CONTENTS

3 President’s Letter Message from DSI President Rungtusanatham

4 From the Editor Maling Ebrahimpour provides an overview of this issue.

34 From the Regions Updates from all DSI Regions

44 RegionalOfficers

46 OpenAcademicPositions

49 Past Presidents

50 DSI Fellows

51 Calendar

51 DSI Membership Rates

SPECIAL REPORTS

7 DSIElectionSpecialFeature Officer Nominee Listing

16 DSI2018AnnualConference Changes and New Features

18 DSILaunchesNewTagLine

19 BeaDSIConferenceBuddy

20 DSItoOfferFourConsortiaatAnnualConference

26 DSJ Update

30 DSJIE Update

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Thisyear’sschedulerevealsadeparturefromprioryear’sschedulesinthatthePresident’sReceptionandAwardsBanquetwilltakeplaceonSundayevening,movingfromthepreviousyear’sMondayeveningslot.Inaddition,theAnnualLuncheonhostedbytheFellowswillmovetoMondayafternoon.>>More

Decision Sciences Journal Update

Cheri Speier-Pero

Wearealmostafullyearintoournewdepartmentalstructureandbelievethatthisstructureisprovidinggreaterclarityregardingthecontentfocusofmanuscriptsthatweseektopublish..>>More

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Editor’s Update

MatthewDrake

Asthecalendarquicklyrushestowards2019,IwantedtotakethisopportunitytoupdateDecisionLinereadersaboutthestateofthejournaloverthepast12months.>>More

DSI Regions Announce 2019 Annual Conferences, Call for Papers Open Now

FromacrosstheUnitedStatestoEurope,IndiaandAustralia,DSIregionshaveplanneddiverseconferencesfocusedonresearchandteaching.DeadlinesloomingforsomeCallforPapers..>>More

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DECISION LINEAScholarlyMagazineoftheDecisionSciencesInstitute Vol.49,No.5 OCTOBER2018

DSI/DECISIONLINE2OCTOBER 2018

2018-2019 DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE OFFICERSPresident M.JohnnyRungtusanatham,TheOhioState UniversityPresident Elect JanetHartley,BowlingGreenStateUniversityImmediate Past President Jatinder(Jeet)N.D.Gupta,UniversityofAlabamainHuntsvilleVice President for Finance (Treasurer) AlanMackelprang,GeorgiaSouthernUniversitySecretary AnandNair,MichiganStateUniversityFunctional Vice Presidents:

Vice President for Global Activities WendyTate,UniversityofTennessee-KnoxvilleVice President for Marketing SrinivasTalluri,MichiganStateUniversityVice President for Member Services ShananGibson,TexasA&MUniversityVice President for Professional Development SriramNarayanan,MichiganStateUniversityVice President for Publications JenniferBlackhurst,UniversityofIowaVice President for Technology NatalieSimpson,UniversityatBuffalo-SUNYVice President for the Americas Division VijayKannan,UtahStateUniversityVice President for the Asia-Pacific Division RaviKumarJain,SymbiosisInstituteofBusinessManagement,HyderabadCampusVice President for the European Division CarmeladiMauro,UniversitàdiCataniaExecutive Director VivianLandrum,UniversityofHouston

Decision SciencesJournalCo-Editors CheriSpeier-Pero,MichiganStateUniversity MarkFerguson,UniversityofSouthCarolinaDecision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Editor MatthewDrake,DuquesneUniversityDecision Line Editor MalingEbrahimpour,UniversityofRhodeIsland2018 Program Chair SubodhaKumar,TempleUniversity2018 Associate Program Chairs CarmelaDiMauro,UniversityofCatania KevinLinderman,UniversityofMinnesotaAnnual Meeting Webmaster and CMS Manager StephenOstrom,ArizonaStateUniversityRegional Presidents

Asia-Pacific TritosLaosirihongthong,ThammasatUniversity,ThailandEuropean MarcoSartor,UniversityofUdineIndian Subcontinent AbhijeetK.Digalwar,BirlaInstituteofTehnology&Science,PilaniMidwest SanjayKumar,ValparaisoUniversityNortheast NesetHikmet,UniversityofSouthCarolinaSoutheast RezaKheirandish,ClaytonStateUniversitySouthwest MarkMcMurtrey,UniversityofCentralArkansasWestern AlbertHuang,UniversityofthePacific

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NewsItems:Sendyournewsitemsandannounce-mentstotheeditorattheaddressbelow.

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Website:DecisionLinefeaturearticlesandmoreinformationontheDecisionSciencesInstitutecanbefoundontheDSIwebsiteat www.decisionsciences.org

Editor:MalingEbrahimpour,CollegeofBusinessAdministration,TheUniversityofRhodeIsland,7LippittRoad,Kingston,RI02881; mebrahimpour@uri.edu

President:M.JohnnyRungtusanatham,TheOhioStateUniversity

ExecutiveDirector:VivianLandrum,UniversityofHouston;vlandrum@bauer.uh.edu

ISSUEMONTH DEADLINESFORAUTHORSJanuaryissue December10th(prioryear)Marchissue February10thMay April10thJulyissue June10thOctoberissue September10th

VISION STATEMENT DecisionSciencesInstitutewillbe

recognizedgloballyasascholarly

professionalassociationthat

creates,develops,fostersand

disseminatesknowledgetoimprove

managerialdecisions.

MISSION STATEMENTDecisionSciencesInstituteprovides

forumstocreate,disseminateand

useknowledgetoimprovemana-

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Johnny Rungtusanatham2018-2019 DSI Presidentrungtusanatham.1@osu.edu

DearColleagues:

Iwriteagaintoprovideyouwithanupdateonallthat

hastranspiredsincemyJuly2018communique.Much

progresshasbeenmade,withbothgoodnewsandbad

news.

Let’sstartwiththebadnews...

1. THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES TO YOLANDA MATTHEWS

YolandaMatthewswhojoinedtheHomeOfficewhenit

firstmovedtoHoustonresignedrecently.Shehadbeen

avaluablememberofourDSIfamily,hadanchoredthe

HomeOfficeduringacriticaltimeperiodbeforeVivian

LandrumjoinedDSIasourcurrentExecutiveDirector,

andwillberememberedforheroutgoingpersonality.

