Olov Isaksson Professor

Olov Isaksson is a Full Professor of Business Administration with a specialization in Operations Management at Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University. His primary research focuses on operations management and its intersection with retail, healthcare, and innovation management. With a special interest in data analytics, Olov uses data and empirical approaches to investigate how firms can make better operational decisions.

Olov earned his Ph.D. from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, his Diplôme d’Ingénieur in General Engineering from École Centrale Paris, and his Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping University. Before his academic career, he worked in industry in various operations and supply chain management roles within retail and process industries.

Olov's work has been published in international academic journals such as Management Science, Research Policy, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Production Planning and Control, as well as more practitioner-oriented outlets. He has worked and collaborated with major organizations such as H&M, Louis Vuitton, Henkel, Migros, and Region Stockholm.

At Stockholm Business School, Olov is the director of the Master's program in Operations Management and Control. He is involved in teaching the courses Advanced Operations Management and Business Analytics: Data, Models, and Decisions.