi-Levi is the current Editor-in-Chief of Management Science{{Cite web|url=https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/mnsc/editorial-board|title=Management Science: Editorial Board|website=Informs PubsOnline}} and was the Editor-in-Chief for Operations Research from 2006 to 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://pubsonline.informs.org/page/opre/editorial-board|title=Operations Research: Editorial Board|website=Informs PubsOnline}}
= Risk Exposure Model =
David Simchi-Levi's Risk Exposure Model{{cite journal | url=https://hbr.org/2014/01/from-superstorms-to-factory-fires-managing-unpredictable-supply-chain-disruptions | title=From Superstorms to Factory Fires: Managing Unpredictable Supply-Chain Disruptions | journal=Harvard Business Review | date=January 2014 }} has pioneered a new approach to assessment of supply chain resilience and risk-tolerance. The work allows to quantitatively model and estimate the supply chain exposure to disruption and develop mitigation strategies. In February 2020, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Professor Simchi-Levi used the Risk Exposure Model to predict that supply chains in North America and Europe will stop by mid-march of that year, [https://hbr.org/2020/02/how-coronavirus-could-impact-the-global-supply-chain-by-mid-march see HBR article], which is exactly what happened, [https://fortune.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-impact-shutdown-european-auto-sector-volkswagen/ see Fortune March 17, 2020] and [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/business/economy/gm-ford-fiatchrysler-factories-virus.html New York Times March 18, 2020]. Subsequently, in April of 2020, he coined the term Supply Chain Stress-Test, [https://hbr.org/2020/04/we-need-a-stress-test-for-critical-supply-chains see HBR article], which relies on the Risk Exposure Model. Today companies around the globe are using his approach to quantify the resiliency of their supply chain and develop mitigation strategies.
Entrepreneurship
Simchi-Levi was the founder of LogicTools which provided software and professional services for supply chain optimization.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7917531|title=Company Overview of LogicTools, Inc. Snapshot|website=Bloomberg}} The company became part of IBM in 2009.
In 2012 he co-founded OPS Rules, an operations analytics consulting company. The company became part of Accenture in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2016/accenture-to-acquire-ops-rules-to-expand-its-machine-learning-and-operations-analytics-capabilities-that-help-deliver-data-driven-transformation | title=Accenture to Acquire OPS Rules to Expand Its Machine Learning and Operations Analytics Capabilities that Help Deliver Data-Driven Transformation }}
In 2014, he co-founded Opalytics, a cloud analytics platform company focusing on operations and supply chain intelligence.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Recognition
He was elected to the 2006 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.{{citation|url=https://www.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/Fellows/Fellows-Alphabetical-List|title=Fellows: Alphabetical List|publisher=Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences|accessdate=2019-10-09}}
In 2020, he was awarded the prestigious INFORMS Impact Prize for playing a leading role in developing and disseminating a new highly impactful paradigm for the identification and mitigation of risks in global supply chains.{{citation|url=https://www.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/INFORMS-Prizes/Impact-Prize|title=INFORMS Impact Prize|publisher=Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences|accessdate=2021-01-19}}
In 2023, he has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions using optimization and stochastic modeling to enhance supply chain management and operations.{{Cite web |title=National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 18 International Members |url=https://nae.edu/289843/NAENewClass2023 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=NAE Website |language=en}}
In 2024, he was appointed to the William Barton Rogers Professorship at MIT. This chaired professorship is named after the founder and first president of MIT.{{cite web | url=https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/david-simchi-levi/ | title=David Simchi-Levi }}
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