Herresignationisagreatlosstousbutwewishherand

herfamilythebest.Inthemeantime,Vivianhaskept

theHomeOffice(andtheBoard)ontrack.

2. APPOINTMENT OF A DSI CARETAKER BOARD FOR APDSI APDSIisthefirstinternationalregionestablishedbyDSI

and,assuch,itiswithmuchregretthatDSIhadtore-

movetherecentAPDSIBoardofDirectorsandreplace

itwithacaretakerBoard.Thisdecisionwastakenafter

repeatedurgingsforAPDSItoensurethatitsBoard

membersmaintaincurrentmembershipinDSI.

AttheJulyAPDSImeetinginBangkok,Thailand,I

wassaddenedtonotethatabout50%oftheAPDSI

Boardmembersdidnotattend.Ofthosewhodid,only

ahandfulweremembersofDSI.Indeed,ofthe21

APDSIBoardofDirectors,onlyeightweremembersin

goodstandingwithDSI.TheAPDSIBoardwasgiven

30daystoremedythesituationanddulyinformedthat

failuretorenewtheirDSImembershipsendsasignal

ofdisinterestinbeingaffiliatedwithDSIandAPDSI.

Sadly,afterthe30daysdeadlineandwithnoremedial

action,DSIhadnochoicebuttodisbandtheAPDSI

BoardonAugust21,2018.

PleaseallowmetoemphasizethatthatAPDSIhasnot

beendissolvedbut,rather,willbeunder“newmanage-

ment”;a5-membercaretakerBoardisbeingappointed

byDSItooverseeAPDSIbusinessandtosupportAP-

DSI2019.Thefive-membercaretakerBoardincludes:

• ProfessorTritosLaosirihongthong(Thammasat

University,THAILAND),mostrecentAPDSIPresi-

dentandAPDSI2018ConferenceChair,Co-Chair

ofAPDSICaretakerBoard

• ProfessorDonKerr(UniversityoftheSunshine

Coast,AUSTRALIA),mostrecentAPDSIPresi-

dentElectandAPDSI2019ConferenceChair,

Co-ChairofAPDSICaretakerBoard

• ProfessorJanHartley(BowlingGreenStateUni-

versity,USA),PresidentElect,DSI

• ProfessorNormaHarrison(MacquarieGraduate

SchoolofManagement,AUSTRALIA),PastPresi-

dent,DSIandAPDSI

• ProfessorYanDong(UniversityofSouthCaroline,

USA)

And,nowthegoodnews...

3. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

OnJuly27,2018,JeetGupta,ImmediatePastPresi-

dent,announcedtheresultsofthevotinginregardsto

theArticlesofIncorporationandtotheBylawsofDSI.I

ampleasedtoinformyouthatthemanyyearsofefforts

bymultipleBoardofDirectorsofDSItostreamline,

clarify,andcorrectthesedocumentshavecometo

fruition.80.5%ofthosewhocasttheirvotesratifiedthe

revisedArticlesofIncorporationthathasbefiledwith

theStateofGeorgia;90.6%ofthosewhocasttheir

votesratifiedthesubstitutionoftherevisedBylaws

documentforthetwoantiquatedConstitutionand

Bylawsdocuments.TherevisedBylawsforDSIcanbe

accessedontheDSIHomePageathttps://decision-

sciences.org/discover-dsi/governance/constitution-and-

by-laws/.

4. NEW GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS FOR US-BASED REGIONS

NowthatDSIhasnewBylaws,wecanbegintomove

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Maling Ebrahimpour is the Dean and Profes-sor of Supply Chain in the College of Business Administration at The University of Rhode Island. He is an active researcher and has authored or coauthored over 100 articles that have been published in scientific journals and proceedings. Most of his work focuses on various issues of quality in both service and manufac-turing companies. He received his PhD in busi-ness administration from University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has served on the editorial review board of several journals, including Journal of Quality Management, Journal of Operations Management, and Inter-national Journalof Production Research. mebrahimpour@uri.edu CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

DECISION LINE FEATURE EDITORS:

Dean’s Perspective,MalingEbrahimpour,UniversityofRhodeIsland mebrahimpour@uri.edu

Doctoral Issues,VarunGrover,ClemsonUniversity,vgover@clemson.edu

Ecommerce, KennethE.Kendall,Rutgers,TheStateUniversityofNewJerseyken@thekendalls.org

From the Bookshelf,FeatureEditorTBA

In the Classroom,KathrynZuckweiler,MidwesternStateUni-versityofkathryn.zuckweiler@mwsu.edu

Analytics and Data Science,SubhashishSamaddar,GeorgiaStateUniversity,s-samaddar@gsu.edu

Information Technology,SilvanaTrimi,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln,silvana@unl.edu

In the News, VivianLandrum,DecisionSciencesInstitute, vlandrum@bauer.uh.edu

International Issues,MinooTehrani,RogerWilliamsUniversity,mtehrani@rwu.edu

Membership Roundtable,GyulaVastag,NationalSzechenyiUniversitygvastag@gmail.com

Supply Chain Management,DanielA.Samson,UniversityofMelbourne,Australiad.samson@unimelb.edu.au

Research Issues,MahyarAmouzegar,UniversityofNewOr-leans,mahyar@uno.edu

DearDSIColleagues,thisissueofDecisionLinecon-

tainsimportantnewsfromtheHomeOffice,including

thePresident’sletterthatcontainsseveralimportant

piecesofnewsabouttheactionoftheboardandnew

changestobylawsthatwillstreamlinetheUSbased

region’sactivities.

IstronglyencourageyoutoreadthePresident’sLetter.

Inhisletter,JohnnyRungtusanathamshareswithDSI

memberstheprogressthathasbeenmadeonvari-

ousfronts.Hisletterindicatesdecisiveactionofthe

boardwithregardtoanongoingissuefacedbysome

regions.Thatis,non-DSImembersarevotedinatthe

regionalleveltoserveastheregionalboardmembers.

Finally,theboardhastakenactionandhascreateda

caretakerboardfortheAPDSIsincemany(over50%)

of the APDSI board members were not members of

DSI.Thereareotherimportantitemsinhisletterand

weencourageyoutoreadhisletter.Heendstheletter

byaskingallDSImemberstoparticipateinthisyear’s

annualconferenceinChicago.Itpromisestobeavery

engagingandhighenergyconference.

