MS Global Supply Chain Management

Feng Chen is an operations management scholar. Her research interests include process analysis, supply chain management and supply chain analytics, and experimental study of behavioral impact on operations decision making. She teaches courses of operations management and data analysis for decision making. Feng received her Ph.D. in business administration from University of Southern California.

Vitaly Glozman is an Adjunct Professor at Marshall School of Business, Data Sciences and Operations. Vitaly specializes in supply chain, product development, and program management. Vitaly served as Partner at PwC, Pharma and Life Sciences practice, where he focused on manufacturing and vaccines development. Prior to PwC, Vitaly developed practices at PRTM Management Consultancy across life sciences and technology sectors. Vitaly started his career at Boeing, where he served as a program manager for large aerospace programs. Vitaly conducted analysis on AI applications in operations at MIT and has published research on pandemic preparedness in The Lancet Infectious Disease.

Dr. Guo’s research focuses on organizational and intercultural communication in business. She is particularly interested and specialized in identity development and strategic negotiation in various international organizational contexts. Her research has appeared on top-tier journals that examined topics such as organizational culture, conflict management, emotion management, communication technology use in business (e.g., social media, mobile), and leadership communication. Professor’s pedagogical expertise in academia includes organizational communication, communication strategies in business, leadership communication, business and professional communication, communication in non-western culture, and persuasion. Prior to academia, Dr. Guo held program and event coordinator positions in Chinese and U.S. multinational companies, specializing intercultural business communication.

Alireza Kabirian is a supply chain management professional, consultant, and educator. He has extensive experience in global trade, having led a company in trading heavy equipment worldwide. Before joining USC Marshall, Dr. Kabirian held academic positions at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, California State University-Northridge, and the University of Alaska-Anchorage.

Dr. Kabirian earned his PhD in Industrial Engineering-Operations Research from Iowa State University. His research focuses on simulation optimization and supply chain management, with numerous publications in top journals and presentations at international conferences.

Recognized for his excellence in teaching, Dr.Kabirian has received multiple awards. He teaches courses on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Six Sigma, and Business Analytics.

Hiroshi Ochiumi is an operations management scholar. His research interests include supply chain management, design and analysis of contracts, and behavioral aspects of decision making. He teaches classes on operations management and designing spreadsheet-based business models. Prior to receiving his PhD, Professor Ochiumi worked for Hilti Japan and Goldman Sachs.

Dr. Nick Vyas, a practitioner in operations management and organizational excellence through the application of Blended Quality Management, AI, ML, RPA, Blockchain, and Data Analytics received his Doctor of Education from USC with his published dissertation on Conceptualization of Higher Education Excellence System (HEES): Use of Advance Data Analytics and Blended Quality Management. A Subject Matter Expert in End-to-End Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM), Vyas has led business transformation for fortune 100 companies. As USC CGSCM’s Executive Director/ Co-founder, Director of MS GSCM and as an Assistant Professor, he was presented with the Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence and recognized as a “Supply Chain Leader” for the APICS Excellence Awards. As a thought leader, he speaks at conferences on global trade, disruptive technology and GSCM. Vyas serves to make GSCM education accessible through the Gift of Knowledge scholarship at USC MS GSCM program and Supply Chain Professionals without Borders. Working closely with students, Vyas consulted for over 25 global operations across various sectors. He integrated technology and directed teams that both optimized speed-to-market and managed cost/quality.