Noel Watson is a Research Professor at the MIT- Zaragoza Logistics Program at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, Spain where he is the head of the Global Health Supply Chain Research group. The group  generates applied research and support for the strategic design and operational management of healthcare supply chains that serve developing countries. Dr. Watson is also a Research Associate at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Dr. Watson’s general research interests are the  organizational/behavioral and operational issues surrounding effective supply chain forecasting and planning across or within firms. Before joining MIT-Zaragoza Logistics Program, Dr. Watson had spent 7 years as an Asst. Professor at the Harvard Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.