InthisissueyouhavereportsfortheeditorsofDSJ

andDSJIEabouttheirrespectivejournals.Cheri

Speier-Peroprovidesusalistofarticleswiththeir

abstractsfortheincomingissueofDSJ.Thesearticles

seemtobeveryinterestingandcoverawiderangeof

topics.Inhersecondreport,Cheriprovidesherannual

reportaboutthestatusofDSJ.Moreimportantly,she

shareswithusthestatusofthetwospecialissues,

onefocusedondatamining&decisionanalyticsand

thesecondspecialissueistargetingontheinterplay

ofinformationtechnologyandoperationaldecisionsci-

ences.Furthermore,thereisanupcomingDSJspecial

issuefocusedonDataAnalyticsforOperationalRisk

Management.Thesubmissiondeadlineforthisspecial

issueisMarch15,2019.Sheprovidedabriefdescrip-

tionofthisspecialissueinherreportthatispublished

inthecurrentDecisionLine(Octoberissue).

MatthewDrake,theeditorofDSJIE,providesade-

tailedreportoftheactivitiesastheyrelatetoDSJIE

andstatusandstatisticwithregardtosubmission,

acceptancerate,andotherimportantissuesforthe

pasttwelvemonths.Perhisreport,theacceptance

rateforDSJIEwasabout32%andtheaverage

reviewprocesswasabout48days.Heremindsus

oftheeditorialboardchangeswhicharestillongoing.

Pleaserememberthatthereisa“PublishinginDSJIE

Workshop”attheDSIAnnualConferenceandIurge

you,ifyouhaveanyinterestinpublishinginDSJIE,to

attendthisworkshop.Inaddition,Mattinformsusthe

callforthespecialissueonTeachingBusinessAnalyt-

icsisbeingfinalizedanditwillbeannouncedbefore

theendoftheyear.Submissionsareduemid2019

withatargetpublicationdateofearly2020.Last,but

notleast,heprovidesreaderswithaglanceatarticles

intheupcomingissueofDSJIE.

TheOctoberissueofDSIisusuallydevotedtothe

upcomingannualconferenceinNovember.Thisis-

sueoftheDecisionLineisnotanexception.Vivian

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DSI/DECISIONLINE5OCTOBER 2018

forwardtoreplacetheantiquatedConstitutionand

Bylawsdocumentsforregions,sincethesewerebased

ontheoldDSIConstitutionandBylaws.Theimmediate

thrustistoworkfirstontheUS-basedregionsbecause

thesearelegallyunderthesame501(c)(3)umbrellafor

DSI.TheBoardofDSIhasbeenworkingonastandard

templateforasingle“Charter”documentthatcanbe

adaptedbyUS-basedregionstoaccountforregional

differences.Oncethisiscomplete,wewillthenwork

withtheinternationalregionsontheirgovernancedocu-

ments.

5. DSI POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Inaddition,withnewDSIBylawsinplace,wehavealso

beguntoworkonthePoliciesandProceduresManual.

ThismanualisaBoard-approvedsetofpoliciesand

proceduresgoverningthemanagementofDSIinits

totality,aswellasitsactivities.

ForthoseofyouwhohadbeenontheBoard,you

mayrecallthatthisisanothervoluminous,repetitive,

201-pagesmanual.In2015and2017,theDSIBoards

attemptedtoremoveredundanciesandmanagedto

shrinkthedocumentfrom201toapproximately30

pages.Now,itistimetorevisitthemanualandtoalign

existingandproposenewpoliciesandproceduresto

beconsistentwiththenewDSIBylaws.Ihopetohave

moretoreportearlynextyear.

6. “A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, EDUCATORS, AND PROBLEM-SOLVERS” TAGLINE

SixdifferentDSIlogodesignswiththesuggestedtagline

abovehavebeenreceivedattheHomeOffice.The

BoardofDSIhasselectedthetwoformemberstocon-

sider(pleaseseepage9inthisissueofDecision Line

formoredetails).

Atthe2018AnnualMeetingandConferenceofDSIin

Chicago,IL,memberswillgetachancetovoteforone

ofthesetwologos.FYI,everyonewhovoteswillbe

enteredintoadrawingwithtwoprizegiveaways–an

AppleiPadanda$100Starbucksgiftcard.Twopeople

inattendanceattheMonday,November19,2018,An-

nualLuncheonHostedbytheFellows,willberandomly

selectedtowintheprizes.Justtoemphasize...you

havetobephysicallypresentattheAnnualLuncheon

HostedbytheFellowstowin...noproxies!

7. THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE OF DSI The2018AnnualMeetingandConferenceofDSIwill

soonbeuponus.IreferyoutoourDSIwebsiteto

findoutmoreaboutallthathasbeenplannedforour

gatheringattheHiltonChicagoinNovember,includ-

ingtheplantvisittoAmcor.Moreimportantly,plans

toinaugurateandselectawinnerforthe“Regional

BestPaperPresentationatDSIAnnualConference”

CompetitionandtohonoraDSImemberforthe“DSI

LifetimeDistinguishedEducatorAward”arebeingfinal-

ized.Welookforwardtoproudlydebutingthesenew

recognitions.

AsofMonday,October8,2018,theHomeOfficere-

portsthat1090individualshaveregisteredforthe2018

AnnualMeetingandConferenceofDSI.Manyofyou

tookadvantageofregisteringbeforetheearlydeadline

passedonSeptember14,2018...congratulations!

Forthoseofyouwhohaveyettoregister,please

rememberthatregistrationratesgoupagainafter

October29,2018.

Finally,forallofyouregisteredforChicago,pleasebe

onthelookoutforaquicksurveyinlateOctober-early

Novemberaskingyoutoconfirmyourattendanceat

thevarioussocialevents(includedinyourregistration

fee).Bydoingabetterjobofforecastingattendance,

theHomeOfficewillbeabletooptimizeallocationof

theeventsbudgetsothateventsthatarewellattended

canhavebettergastronomicoptions!

LookingforwardtoseeingallofyouinChicago!

Sincerely,

JohnnyRungtusanatham

2018-2019 DSI President

rungtusanatham.1@osu.edu

(614)292-0680

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CurrentandpastDSImemberswhoaretryingto

logintotheirDSIaccountswillnotbeabletouse

theiroldusernamesandpasswordsthefirsttime

anattemptismadetologintothenewGrowth-

Zonesystem.Securityprotocoldoesnotallowthe

transfer of passwords from

onesystemtoanother.Thus

accountsmustbeactivated

beforetheycanbeaccessed.

