Speaker Bios
Philip Kaminsky
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Mar 10, 2008, 09:42

Phil Kaminsky is an associate professor in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an active member of the University of California at Berkeley’s Center for Biopharmaceutical Operations (CBO).  The CBO partners with firms and government organizations to advance the art and practice of biopharmaceutical production operations and logistics through benchmarking, research projects, industry education efforts, and course development.  The CBO focuses on specific, critical issues facing this industry with the aim of developing practical methodologies, measures, and tools to improve operations.  For more details, see:  http://cbo.berkeley.edu.

Professor Kaminsky received his PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University in 1997.  Prior to that, he worked in production engineering and control at Merck and Co. In addition to his work in biopharmaceutical operations, Professor Kaminsky’s current research focuses on the analysis and development of robust and efficient techniques for the design and operation of logistics systems and supply chains. He is a co-author of “Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies" (McGraw-Hill, 1999, 2003, 2008) which won the Book-of-the-Year Award and Outstanding IIE Publication Award given in 2000, and co-author of “Managing the Supply Chain: the definitive guide for the business professional” (McGraw-Hill, 2004).  He consults in the areas of production and logistics system control.