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Bala Subramanian

  • Adjunct Professor of Data Sciences and Operations

Bala Subramanian’s teaching approach is informed by 25+ years of developing winning strategies by applying analytics steeped in customer understanding. He is President of NuEdge Consulting in Santa Monica, CA providing strategy advice to varied retail, travel, service, non-profit organizations … Fortune 100 to startup. Previously, he was VP of Customer Analytics at Wal-mart from 2011-2014 optimizing Membership/Merchandising/Marketing strategy to grow $60 billion club business. From 1999-2010, he was SVP of Global Distribution Services evolving several industry dominating brands for Hilton hotels, and building sustained marketing leverage through the digital transformation of customer conversations. Bala has an MBA from University of Minnesota, and BTech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Bala Subramanian
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Departments

Data Sciences + Operations

COURSES

Spring 2024
  • DSO-547
    Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Insights
    Application of decision analysis, simulation and optimization techniques to managerial problems. Learn how to create and present useful spreadsheet models to analyze practical business models.
  • DSO-581
    Supply Chain Management
    Issues in supply chain management. Supply chain performance and dynamics. Tools for planning, control and coordination. Supply chain design and strategy. Recommended preparation: GSBA 504b or GSBA 534.
Fall 2023
  • DSO-581
    Supply Chain Management
    Issues in supply chain management. Supply chain performance and dynamics. Tools for planning, control and coordination. Supply chain design and strategy. Recommended preparation: GSBA 504b or GSBA 534.
  • DSO-582
    Service Management: Economics and Operations
    Examination of the service industry from a managerial and entrepreneurial perspective; emphasis on the tactical decisions needed to design and deliver successful and profitable services. Recommended preparation: GSBA 504b or GSBA 534.