AnyDSImember,currentor

expired,whoistryingtoregisterfortheupcoming

Novemberconference,willneedtoactivatetheir

DSIaccountfirst.Todothis,clickonMemberLogin

ontheDSIwebsitehomepage.Donotentera

REMINDER REGARDING DSI MEMBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOGINusernameorpassword-insteadclickon“Cre-

ateanAccount”foundundertheSignInbutton.

Followtheprompts.Anemailwillbesenttoyouto

finishthesteps.Theemailaddressmustmatch

whatisintheDSIaccount.Oncetheaccountis

activated,normalemailloginprocedureswill

apply.

Anymembermorethan120dayspastduemay

needtoJOINDSIagain.Oncecurrent,past

recordswillbemergedwiththenewrecordto

ensurepasthistoryismaintained.

Questions?ContacttheHomeOfficeat713-743-

4815oremailinfo@decisionsciences.org.

Landrum,DSIExecutiveDirector,offersdetailsabout

theupcomingDSI49thAnnualMeetinginChicago.

Asyoupagethroughthisissueyouwillnoticethatitis

filledwithrelevantinformationaboutDSIannualCon-

ferenceinChicago.DSIdebutsamobileconference

app.Asanattendeeyoucandownloadtheschedule

andpersonalizeyouritinerary.Anotherhighlightisa

planttourofAmcor.Inaddition,conferenceorganizers

havemadeafewchangestothetraditionaleventsand

movedthemaround.Pleasereadthesectionabout

DSIConferenceinordertoscheduleyourtimeaccord-

ingly.Thereismuchmoreinformationinthisissueof

DLabouttheconference.Pleasereadthemandlearn

aboutallthechangesthatarecomingtoDSI’sAnnual

Conference.

PleasenotethattheDSIboardhascomeupwitha

taglineandanewlogo.Thesetwoitemswillbevoted

onduringtheAnnualConference.Inaddition,besure

toattendtheDSIAnnualBusinessMeetingtobeheld

onMondaymorningfrom7amto8amonNovem-

ber19th.Pleaseattendthismeetingtolistentothe

board’sannualreport.

Thereismoreinformationabouttheconferenceand

thenewideasthatarebeingtestedatthisyear’sDSI

Conference.Lastyear’sBuddyprojectnowisbeing

implementedunderthetitleofConferenceBuddy.

PleasecontactShananGibsonifyou’dliketolearn

moreaboutthisbuddysystem.Shecanbereached

at:Shanan.Gibson@tamuc.edu.Dependingonthe

stageofyourcareer,donotforgettoattendoneor

moreofthefourconsortiathathavebeendeveloped

foryou.Pleasereviewtheseconsortiainthisissue

ofDLanddecidewhichonemeetsyourneed.Ihope

youcanparticipateinatleastoneofthem.Youmust

preregistertoattend.

Pleaseshareyouropinions,ideaswithusbywriting

and sending it to me at mebrahimpour@uri.edu,or

youmaysendittothefeatureeditorsasshowninthis

section.Wearereallyinterestedtoreceiveyourfeed-

backandideasthatyoumayhaveonhowtobemore

relevanttoyouourDSImembercolleagues.

MalingEbrahimpour,PhDEditor

CollegeofBusiness

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DSI/DECISIONLINE7OCTOBER 2018

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Soumen Ghosh – Georgia Institute of Technology

Vision StatementIhavenowbeenamemberoftheDecisionScience

Institute(DSI)for32years,rightfrommydaysasa

doctoralstudentduringthemid-eighties!Duringall

thistime,I’vemissedattendingtheDSIannualconfer-

enceonlythreetimes!I’ve

alsoheldseveralofficesinthe

Institute,frombeingTrackand

SessionChair,tobeingamem-

beraswellasChairofseveral

standingcommittees(Fellows

Committee,Programsand

MeetingsCommittee,Member

ServicesCommittee,PublicationsCommittee,Doctoral

StudentAffairsCommittee),andcoordinatorofseveral

DSIservices(ProfessionalDevelopmentProgram,

DoctoralStudentConsortium,DoctoralDissertation

Competition).Perhapsmostimportantly,I’vehadthe

opportunitytoserveontheDSIBoardofDirectorsfor

fourterms-twiceasAt-LargeVicePresident(1998-

2000and2003-2005),onceasSecretaryoftheBoard

(2007-2009),andmostrecentlyasVicePresidentof

ProfessionalDevelopment(2016-2018),withthelast

President-ElectSoumen Ghosh,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology

Vijay Kannan,UtahStateUniversity

SecretaryDavid Ding,RutgersUniversityAnthony Ross,UniversityofWisconsin

VP Americas DivisionLawrence (Larry) Fredendall,ClemsonUniversity

Peggy Daniels Lee,IndianaUniversity

VP Asia- Pacific DivisionEB Khedkar,AjeenkyaDYPatilUniversityTritos Laosirihongtong,ThammasatUniversity

VP MarketingAmrou Awaysheh,IndianaUniversityDavidDobrzykowski,BowlingGreenStateUniversity

VP PublicationsWC Benton,OhioStateUniversitySubodha Kumar,TempleUniversity

Shawnee Vickery,MichiganStateUniversity

CANDIDATE SLATE FOR 2019 DSI OFFICER ELECTION

2018 DSI OFFICER NOMINEE LISTING/ STATEMENTS

InJanuary,DSImemberswillbeaskedtocasttheir

votesfortheofficesofPresident-Elect,Secretary,

andVicePresidentsoftheAmericasandAsia-Pacific

Divisions,MarketingandPublications.Weencour-

ageeveryonetobecomefamiliarwiththecandidates

beforetheelection.

ThecandidatesforthepositionofPresident-Elect,

SoumenGhoshandVijayKannan,haveprovidedtheir

visionstatements,includedbelow.Candidatesforthe

otherofficerpositionshaveprovidedtheirlistofactivi-

ties/servicesasrelatedtoDSI.

