Academic Statement of Purpose

Academic Statement of Purpose

The statement of purpose should be a concise, well-written essay about your academic and professional experiences, your career goals, and how completing the Ross School’s PhD program will help you progress toward the realization of these goals. The statement of purpose should be between three and five pages.

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Supplemental Information

My area of study: Technology and Operations

My research interests: operations strategy, business analytics, supply chain design and control, inventory management, production scheduling, service operations, industrial contracting, dynamic pricing, behavioral operations, and supply chain sustainability issues.

My academic and professional experiences: see Resume

My career goals: research and teaching of business management especially gain a faculty position at a top business school and investigate issues concerned with technology as it affects an organization strategy and supply chain.

My extra-curricular activities: worked as a volunteer for Habitat for humanity Lansing. Led a team of 4 first-year MBA students in a should-cost model project. Also, managed a fundraising event for Children of Africa Foundation (non-profit organization). Started the project with a budget of $2,500 and raised 8,000 at the end of project.