The PhD program in industrial engineering and management sciences offers students the opportunity to use skills in computing, mathematical analysis and modeling, and economic analysis to produce research that helps people improve the efficiency, quality, and potential of their organizations so that those organizations can fulfill their mission.<br><br>Although many of our PhD students have a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, the majority do not. The program has attracted students of applied mathematics, computer science, economics, finance, mathematics, physics, statistics, and most engineering disciplines, ranging from automation and control to systems engineering. The program aims to produce researchers who combine strength in core methodologies of operations research (e.g., optimization, stochastic modeling and simulation, statistics, and decision analysis) with the ability to apply them to yield practical benefits in solving real-world problems.