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yearbeingontheExecutiveCommitteeoftheBoardof

Directors.Oneofthehighesthonorbestowedonme

asamemberofthisgreatInstitutewasbeingappoint-

edasaFellowofDSIin2011.Giventhislonghistory

ofmyrelationshipwiththeInstitute,Ihavebeenthe

beneficiaryofconsiderablecumulativeknowledgeand

understandingoftheinnerworkingsoftheInstitute,as

wellasitspoliciesandprocedures.Itisanabsolute

honorandprivilegetobenominatedasacandidatefor

thepositionofDSIPresident-Elect.Givenmyconsid-

erablehistoryofinvolvementandknowledgeaboutthe

Institute,Ifeelquitewellqualified,confident,andready

toleadtheInstituteonitscontinuingjourneyforpursuit

ofexcellence.

VisionTheDecisionSciencesInstitutehasbeenalong-

standingandprominentorganizationforacademics

andprofessionalsinthedecisionsciencesarea.Over

theyears,theInstitutehasbuiltaprestigiousreputa-

tionforthequalityofitsproductsandservices,such

asitsannualandregionalconferences,facultyand

studentsdevelopmentactivities,placementservices,

andofcourse,it’seruditejournalsofhighacademic

repute.AlonglineofablePresidentsoftheInstitute

haveendeavoredhardtoprovideacontinuedascent

towardsexcellenceandsuccess.However,theInsti-

tutealsohastooperateinaverychallengingenviron-

mentwherethecompetitionkeepsgettingstronger

(e.g.,INFORMS,POMS,AIS/ICIS,AOM,justto

nameafew),andhencethepressuretocontinuously

improveisunrelenting.Wehavetorecognizethatour

membershaveotherchoices,andifwearenotable

tokeepimprovingourproductsandservices,wehave

theclearanddistinctdangeroflosingourmembership

tocompetitororganizations.Thus,wehavetokeep

ourstrategicvisionandprioritiesalignedtonotonly

meetourcompetitivechallenges,butatthesametime

toalsodrivecontinuedgrowth,enhanceglobalreputa-

tion,andkeepimprovingthe“deliveredvalue”ofour

productsandservices.Therefore,myoverallvisionfor

theDecisionSciencesInstituteistobethepre-eminent

Instituteofglobalreputeforscholarsandprofessionals

inthemultidisciplinaryareaofdecisionsciences.

PrioritiesTokeepimprovinginthefaceofchallengingcompeti-

tionandstrategicthreatsfromcompetingorganiza-

tions,weneedtoconsiderwaysinwhichwecan

strengthenthestrategicpositionoftheInstitute.In

additiontoleveragingourexistingstrengths,italso

entailsfocusingonour“multidisciplinary”strength,

andevendiscoveringnewwaystoexploitthis

strengthinordertosolidifyourcompetitiveadvantage.

Thisrequiresustomakecarefulstrategicmovesthat

canbeeffectiveincreatingamorepositiveandhigh

qualityimagefortheInstitute,enhancingourrespon-

sivenesstochangingdemands/requirementsfromour

membersandtheiruniversities,havingadiversified

portfolioofofferingstocreatebetter“deliveredvalue”,

attractingthetopscholarsaroundtheworldinthe

broadareaofdecisionsciencestobeourmostardent

ambassadors,andbeingproactiveinexploitingnew

opportunitiesofinteresttotheInstitute.However,we

arenotgoingtobeabletoaccomplishthesegoals

unlessweembraceacollaborativemindsetandwork

togetherdiligentlytowardsacommonagendaforthe

pursuitforexcellence.Iseethefollowingpriorities

andimperativesasbeingimportanttoachievethe

visionandgoalsIhavestatedabove.

Reputation and Growth Priority.Wehavetodrive

continuedgrowthandreputationofDSIbyengag-

ingeminentscholarsintheaffairsofourInstitute.

Thiscansignificantlyhelptopropelourcompetitive

advantage.Butwecannotengagethemunlesswe

areabletoattractthembyprovidingahigh“delivered

value”ofourproductsandservices,andtheprestige

ofmembershipintheInstitute.Inaddition,manag-

ingexternalperceptions,reputationalrankings,and

thequalityofourjournalsandpublicationswarrant

dedicatedeffortsfromourmembership,theeditorial

team,alongwiththeeditorialofficeofthepublisher.

Maintainingandfurtherbuildinguponthehighreputa-

tionofourjournalswouldneedtobeakeypriorityfor

us.Thisisaparticularlycriticalimperativebecause

severalofourclosestcompetitorshavealreadybuilt

theirreputationbasedontheirflagshipjournals,for

example,INFORMS,POMS,AOM,etc.Weneedto

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redoubleoureffortsinthisregard,whichwillalsoserve

tofuelfurthergrowthintheInstitutemembership.

Delivered Value Priority.TheInstituteprovidesvaluethroughitsproductandserviceofferingsdeliveredto

itsmembers.Alongwithmaintainingandfurtheren-

hancingthereputationalvalueandqualityofourprod-

ucts,i.e.,ourjournalsandpublications,wealsoneed

tokeepbuildingbettervalueinourserviceofferingsvia

ourconferences,placementservices,servicetothere-

gions,professionaldevelopmentservice,ourdoctoral

studentsconsortium,doctoraldissertationcompetition,

newfacultyconsortium,professionaldevelopment

workshops,instructionalinnovationactivities,etc.We

havealotgoingforus,andalreadyprovidehighvalue

toourmembers,butweneedtostrivetokeepimprov-

ingandinnovating,andkeepcreating,building,and

deliveringbettervaluetoourmembers.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration Priority. In order to

leverageandfurtherstrengthenthe“multi-disciplinary”

focusofourInstitute,weneedtofostercollaboration

acrossdisciplines,otherprofessionalorganizations/

societies,anduniversities.Thisissuegetstothevery

coreof“DecisionSciences”-whilethereareseveral

professionalsocietiesthatprimarilyfocusonasingle

orlimitedsetofdisciplines,suchasPOMS,AIS,AOM,

etc.,DSIhastheuniquecompetitivepositionofbeing

abletocreateinnovations,customervalue,andcom-

petitiveadvantagethrough“multidisciplinarity”.This

canonlybeenhancedthroughthecreationofmean-

ingfulcollaborationsandteambuilding,whichinturn

canprovideasoundwaytostrategicallydifferentiate

DSIfromourkeycompetitors,thuscreatingsignificant

competitiveadvantagefortheInstitute.

