Research Interests

Application of management science modeling to business and public decision making:

• design of production lines and business processes
• advertising and promotion strategies
• inventory policy
• natural resource modeling
• expert -novice studies
• clinical decision analysis

Teaching Interests

• Management Science
• The Art of Modeling
• Applications of Simulation
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Advanced Business Analytics

Education

• Ph.D., Engineering-Economic Systems, 1983, Stanford University
• M.S., Engineering-Economic Systems, 1976, Stanford University
• B.A. (High Honors), Economics, 1971, Oberlin College

Awards

• INFORMS Award for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice 2001

Books

• Management Science: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, with Ken Baker, 4th edition, Wiley, 2014.
• Modeling for Insight, A Master Class, with Bob Batt, Wiley, 2009.