Spring Fall 2007

Sep. 12	Space Optimization at Target Corporation Lisa Miller, Target Corporation
Sep. 20	Food System Defense: A Systems Based Approach to Reducing Catastrophic Risk Shaun Kennedy, University of Minnesota
Oct. 17	Modeling Call Centers with Delay Information Oualid Jouini, Ecole Centrale Paris
Dec. 5	Optimal Spectrum Management: Complexity, Duality and Approximation Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo, University of Minnesota
Dec. 12	Effect of Inspection Policy on Quality Investment and Pricing Decisions in Supply Chains Haresh Gurnani, University of Miami

Spring Semester 2007

Feb. 2	Provably Near-Optimal Sampling-Based Policies for Stochastic Inventory Control Models (IE Seminar) Robin Roundy, Cornell University
Mar. 28	A Parallel Conic Interior Point Decomposition Approach for Block-Angular Semidefinite Programs (ME/IE Seminar) Kartik K. Sivaramakrishnan, North Carolina State University
Apr. 25	Optimization Modeling: Recent Enhancements And Future Extensions (ME/IE Seminar) Michael C. Ferris, University of Wisconsin

Fall Semester 2006

Sep. 27	Models of the Effect of Spot Market Efficiency on Longer Term Contracts (ME/IE Seminar) Anton J. Kleywegt, Georgia Institute of Technology
Oct. 25	Optimal Timing of Inventory Decisions Using Options (ME/IE Seminar) Sridhar Seshadri, New York University

Spring Semester 2006

Feb. 15	Planning in Customer Contact Centers (ME/IE Seminar) Ger Koole, Vrije Universiteit
Mar. 29	Challenges and Rewards of Engineering for the Ocean (ME/IE Seminar) Marcia McNutt, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Apr. 26	The Health Systems Institute: A Georgia Tech/Emory University Collaborative Initiative (ME/IE Seminar) Francois Sainfort, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jun. 13	Make-to-Order Supply Chain Design for Response Time Sensitive Markets (CSCR Seminar) Samir Elhedhli, University of Waterloo

Fall Semester 2005

Sep. 14	Globalizing the Engineering Student (ME/IE Seminar) Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Sep. 21	Large-Scale Membership Services (ME/IE Seminar) Otis Jennings, Duke University
Oct. 19	Stochastic Network Interdiction of Nuclear Material Smuggling (ME/IE Seminar) David Morton, University of Texas at Austin
Nov. 9	Strategic Inventory Placement in Supply Chains: Recent Developments and New Directions (ME/IE Seminar) Stephen C. Graves, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nov. 17	Systems Engineering and Systems Management: Intellectual Content (ISyE Day Keynote Talk) Andrew P. Sage, George Mason University

Spring Semester 2005

Feb. 16	POLCA: The Material Control Strategy for Low-Volume and Custom-Engineered Products (ME/IE Seminar) Rajan Suri, University of Wisconsin
Feb. 23	Reverse Production Systems: Models and Insights (ME/IE Seminar) Jane C. Ammons, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mar. 10	The Probabilistic Traveling Salesman Problem with Deadlines (CSCR Seminar) Anne M. Campbell, University of Iowa
Mar. 30	Operational Planning and Control of Value Networks: A Paradigm Shift? (ME/IE Seminar) Ton G. de Kok, Eindhoven University of Technology
Apr. 22	A Dynamical Systems Analysis for Stochastic Models of Call Centers (IE Seminar) William A. Massey, Princeton University
Apr. 27	Stochastic Dynamic Optimization with Model Uncertainty and Learning (ME/IE Seminar) J. George Shanthikumar, University of California, Berkeley
May 5	The Manufacturing Enterprise System (MES) Program at NSF: Funding Opportunities and New Initiatives (CSCR Seminar) Abhijit Deshmukh, National Science Foundation

Fall Semester 2004

Sep. 23	Research and Analytical Modeling Applications to Obtain Robust Solutions in the Automotive Industry (CSCR Seminar) Dennis E. Blumenfeld, General Motors Research and Development Center
Nov. 17	Obtaining Fast Service in a Queueing System via Performance-Based Allocation of Demand (ME/IE Seminar) Gerard Cachon, University of Pennsylvania
Dec. 2	A Scenario Optimization Model to Support Habitat Preservation Decisions Under Uncertainty (IE Seminar) Stephanie Snyder, USDA Forest Service
Dec. 15	Online Auction and List Price Revenue Management (ME/IE Seminar) Rene Caldentey, New York University

Spring Semester 2004

Feb. 4	Solving MRP Production Planning Problems by Mixed Integer Programming (ME/IE Seminar) Andrew J. Miller, University of Wisconsin
Feb. 18	Response Times in M/M/s Fork-Join Networks (ME/IE Seminar) Richard F. Serfozo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mar. 24	Workforce Agility in Production and Service Operations Systems (ME/IE Seminar) Seyed M. R. Iravani, Northwestern University
Apr. 2	Optimization of IBM's Semiconductor Supply Chain (CSCR Seminar) Brian Denton, IBM Microelectronics Division
Apr. 14	A Sequential Dynamic Pricing Model and Its Applications (ME/IE Seminar) Kyle Y. Lin, Virginia Tech

Fall Semester 2003

Sep. 24	Applications of Markov Decision Processes to Queueing Control (ME/IE Seminar) Mark E. Lewis, University of Michigan
Nov. 19	Towards Choice-Based Revenue Management (ME/IE Seminar) Garrett J. van Ryzin, Columbia University

