Research

Publications by Subject


Spreadsheets

  • "A Comparison of Spreadsheet Users with Different Levels of Experience," with Ken Baker, Barry Lawson, and Lynn Foster-Johnson, Omega, 2009.
  • "A Critical Review of the Literature on Spreadsheet Errors,” Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker, and Barry Lawson, Decision Support Systems, 2008.
  • "An Auditing Protocol for Spreadsheet Models,” Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker, and Barry Lawson, Information and Management, 2008.
  • “Errors in Operational Spreadsheets,” Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker, and Barry Lawson, Journal of End User and Organizational Computing, 2009.
  • “Impacts of Errors in Operational Spreadsheets,” Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker, and Barry Lawson, Decision Support Systems, 2009.

Teaching

  • "The Intuition behind Option Valuation: A Teaching Note,” with Kent Womack, Tom Grossman, and Ying Zhang, Financial Engineering News, 2002.
  • "The Studio Approach to Teaching the Art of Modeling," Annals of Operations Research, 1998.
  • "Requiem for the Management Science Course?" Interfaces, 1998.
  • "From Intelligent Consumer to Active Modeler:Two MBA Success Stories," Interfaces, 1997.
  • "Six Key Modeling Heuristics," Interfaces, 1995.
  • "Teaching the Art of Modeling to MBAs," Interfaces, 1995.

Production Lines

  • "Throughput in Serial Lines with State-Dependent Behavior,” with Ken Schultz, Management Science, 2004.
  • "An Algorithm for Optimal Buffer Placement in Reliable Serial Lines," with John H. Harris, IIE Transactions, 1999.
  • "Buffering Unbalanced Assembly Systems," with Dave Pyke, IIE Transactions, 1998.
  • "Optimal Allocation of Buffers in Serial Production Lines with a Single Bottleneck," with Dave Pyke, IIE Transactions, 1996.
  • "Buffer Allocation in Unbalanced Three-Station Serial Lines," International Journal of Production Research, 1994.
  • "An Empirical Investigation of the Two-Moment Approximation for Production Lines," with Dave Pyke, International Journal of Production Research, 1994.
  • "A Predictive Model for the Throughput of Simple Assembly Systems," with Ken Baker, European Journal of Operational Research, 1995.
  • "A Predictive Model for the Throughput of Unbuffered Three-Station Serial Lines," with Ken Baker and David Pyke, IIE Transactions, 1994.
  • "Optimal Allocation of Work in Assembly Systems," September, 1990, with Ken Baker and David Pyke, Management Science, 1993.
  • "Buffered and Unbuffered Assembly Systems with Variable Processing Times," with Ken Baker and David Pyke, Journal of Manufacturing and Operations Management, 1990.
  • "The Performance of Push and Pull Systems: A Corrected Analysis," with Ken Baker and David Pyke, International Journal of Production Research, 1990.

Business Process Design

  • "Modeling a Control System for Organizational Processes,” with Markus Schwaninger and Chris Trimble, Cybernetics and Systems, 2002.
  • "Measurement and Control of Business Processes," with Markus Schwaninger and Chris Trimble, Systems Dynamics Review, 2001.
  • "Specialization, Teamwork, and Production Efficiency," International Journal of Production Economics, 2000.
  • "Anatomy of a Process Modeling Workshop," with Jan Fuelscher, Business Process Management Journal, 1999.
  • “Rapid Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems,” with Elgar Fleisch and Hubert Oesterle, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 2004.

Marketing & Operations

  • "Methods for Assigning Students to Groups: A Study of Alternative Objective Functions,” with Ken Baker, Journal of Operational Research, 2002.
  • "The Value of Information Integration in Meeting Delivery Dates,” with Elgar Fleisch, Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 2001.
  • "Manufacturer Incentives to Improve Retail Service Levels," with Ricardo Ernst, European Journal of Operational Research, 1998.
  • "Exploiting Timely Demand Information to Reduce Inventories,", with Karla Bourland and David Pyke, European Journal of Operational Research, 1993.
  • "Optimal Inventory Policies under Service-Sensitive Demand," with Ricardo Ernst, European Journal of Operational Research, 1995.
  • "The Effects of Retailer and Consumer Response on Optimal Manufacturer Advertising and Trade Promotion Strategies," with Scott Neslin and Linda Schneider, Management Science, 1995.

Energy

  • "A Risk Analysis of Oil Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," The Energy Journal, 1991.
  • "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: How Much Oil Can We Expect?" Resources Policy, 1990.
  • "The Target-Capacity Model of OPEC and the Dynamics of the World Oil Market," The Energy Journal, 1990.
  • "Transition to Nondepletable Energy: Social Planning and Market Models of Capacity Expansion," with Shmuel S. Oren, Operations Research, 1989.
  • "Optimal Supply of a Depletable Resource with a Backstop Technology: Heal's Theorem Revisited," with Shmuel S. Oren, Operations Research, 1985.

Clinical Decision Analysis

  • “The Cost Effectiveness of Acellular Dermal Matrix in Expander-Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction,” Naveen M. Krishnan, Abhishek Chatterjee, K. M. Rosenkranz, Stephen G. Powell, J.F. Nigriny, and D. C. Vidal. British Journal of Plastic Surgery, forthcoming.
  • “A Comparison of Free Autologous Breast Reconstruction with and without the use of Laser-assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis,” Abhishek Chatterjee, Naveen M. Krishnan, Micheael M. Van Vliet, Stephen G. Powell, Joseph M. Rosen, and Emily B. Ridgway, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013.
  • “A Comparison of Acellular Dermal Matrix to Autologous Dermal Flaps in Single-Stage, Implant-based Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis,” Abhishek Chatterjee, M.D., Naveen M. Krishnan, Micheael M. Van Vliet, Stephen G. Powell, Joseph M. Rosen, and John F. Nigriny. Forthcoming, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 2013.

Miscellaneous

  • “Pricing Early-Exercise Options using Genetic Optimization,” Journal of Derivatives, 2013.
  • “How Novices Formulate Models Part I: Qualitative Insights and Implications for Teaching,” with Tom Willemain, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2007.
  • “How Novices Formulate Models Part II: A Quantitative Description of Behavior,” with Tom Willemain, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2007.