Globalization Priority.Weliveintheeraofglobal-

ization,wherebythenotionofdomesticdominanceis

merelyephemeral.Mostorganizationstodaycompete

inglobalmarkets,andneedtodevelopappropriate

globalstrategiesinordertodrivetheirglobalcompeti-

tiveness.DSIisnoexception–wecannotbeagreat

organizationsimplybasedonourdomesticactivities

andofferings.Weneedtoembarkonasignificant

globalizationdrivetodramaticallyincreaseourglobal

membershipbase(whichwillalsodrivegrowth),as

wellassubstantiallyenhanceourglobalreputation.

Wedolagbehindourkeycompetitorsinourglobal

reputation,memberships,andconferenceattendance

(forexample,comparedtoINFORMS,POMS,AOM,

AIS,etc.).Thisisanotherimportantimperativeto

keepbuildinggloballinkagesandsignificantlyin-

creaseourglobalactivities,andthemembershipand

involvementofcolleaguesfromaroundtheworld.

Insummary,basedonmyvisionandgoalsforDSI

mentionedabove,myimmediateprioritiesforaction

wouldbeasfollows.

1. Placehighstrategicemphasistofurtheren-

hancethestature,reputation,image,profile,and

competitivestrengthoftheInstituteintheglobal

arena.

2. Drivecontinuedgrowth,bothdomesticallyand

globally,andsignificantlyincreasetheinvolve-

mentofglobaltop-tierschoolsandleadingschol-

arsintheaffairsoftheInsitute.

3. Significantlyenhancethedeliveredvalueofthe

Institute’sproductsandservices,particularlythe

qualityoftheconferences,thescholarlyreputa-

tionofallthejournals/publications,andthemen-

toringofnewfacultyanddoctoralstudents.

4. Maintainstrategicandoperationalstabilityinthe

Institutetocontinuethepursuitofexcellenceand

competitivesuccess.

Finally,IwanttoreiteratethatIamabsolutelyprivi-

leged,honored,andhumbledtobenominatedforthe

positionofDSIPresident-Elect.Ipledgemystrong

commitmenttofurtheringthecorevaluesofDSI,andI

feelconfidentthatIcanprovideeffectiveleadershipin

continuingtoleadDSItowardsfurthergreatnessand

success.

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DSI Service Record

ExecutiveCommittee,BoardofDirectors,2017-18

BoardofDirectors,VicePresident,ProfessionalDevel-

opment,2016-18

Chair,FellowsCommittee,2017-18

FellowsCommittee,2016-19

Chair,Programs&MeetingsCommittee,2016-18

Co-TrackChair,APDSIConference,Bangkok,2018

BestPapersAwardsCoordinator,AnnualConference,

2015

FellowsTrackCoordinator,2013AnnualConference

NomineeforDSIPresident,2012

DSIFellow,2011

BoardofDirectors,Secretary,2007-2009

BoardofDirectors,At-LargeVicePresident,2003-

2005

BoardofDirectors,At-LargeVicePresident,1998-2000

NomineeforVicePresidentontheExecutiveCommit-

tee,2003-04and2004-05

Overthelasteighteenmonths,Ihaveservedonthe

DSIBoardasithasaskedimportantquestionsabout

theDSIofthefuture,establishedastrategicplan,and

committedtogovernancepracticesconsistentwith

ourstatusasanon-profitorganization.Wenowhave

clarityinapathforward.Mycommitmentistoworking

togetherwiththeBoard,regionalleadership,andour

memberstoachieveasharedvisionandbuildonthe

foundationthathasbeenlaid.

Threeprinciplesunderliethestrategicplan:strength-

eningprogrammaticofferings,increasingengagement

ofmembersandotherstakeholders,andaddingvalue

tomembers.Operationally,thismeans

• ContinuingtoencourageandempowerAnnual

MeetingProgramChairstoinnovate,experiment,

andlearnfromotherprofessionalorganizations,

andensuringthattheyhavetheresourcesand

supportinginfrastructuretoexecuteeffectively.

AssociateEditor,DecisionSciencesJournal,1999-

2004,2009-current

ProfessionalDevelopmentProgramCoordinator,2004

DoctoralStudentConsortiumCoordinator,2000

DoctoralStudentConsortiumFacultyParticipant,

1991-1996,2005-2007,2011

MemberServicesCommittee,1997-98and2001-02

ElwoodS.BuffaDoctoralDissertationCompetition

Coordinator,1996

DoctoralStudentAffairsCommittee,Chair,2001-02;

DoctoralStudentAffairsCommitteemember,1995-97,

1999-01,2002-03

PublicationsCommittee,Chair,1997-98

PublicationsCommitteemember,1995-97and1998-

99

ProgramsandMeetingsCommittee,1992-94

TrackChairforProduction/OperationsManagement,

1993

Editor,Proceedings,1993MidwestDSIConference,

Lansing,MI,April1993.

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Vijay Kannan – Utah State University

Vision StatementIamhonoredandprivilegedtobeacandidatefor

President-ElectofDSI.Formorethan25years,DSI

hasbeenaplacewhereIhave

formedcountlessfriendships

andlearnedfrommanycol-

leagues,mentors,andleaders.

Ihavehadthegoodfortuneto

serveDSIinanumberofca-

pacities.Theseincludeeditorial

roleswitheachofourpublica-

tions,andservingonDSIandregionalBoardsandan-

nualmeetingprogramplanningteams.Iamsensitive

tothefactthatweserveadiversityofstakeholdersand

interests,andmustcontinuetodosoinaninclusive,

collaborativemanner.

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• Collaboratingwithregionalleadershiptocreate

synergybetweenDSIandregionalmeetingsand

usingthistostrengthenourmeetingportfolioand

brand.

• Supportingourjournaleditorsintheireffortsto

continueraisingthequality,profile,andvisibilityof

ourjournals.

• Continuingconversationsaboutstrengtheningour

portfolioofpublicationstoincreasethevisibility

andprofileofourexistingpublicationsandofthe

DSIbrand.

• ExploringhowtomakeDSIcompellingfordoctoral

studentsandjuniorfacultylookingtofindaprofes-

sionalorganizationhome,andforcurrentandfor-

merDSImembersforwhomourvalueproposition

isnotasclearasitmighthavebeeninthepast.