Spring Semester 2003

Mar. 6	Applications of Statistics and Stochastic Systems Theory in Real World Problems: A Few Examples (CSCR Seminar) K. Karen Yin, University of Minnesota
Mar. 13	Periodic Review Inventory Model with Three Delivery Modes and Forecast Updates (CSCR Seminar) Suresh P. Sethi, University of Texas at Dallas
Apr. 10	Optimization of Radiation Beam Cancer Therapy and Engineering the Service Sector (CSCR Seminar) Ronald L. Rardin, Purdue University and National Science Foundation
Apr. 17	Allocation of Supply Contracts with Service Guarantees (CSCR Seminar) Francis de Vericourt, Duke University
Apr. 23	Dynamic Capacity Management with Substitution (ME/IE Seminar) Robert A. Shumsky, University of Rochester
May 7	Behavioral Causes of the Bullwhip Effect and the Effects of Information-Sharing on Supply Chain Efficiency (ME/IE Seminar) Rachel T. A. Croson, University of Pennsylvania

Fall Semester 2002

Sep. 3	Capacity Games in Decentralized Assembly Systems with Uncertain Demand (CSCR Seminar) Yigal Gerchak, Tel Aviv University
Sep. 19	Smith's Ratio Rule in Minsum Scheduling (CSCR Seminar) Maurice Queyranne, University of British Columbia
Sep. 24	Supply-Chain Management: Interpretations, Reflections and Predictions (CSCR Seminar) Paul H. Zipkin, Duke University
Oct. 4	Multi-Agent Contracting for Tasks with Temporal and Precedence Constraints (CSCR Seminar) Maria Gini, University of Minnesota
Oct. 23	Periodic-Review Inventory Systems Under Supply Capacity Contract (ME/IE Seminar) Xiuli Chao, North Carolina State University
Oct. 30	On Measuring Supplier Performance under Vendor-Managed-Inventory Programs (ME/IE Seminar) Jeannette Song, University of California at Irvine
Nov. 6	Designing Robust and Reliable Supply Chains (ME/IE Seminar) Mark Daskin, Northwestern University
Dec. 12	Service Differentiation for Weapon System Service Parts: Empirical Findings and Policy Recommendations (CSCR Seminar) Karen L. Donohue, University of Minnesota

Spring Semester 2002

Apr. 3	Optimization As An Internet Resource Robert Fourer, Northwestern University
Apr. 10	Fill Rates Of Single-Stage And Multi-Stage Supply Systems Matthew J. Sobel, Case Western Reserve University
May 1	Pricing and Congestion Management in a Network with Heterogeneous Users Shaler Stidham, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Fall Semester 2001

Oct. 3	Manufacturing System Performance Analysis: History and Prospects John A. Buzacott, York University
Oct. 31	Distractions and Attractions: Considering the Effect of Emerging In-Vehicle Technology on Driving Safety John D. Lee, University of Iowa
Dec. 5	Modeling Electronic Market Intermediation in the Supply Chain David Wu, Lehigh University

Spring Semester 2001

Jan. 31	Revenue Management and Markov Decision Processes William L. Cooper, University of Minnesota
Mar. 7	Semi-Finished Product Design and Inventory Deployment to Improve Delivery Performance of Integrated Steel Mills Diwakar Gupta, University of Minnesota
Apr. 4	Intelligent Decision Support: Present and Future Keys to the Information Processing Bottleneck Caroline Hayes, University of Minnesota
Apr. 18	Factory Design: The Emerging Challenges Benoit Montreuil, University of Laval

Fall Semester 2000

Sep. 13	Ergonomics In Crisis: Ergonomics and Business In the Dark Days of Germany's Collapse, 1929-1932 Jennifer Alexander, University of Minnesota
Nov. 15	Ordering Systems for Multi-Echelon Inventory Control Sven Axsater, Lund University
Dec. 6	On the Value of Advance Demand Information In Make-To-Stock Production Systems Fikri Karaesmen, Ecole Centrale de Paris
Dec.13	Production Line Selection and Pricing Decisions with Make-To-Order and Make-To-Stock Alternatives Candace Yano, University of California at Berkeley

Spring Semester 2000

Jan. 26	Consumer Demand with Stock-out Based Substitution: Estimation and Empirical Application Ravi Anupindi, Northwestern University
Mar. 8	Beyond HCI: Model-Based Design of Human-Interaction with Complex Systems Using the Operator Function Model and OFMspert Christine M. Mitchell, Georgia Institute of Technology
May 3	The Political Districting Problem Gilbert Laporte, Ecole des Hautes Tudes Commerciales

Fall Semester 1999

Oct. 13	Operational Analysis of Storage Carousel with Independently Controlled Rotary Racks Pius Egbelu, Iowa State University
Oct. 20	Real Options and Their Use in Evaluating Capital Investments John R. Birge, Northwestern University
Dec.1	The Dissemination of Tribal Knowledge in the National Aviation System Philip J. Smith, Ohio State University
Dec. 15	Lot Sizing Models to Minimize Cycle Time Mark L. Spearman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Winter Quarter 1999

Feb. 10

Optimization of Systems with many Inter-Dependent Subsystems Functioning Independently Sant R. Arora, University of Minnesota

Fall Quarter 1998

Nov. 18

Improving Automated Process Planning: Addressing the "Chicken-and-the-Egg Set-Up/Fixture" Dilemma Caroline C. Hayes, University of Minnesota

Spring Quarter 1998

Apr. 8	Machine Scheduling in Liquid Crystal Display Manufacturing Chung-Yee Lee, Texas A&M University
May 20	Optimal Admission Control and Sequencing in a Make-To-Stock/Make-To-Order Production System Izak Duenyas, University of Michigan
May 27	Safety and the Intelligent Vehicle Interface: One Face of Cognitive Systems Engineering Peter A. Hancock, University of Minnesota