Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson serves as Associate Dean for Accreditation and Strategic Planning and Dewey H. Johnson Professor of Management Science at the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business. Previously the Steven Denning Professor at Georgia Tech's College of Management, his career spans over two decades in academia following five years as an IBM manufacturing engineer.

His educational credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Business Administration (Operations Management), Duke University (2001)
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Georgia Tech (1994)
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech (1991)

Ferguson's research centers on supply chain sustainability, with pioneering work on product leasing environmental impacts, pricing-revenue management interfaces, and closed-loop supply chains. His investigations into contract design for supply chain efficiency and sustainable operations have reshaped industry practices. Recent publications demonstrate expanding expertise in healthcare operations and analytics education, maintaining theoretical rigor while addressing real-world business challenges through empirical methodologies.

Analysis of his 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on sustainable operations and revenue management, with growing interdisciplinary applications in healthcare, retail, and transportation. His work increasingly integrates business analytics with operational strategy, particularly in educational contexts, while maintaining strong methodological foundations in choice modeling and optimization.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Management Science Best Operations Management Paper Award (2012-2014) for environmental impact of product leasing research
• Two Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Best Paper Awards

Ferguson has secured three National Science Foundation research grants and coauthored influential texts including Segmentation, Revenue Management and Pricing Analytics and Closed Loop Supply Chains. His professional leadership includes presidencies of the INFORMS Manufacturing and Services Operations Management Society, POMS College of Supply Chain Management, and INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section. As Director of the Center for Applied Business Analytics, he drives analytics integration across the Moore School curriculum.

His current initiatives focus on sustainable supply chain transformation through the Center for Applied Business Analytics, developing next-generation analytics competencies for business students while advancing research on operational sustainability across multiple industries.