• Buildingonrecenteffortstoincreasecommunica-

tion,transparency,andaccountabilitythroughout

theorganization,andfurthercultivatingaculture

ofengagementinwhichmembersaremotivatedto

notonlygetinvolvedbutseekoutleadershiproles.

Oursuccesswilldependonpragmatic,collabora-

tivedecisionmaking,wellthoughtoutexecution,and

asinglemindedfocusonwhoweserveandhow.If

elected,ourstrategicplanwillbemyguide,theBoard,

leadersthroughouttheDSIfamily,andourmembers

willbemysourcesofinputandwisdom.Ibelievethat

myleadershiprecordwithinDSIprovidesevidenceof

effectiveexecutioninacollaborative,respectfulman-

ner,andadeeplyheldcommitmenttotheorganization.

Thankyouforyourconsideration.

VijayR.KannanisVernonandMaReeBuehler

Endowed Professor and Head of the Management

DepartmentintheJonM.HuntsmanSchoolofBusi-

ness,UtahStateUniversity.Hepreviouslyservedas

AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs.Dr.Kannanisthe

authorofmorethanfortyrefereedarticlesinjournals

includingDecisionSciencesJournal,theJournalof

SupplyChainManagement,andAcademyofMan-

agementLearningandEducation.Heisaco-author

ofanoperationsmanagementtextbookandtheeditor

ofbooksoninternationalbusinessandstrategic

management.Dr.Kannanisacommittededuca-

tor,andhasledover15studentprogramstomore

thanadozencountries,andtaughtinChina,France,

India,Thailand,andVietnam.HisinvolvementinDSI

includes:

DSI Service RecordExecutiveCommittee,2018-2019

VicePresident,2006–2008,2009–2011,2017–2019

Editor,DecisionSciencesJournalofInnovativeEdu-

cation,2012-2016

Editor,‘FromtheBookshelf’Column,DecisionLine,

2009-2011

AssociateEditor,DecisionSciencesJournal,2010-

2017

Mid-CareerFacultyDevelopmentConsortiumCo-

Coordinator,2017

NewFacultyDevelopmentConsortiumCoordinator,

2009

CurricularIssuesMini-ConferenceCoordinator,2008

DoctoralDissertationCompetitionCoordinator,2002

TrackChair,AnnualMeeting,1999

NominatingCommittee,2011-2013,2017-2019

PublicationsCommittee,2012-2016

RegionalActivitiesCommittee,2006-2007,2009-

2011,2017-2019

StrategicPlanningforInternationalAffairsCommittee,

2009-2011

InnovativeEducationCommittee,2004-2006

DoctoralStudentAffairsCommittee,2001-2003

Chair,Programs&MeetingsCommittee,2000-2001

MemberServicesCommittee,2000-2002

Programs&MeetingsCommittee,1999-2002,2005-

2007

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Western DSI

PastPresident,2008-2009

President,2007-2008

PresidentElect,2006-2007

ProgramChair/ProceedingsEditor,2006AnnualMeet-

ing

VicePresident-Programs,2005-2006

Chair,BestPaperAwardCommittee,2013

TrackChair,2002-2004

Southeast DSI

VicePresident-MemberServices,2000-2002

ProceedingsCoordinator,2001

VicePresident-Finance,1996-1997

TrackChair,1996,1998

SECRETARY

David Ding, Rutgers University

DSI Member Activity• AssociateEditor:DecisionSciencesJournal(2017

- )

• Ad-hocreviewer:DecisionSciences(18reviews

from2010-2016)

• DecisionSciencesJournalofInnovativeEducation

(2reviewsfrom2012)

• MembershipwithDSI-2005–

• Conferenceplanningcommittee:45thDSIAnnual

Meeting,Tampa,FL,Nov2014

• SessionchairforDSIAnnualmeetings:Healthcare

Management,49thDSIAnnualMeeting,Chicago,

Nov2018;ServiceSystems,47thDSIAnnualMeet-

ing,Austin,TX,Nov2016;OperationsandSupply

ChainManagement,SouthwestDecisionSciences

Conference,Houston,TX,May2008

• Workshophost“Introducingservicelearningand

storytellingconceptstoOMcourseprojects”for

45thDSIAnnualMeeting,Tampa,FL,Nov2014

• Panelist,“Workshops:MediationandModeration

Analysis”for49thDSIAnnualMeeting,Chicago,

Nov2018;“ServiceSystem:ValueCo-Creationin

HealthCare,”47thDSIAnnualMeeting,Austin,TX,

Nov2016

• AwardsfromDSI/DSJ:

• BestInterdisciplinaryPaperAward,48thDSIAn-

nualMeeting,Washington,D.C.,Nov2017

• OutstandingReviewerAward,DecisionSciences

Journal,2014

• InstructionalInnovationAwardHonorableMention,

43thDSIAnnualMeeting,SanFrancisco,CA,Nov

2012

SECRETARY

Anthony Ross, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

DSI Member Activity• 2017-DSIMemberServicesCommittee(2017-

2019)

• 2016-DSINominatingCommittee(2016-2019)

• 2015-Coordinator,ElwoodBuffaDoctoralDis-

sertationCompetition,AnnualDSIMeeting,Seattle

WA

• 2013-Chair,NewFacultyDevelopmentWork-

shop,2013AnnualDSIMeeting,Baltimore,MD

• 2012-InvitedPanelist,DSINewFacultyDevel-

opmentWorkshop,AnnualDSIMeeting,San

Francisco,CA

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• 2011-2008-Committeemember(2008-2011),DSI

DoctoralStudentAffairs.

• 2010-InvitedPanelist,GlobalIssuesinOperations

Management,AnnualDSIMeeting,SanDiego,CA

• -Mini-ConferenceonGlobalization,AnnualMeeting

oftheDecisionScienceInstitute,SanDiego,CA.

2008-ProceedingsCoordinator(2008),Annual

MeetingoftheDecisionScienceInstitute,Baltimore,

MD

• 2007-TrackChair,SupplyChainManagement,

AnnualMeetingoftheDecisionScienceInstitute,

NewOrleans,LA

• 1999-TrackChair,ManagementScience/Opera-

tionsResearch,AnnualMeetingoftheDecision

ScienceInstitute

• SessionChair(1995-2006):AnnualDSIConfer-

ences

• 1994-2006-Variousrolesasdiscussantand/or

reviewer,DSIAnnualMeetings.

