Garrett van Ryzin
- Paul M. Montrone Professor Emeritus of Private Enterprise in the Faculty of Business
- Decision, Risk, and Operations Division
- Contact
- Office: 412 Uris
- Phone: (212) 8544280
- E-mail: [email protected]
Garrett van Ryzin is the Paul M. Montrone Professor Emeritus of Decision, Risk, and Operations at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. In 2015, he joined Uber Technologies as Head of Marketplace Optimization Advanced Development. In 2017, he became Professor of Operations, Information and Technology Management at Cornell Tech.
Professor van Ryzin's research interests include analytical pricing, stochastic modeling, and operations management. He is coauthor of the book The Theory and Practice of Revenue Management, which won the 2005 Lanchester prize for best published work in operations research. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and major corporations, and he has served as a consultant to many leading companies. Hehas been Editor in Chief of M&SOM, Area Editor for Operations Research, and an INFORMS and an MSOM Fellow. He received the B.S.E.E. degree from Columbia University and the degrees of S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT.
- Education
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BSEE, Columbia, 1985; SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987; PhD, 1991
- Joined CBS
- 1991
All Activities
- Case ID
- 230201
Enabling X-to-the-xth: the Operational Secret Behind Uber's Explosive Growth
How does Uber's operational business model support its tremendous growth since inception?
- Case ID
- 100207SPA
Analyzing Inventory Cost and Service in Supply Chains (Spanish Translation)
What factors drive cost and service, and ultimately determine a firm's ability to satisfy the demands of its customers?
- Case ID
- 140206
Tahoe Healthcare Systems
Has Tahoe Healthcare's CareTracker system effectively—and cost efficiently—reduced the readmission rate in its pilot program?
- Case ID
- 140205
H&K
- Case ID
- 140202
Pandora Internet Radio
- Case ID
- 100203SPA
Frogtek: Mobile Technology for Micro-Retailing (Spanish Translation)
Which operational strategy will take a seed-funded technology venture beyond its prototype phase?
- Case ID
- 130201
Intermountain Healthcare Case Study
What challenges will a healthcare system face as they plan to roll out a program to standardize processes, thereby cutting costs and improving care?
- Case ID
- 100201
Retailer: A Retail Pricing Simulation Exercise
How do mangers for large retail chains determine pricing and markdown strategies?
- Case ID
- 110207
Queueing Management and Models
How can you improve performance in a queuing system?
- Case ID
- 110202
Modell's DEA
Can a data envelopment analysis (DEA) study determine why many of the chain's stores are underperforming?
- Case ID
- 110201
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ): Supply Chain Cost and Service
How should a firm estimate production quantities to optimally balance fixed set-up costs and cycle-stock costs?
- Case ID
- 100205
Markdown Management at Sports Unlimited (A and B)
Can a sporting goods store increase its revenues by changing the way it manages discounts?
- Case ID
- 100207
Analyzing Inventory Cost and Service in Supply Chains
What factors drive cost and service, and ultimately determine a firm's ability to satisfy the demands of its customers?
- Case ID
- 100203
Frogtek: Mobile Technology for Micro-Retailing
Which operational strategy will take a seed-funded technology venture beyond its prototype phase?
- Case ID
- 90205
Bottleneck Analysis
How do you identify limits in the production process and mitigate its effects to your production capacity?
- Case ID
- 80212
Production Processes
How can manufacturing and service delivery provide a firm with significant competitive advantage?
- Case ID
- 80206
XTM Bike Corporation: An Exercise in Process Analysis
How can a high-performance mountain-bike manufacturer improve its production process to handle an expected increase in demand?
- Case ID
- 70203
Markdown Pricing Optimization at Bloomingdale's (A and B)
Do the benefits of a new markdown pricing optimization system outweigh the costs?
- Case ID
- 80203
The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company: The Quest for Service Excellence
How can a hotel chain distinguish itself as a premier provider of luxury service in the increasingly competitive hospitality industry?
- Case ID
- 70202
Transportation National Group
By tapping into yield management techniques used by the airline industry, can a trailer leasing company optimize pricing?