Wallace J. Hopp -
Doctoral Students
- Sung-Chi Wu, Ph.D. December 1986,
Dissertation Title: A Model of Markovian
Deterioration with Multi-Maintenance Levels. (Position upon Graduation:
Department Chair, Graduate School of Resource Management, National Defense
Management College,
Taipei, Taiwan.)
- Suresh
K. Nair, Ph.D August 1988, Dissertation Title:
Equipment Replacement Decisions due to Technological Obsolescence Under Uncertainty. (Position upon Graduation: Assistant
Professor, Information Management Department, University of Connecticut.)
- John T. Simon, Ph.D. June 1989,
Dissertation Title: Models of Assembly Systems. (Position upon Graduation: Assistant
Professor, Department of Management, Notre Dame
University.)
- James M. Pellissier, Ph.D
June 1991 Dissertation Title: ``Utility Models and Stochastic Assessment
for Medical Decision Making,'' joint with G. Hazen. (Position upon
Graduation: Assistant Professor, Management Science Department, Loyola University.)
- Izak
Duenyas, Ph.D. June 1991, Dissertation Title: Analysis and Control of
Pull Manufacturing Systems Using Closed Queueing
Networks (dissertation won 1992 Best Dissertation Award from Production
and Operations Management Society and runner up in1992 Nicholson Prize
Competition of Operations Research Society of America). (Position upon
Graduation: Assistant Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Department, University
of Michigan.)
- Rachel
Zhang,
Ph.D. June 1994, Dissertation Title: Easily Implementable Spare Parts
Inventory Policies, joint with M. Spearman. (Position upon Graduation:
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering Department, University of Michigan.)
- Yar-Lin Kuo, Ph.D. June 1995 Dissertation Title:
Scheduling Aircraft Maintenance: Modeling and Optimization. (Position upon
Graduation: Research Engineer, Aerospace Industry Development Corporation.)
- Manisha Rohatgi, Ph.D. June 1997,
Dissertation Title: Supply Chain Management of Two-Stage Multi-Product
Manufacturing Systems, Joint with Y. Bassok.
(Position upon Graduation: Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University.)
- Melanie Roof, Ph.D. June 1999,
Dissertation Title: Control Chart Methods for Setting WIP Levels and Due
Date Quotes in Production Lines to Meet Target Throughput Rates and
Customer Service Levels. (Position upon Graduation: Logistics Engineer,
Allegiance Healthcare Corporation.)
- Sergio
Chayet, Ph.D. August 1999, Dissertation Title: Strategic Capacity
Planning. (Position upon Graduation: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business,
University
of Chicago.)
- Esma Senturk-Gel, Ph.D. August 1999,
Dissertation Title: Stochastic Models of Workforce Agility in Production
Systems. (Position upon Graduation: Assistant Professor, Department of
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Arizona State
University.)
- Michael Hegedus, Ph.D. December 1999,
Dissertation Title: Setting Lead Times and Due Dates in Stochastic
Assembly Systems Using MRP. (Position upon Graduation: Research Engineer,
IBM Research Laboratories)
-
Eylem Tekin, Ph.D. December 2002,
Dissertation Title: Performance Opportunity
for Workforce Agility. (Position upon Graduation: Assistant
Professor, Operations Research, University
of North Carolina.)
-
Biying
Shou, Ph.D. December 2004, Dissertation Title:
Modeling and Knowledge Management for Agile Production Systems with
Automation. (Position on Graduation: Assistant Professor,
Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.)
- Xiaowei
Xu,
Ph.D. June 2005, Dissertation
Title: Strategic Product Line Selection and Pricing. (Position on
Graduation: Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management & Marketing,
Rutgers University.)
- Gigi Yuen, Ph.D. August 2006, Dissertation
Title: White Collar Workforce Agility.
(Position on Graduation: Consultant, IBM Corporation.)
- Fang Liu, Ph.D. June 2007, Dissertation Title:
Impact of Collaboration Networks on Organizational Performance. (Position on Graduation: Analyst,
Merrill Lynch).
- Souvik Banerjee, Ph.D. June 2008,
Dissertation Title: Strategic R&D and Capital Budgeting Under
Uncertainty.
-
Bilal Gokpinar, Ph.D. December 2008, Dissertation
Title: Organizational Structure for New Vehicle
Design. Position on Graduation: University Lecturer, Management Science and
Innovation, University College London.)
- Zigeng Liu,
Ph.D. June 2009, Dissertation Title: Risk Mitigation of Supply Chain
Disruptions. (Position on Graduation: Assistant Professor, Technology
and Operations Management, University of Wisconsin).
-
Jie Xu, Ph.D. December 2009 , Dissertation
Title: Industrial Strength Theory and Algorithms for Discrete Optimization
via Simulation and The Impact of Supply Chain Structure on Product Line
Architecture. (Position on Graduation: Analyst, United Airlines.)
- Wendy Xu, Ph.D. December 2009, Dissertation
Title: Flexibility, Lifecycle Planning and Simulation-based Optimization in
Integrated Supply Chains (Position on Graduation: Analyst, Exxon
Corporation.)
- Yao Cheng, Ph.D. June 2010
(expected), Dissertation Topic: Crisis Management Modeling and Analysis
-
Soroush Saghafian,
Ph.D. June 2011 (expected), Dissertation Topic: Flexible Service Systems and
Emergency Department Operations Management.