Tribute to Professor Martin K. Starr, Past President, Production and Operations Management Society

In this episode, we are pleased to present a special recording from a plenary session held during the 35th annual POMS conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. This session was dedicated to commemorating a visionary in the field of production and operations management: Professor Martin K. Starr. Professor Starr, who served as president of POMS in 1995, was celebrated not only for his pioneering contributions to the discipline but also for the profound impact he had on generations of scholars and practitioners. Joining us as special guests were Gail and Loren Starr—Dr. Starr’s daughter-in-law and son—who shared touching reflections on his legacy. The session took place on Friday, May 9, 2025, in the Regency Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. We hope you enjoy this memorable tribute. The session was coordinated by Dr. Kalyan Singhal, Doris E. and Robert V. McCurdy Chair in Business, Distinguished University Professor, University of Baltimore, Editor in Chief, Production and Operations Management Journal, along with Professor Nitin Joglekar, The John F. Connelly Endowed Chair in Management, Villanova University. The speakers in the session were: Professor Kalyan Singhal, Doris E. and Robert V. McCurdy Chair in Business, Distinguished University Professor, University of Baltimore, Editor in Chief, Production and Operations Management Journal. Professor Sushil Gupta, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics. Florida International University, Executive Director, Production and Operations Management Society Professor Cheryl Gaimon, Esther and Edward J. Brown Jr. Chair, Regents’ Professor; Georgia Institute of Technology. Professor Nitin Joglekar, The John F. Connelly Endowed Chair in Management, Villanova University Professor Subodha Kumar, Paul R. Anderson Professor, Temple University Professor Don Morrison, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles - Comments read by Professor Sriram Narayanan, Michigan State University Professor Robert Hayes, Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard University – Comments Read by Professor Cheryl Gaimon, Esther and Edward J. Brown Jr. Chair, Regents’ Professor; Georgia Institute of Technology. Professor Christoph Loch, Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, IESE Business School, Spain. Editor-in-chief, Management Science. Professor Nada Sanders, Distinguished Professor, Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University. Professor Roger Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, Supply Chain and Operations, University of Minnesota. Professor Christopher Tang, UCLA Distinguished Professor; Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles Professor Luk Van Wassenhove, Emeritus Professor of Technology and Operations Management, The Henry Ford Chaired Professor of Manufacturing, Emeritus, INSEAD, Paris.