REZAEE VESSAL Sara

I am an assistant professor of Operations Management Department at ESSEC Business School. My research focuses on collaboration within and between firms in the context of new product development, social responsible supply chain and production decisions. My research mainly includes analytical modeling using game theory, dynamic programming, and optimization methods. Recently, I added some empirical studies to expand my methodological approached toward research in operations and supply chain management area.

Prior to joining ESSEC Business School, I was PhD student at HEC Paris. I also visited University of Michigan, Stephen Ross School of Business for one year and half, during my PhD studies.

• 2017 : Doctorat in Operation Management (HEC Paris, France)
• 2010 : MBA (Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden)
• 2006 : MSc in Information Technology Engineering (Tarbiat Modares University, Iran)
• 2004 : BSc in Industrial Engineering (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

• 2013 : MIT-Zaragoza PhD Program, International Logistics Program (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America)

Full-time academic appointments

• 2017 - Present : Assistant Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)

Other Academic Appointments

• 2011 - Present : Member, GREGHEC (CNRS) (HEC Paris, France)
• 2016 - 2017 : Visiting Scholar (Stephen M. Ross School of Business, United States of America)

Professional appointments

• 2009 - 2011 : Project Manager (Designing Financial Tools to Finance Tehran Municipality Projects) (Sharif University Technological Financial Research Center, Iran)
• 2007 - 2009 : System Analyst and Project Control Adviser (Heatland Engineering Co., Iran)
• 2004 - 2007 : Project Management Consultant (The National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Iran)

• 2011 - 2016 : Doctoral fellowship (HEC Paris, France)

• 2008 : National Book of the Year’s Award for the Book “Project Change Management”
• 2004 : Top 1%, Iranian National University Entrance Exam for graduate studies
• 2003 : Best student among Award (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)
• 2000 : Top 5%, Iranian National University Entrance Exam for undergraduate studies

• REZAEE VESSAL, S., DE GIOVANNI, P. and HASSANZADEH, A. (2022). Technology and Service Investments in the Presence of Feature Fatigue and Word-of-Mouth. European Journal of Operational Research, 301(3), pp. 923-941.
• MOVARREI, R., REZAEE VESSAL, S., REZAEE VESSAL, S. and ASPARA, J. (2022). The effect of type of company doing home delivery during a pandemic on consumers' quality perceptions and behavior. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 52(11), pp. 1-24.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S., MOVAREI, R. and ALBADVI, A. (2005). TRIZ and CRM, hand in hand! The TRIZ Journal.

• REZAEE VESSAL, S. (2010). Mysteries of new product promotion; effects of layout on buyer behaviour. In: 2010 IEEE International Conference. IEEE Computer Society, pp. 468-473.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S., REZAEE VESSAL, S. and MOVAREI, R. (2010). New product promotion and E-commerce; effects of retailer webpage layout on buyer behaviour. In: 2010 IEEE International Conference. IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1224-1229.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and MOVAREI, R. (2006). Application of theory of inventive problem solving in customer relationship management. In: 2006 IEEE International Conference. IEEE Computer Society.

• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and NEZAMI, M. (2021). Risk–Return Implications of Offering Services in the Software Industry: Accounting and Financial Market Perspectives. In: 31st Annual POMS Conference. Sustainable Innovation and Responsible Analyticsas a Force for Good.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and MEZANI, M. (2021). Risk-Return Implications of offering Product-Service Portfolio. In: 31st POMS Annual Conference 2021 Online.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. (2021). Effect of Operations Department Power on Firm Performance. In: 2021 POMS Annual Conference. Online.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SHALPEGIN, T. (2021). Accepting Defective Products and Renegotiating in Collaborative Product Development. In: 31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021). Athens.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SHALPEGIN, T. (2021). Accepting Defective Products and Renegotiating in Collaborative Product Development. In: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 2021 Annual Meeting. Anaheim.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and AFLAKI, S. (2019). Waste considerations in Food Supply Chain. In: 30th European Conference on Operational Research 2019 (EURO 30).
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. (2019). Waste-minimization Approach in Supply Chains. In: 2019 Manufacturing and Service Operations Management.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and NEZAMI, M. (2019). Risk–Return Implications of Offering Services in the Software Industry: In: 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2018). Going Collocated or Dispersed in Product Development Projects. In: 2018 Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Sri Lanka International Conference.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2018). Going CO-located or Dispersed in Product Development Projects. In: 11th Triennial Conference of Association of Asia Pacific Operational Research Societies.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. (2018). Optimal Allocation Rules with Waste Considerations. In: 29th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2018).
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2017). Effect of Incentive Design on of Location Decision of Product Development of Teams. In: 2017 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and AFLAKI, S. (2017). Optimal Allocation Rules with Waste Considerations. Invited Session. In: POMS 28th Annual Conference. Seattle.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and AFLAKI, S. (2017). Optimal Allocation Rules with Waste Considerations. Invited Session. In: 2017 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Houston.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2016). Effect of Incentive Design on Location Decision of Collaborative Product Development Teams. In: 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Nashville.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and AFLAKI, S. (2016). Optimal Allocation Rules with Waste Considerations. Invited Session. In: POMS 27th Annual Conference. Orlando.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and AFLAKI, S. (2016). Optimal Allocation Rules with Waste Considerations. Invited Session. In: 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Nashville.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2015). Collaboration in Global Product Development. Invited Session. In: POMS 26th Annual Conference. Washington DC.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and AFLAKI, S. (2015). Optimal Allocation Rules with Waste Considerations. Invited Session. In: 2015 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Philadelphia.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2014). Incentivizing Collaboration in Global Product Development Teams. In: 2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting. San Francisco.
• REZAEE VESSAL, S. and SOMMER, S. (2013). Incentive Scheme for Globally Dispersed Product Development Teams. In: 2013 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Minneapolis.