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Eric Porras
Operations Management
National Director of MBA Programs
CONTACT
+52 (55) 9177 8000 ext. 8382
BIOGRAPHY
"A passion for a practical vision of theory"

Dr. Porras is the National Director of the MBA programs at EGADE Business School.

His research on logistics systems and inventories has been published in internationally renowned specialist journals and has focused on lectures he has presented at national and international congresses. 

As an expert and leader in the logistics field, Professor Porras was the Director of Research (2011-2014) at the Innovation Center in Logistics and Commerce, Tecnológico de Monterrey, which comprises the network of research centers in Logistics of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at the University Georgia Tech. He has also participated in consulting projects for industry in logistics and supply chain-related topics. He was also a member of the SNI (Sistema National de Investigadores, Level 1, Conacyt (2007-2012).

EDUCATION
    • Ph.D. in Operations Research
      Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
    • Master in Stochastic Operations Research
      Utrecht University 
    • Master in Economics
      Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  1. Eric Porras, Rommert Dekker, 2008. A solution method for the joint replenishment problem with correction factor. International Journal of Production Economics. (113-2), 834-851. Ed. Elsevier.
  2. Eric Porras, Rommert Dekker, 2008. An inventory control system for spare parts at a refinery: An empirical comparison of different re-order point methods. European Journal of Operational Research (184), 101-132. Ed. Elsevier.
  3. Eric Porras, Rommert Dekker, 2006. An efficient optimal solution method for the joint replenishment problem with minimum order quantities. European Journal of Operational Research (174), 1595-1615. Ed. Elsevier.