Narendra Agrawal is a Professor in the Department of Operations &  Management Information Systems at Santa Clara University and has served on the faculty since 1992. He received Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He teaches courses in supply chain management, operations management, computer-based decision models, and manufacturing competitiveness in the MBA and executive MBA programs. His research interests include supply chain management, sourcing strategy, design and analysis of distribution systems, and manufacturing competitiveness. He has published his research in journals such as Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics, IIE Transactions, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Journal of Retailing, and Production and Operations Management. He serves on the editorial review boards of Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Journal of Operations Management.