Eric Porras

Dr. Porras is the Director of the MBA Programs (MBA, MBA Full Time, MBA-GBS) at EGADE Business School.

Professor Porras Musalem’s research on logistics systems and inventories have been published in internationally renowned specialist journals and have focused on lectures he has presented at national and international congresses.

As an expert and leader in the logistics field, Professor Porras was the Director of Research (2011-2014) at the Innovation Center in Logistics and Commerce, Tecnológico de Monterrey which comprises the network of research centers in Logistics of the Supply Chain and Logistics Institute at the University Georgia Tech. He has also participated in consulting projects for industry in logistics and supply chain-related topics. He was also a member of the SNI (Sistema National de Investigadores, Level 1, Conacyt (2007-2012).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Eric Porras, Rommert Dekker, 2008. A solution method for the joint replenishment problem with correction factor. International Journal of Production Economics. (113-2), 834-851. Ed. Elsevier.
• Eric Porras, Rommert Dekker, 2008. An inventory control system for spare parts at a refinery: An empirical comparison of different re-order point methods. European Journal of Operational Research (184), 101-132. Ed. Elsevier.
• Eric Porras, Rommert Dekker, 2006. An efficient optimal solution method for the joint replenishment problem with minimum order quantities. European Journal of Operational Research (174), 1595-1615. Ed. Elsevier.