VP AMERICAS DIVISION

Lawrence (Larry) Fredendall, Clemson University

DSI Member ActivityNoServiceListingReceivedasofpublishdate

VP AMERICAS DIVISION

Peggy Daniels Lee, Indiana University - Indianapolis

DSI Member ActivityNational Activities

• 2016-present-RegionalRepresentativesCommit-

tee

• 2014-2016-MemberServicesCommittee

• 2015-2016-Treasurers’Committee

• 2003–2004-ProgramsandMeetingsCommittee

• 1996-present-Member,SessionChair,Presenter

Regional Activities

• 2018-2019-Co-ProgramChair,MidwestRegion

• 2018-2019-PastPresident,MidwestRegion

• 2017-2018-President,MidwestRegion

• 2016-2017-President-Elect,MidwestRegion

• 2012-2016-Treasurer,MidwestRegion

• 2010-AssociateConferenceChair,MidwestRe-

gion

• 2007-2009-MemberoftheBoard,NortheastRe-

gion

• 2008-TrackChair–SupplyChainManagement

Track,NortheastRegion

VP ASIA-PACIFIC DIVISION

EB Khedkar, Ajeekya DY Patil University

DSI Member Activity• Organized8thISDSIInternationalConference2015

inPune,India

• Organizingmemberfor9thISDSIInternational

Conference2016inGoa,India

• Organizingmemberfor10thISDSIInternational

Conference2017inNashik,India

• Organizingmemberfor11thISDSIConference

2018atIIMTiruchirapallicampus

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VP ASIA-PACIFIC DIVISION

Tritos Laosirihongtong, Thammasat University

DSI Member Activity• 2012TechnicalProgramChairofAPDSI2012

• 2013-2014VP-Thailand,APDSIBoardMember

• TechnicalProgramCommittee,APDSIAnnual

Conference

• 2015-2016TechnicalProgramCommittee,APDSI

AnnualConference

• 2017-2018President,APDSIandOrganizingChair

ofAPDSI2017AnnualConference

• 2018-2019ImmediatePast-President,APDSI

VP MARKETING

Amrou Awaysheh, Indiana University

DSI Member Activity• WinneroftheElwoodBuffaDSIDissertationAward,

2009.

• BuffaDissertationAwardCommitteeChairperson,

“ElwoodBuffaDissertationAward”DecisionSci-

encesInstitute,(2017).

• Trackco-ChairDecisionSciencesConference

(2011),Boston

• DissertationAwardReviewer“ElwoodBuffaDis-

sertationAward”–DecisionSciencesInstitute

(2010,2012)

VP MARKETING

David Dobrzykowski, Bowling Green State University

DSI Member Activity• Organizerandchair,MediationandModeration

AnalysisWorkshop,2018DSIConference.

• Judge/reviewer,BestConferencePaperAward,

2018DSIConference.

• DSIMarketingCommitteeMember(2018-2020).

• DSIMemberServicesCommitteeMember(2016-

2018).

• DSIBuddyProject,VeteranMember(Mentor)

(2017-present).

• CoordinatorwithProfessorArashAzadegan,2016

DSINewFacultyConsortium,DSIConference.

• Panelist,“ValueCo-CreationinHealthcare”orga-

nizedbyProfessorJoyField,2016DSIConference.

• Reviewer,ElwoodS.BuffaDoctoralDissertation

competition,2014DSIConference.

• OrganizedaspecialsessiononElectronicMedical

Records,2013DSIConference.

• Casestudyjudge,2013DSIConference.

• OrganizingCommitteeMember,2010Midwest

DecisionSciencesInstitute41stAnnualMeeting.

• TrackChairfortheHealthcareIT,Operations,and

DeliveryTrack,2010MidwestDecisionSciences

Institute41stAnnualMeeting.

• PanelOrganizerandModerator,2010Midwest

DecisionSciencesInstitute41stAnnualMeeting:

“HealthcareProcessImprovementandITExpert

Panel.”

• SessionChair,DecisionSciencesInstituteAnnual

Meetings(2008,2009,2013,2014).

• Reviewer,2009WesternDecisionSciencesInsti-

tute38thAnnualMeeting.

• Reviewer,SupplyChainandHealthcareDecision-

MakingandPolicySections,DecisionSciences

InstituteAnnualConferences(10reviewssince

2008).

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PUBLICATIONS

WC Benton, Ohio State University

DSI Member Activity• Program Chairperson

• TrackChairperson

• Session Chair

• BestPaperSelectionCommittee

• StanHardyBestPaperCommittee

• BestDissertationSelectionCommittee

• MemberofthePublicationsCommittee

• Reviewer

• AssociateEditor

• AdhocCommittees

PUBLICATIONS

Subodha Kumar, Temple University

DSI Member ActivityNoServiceListingReceivedasofpublishdate

PUBLICATIONS

Shawnee Vickery, Michigan State University

DSI Member ActivityNoServiceListingReceivedasofpublishdate

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THE 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE

HILTON CHICAGO, CHICAGO, IL

NOVEMBER 17 – 19, 2018

ROLE OF DATA AND DECISION ANALYTICS IN GLOBAL OPERATIONS

DSI’s2018AnnualConferencewilltakeplaceNovem-

ber17–19attheHiltonChicagoinChicago,IL.The

themeforthisyear’sconferenceisRoleofDataand

DecisionAnalyticsinGlobalOperations.Theconfer-

encewillfocusonresearch,educationandprofes-

sionaldevelopment.

Thisyeartheconferenceincludes26tracks,four

competitions,fourconsortias,13workshops,andan

Amcorplanttouraswellaskeynotes,awards,recep-

tions,mealtimesandaspecialpresentationduring

theFellowsLuncheon.Thisyearthereareseveral

newresearchtracksandworkshopsoffered.Toview

theentireschedulevisittheDSIhomepageatdeci-

sionsciences.org.Formoredetailedinformationon

allthingshappening,visittheconferencewebpageat

https://decisionsciences.org/annual-meetings/national-

dsi/.

CHANGES AND NEW FEATURES

Schedule Changes -Thisyear’sschedulerevealsadeparturefromprioryear’sschedulesinthatthePresi-

dent’sReceptionandAwardsBanquetwilltakeplace

onSundayevening,movingfromthepreviousyear’s

Mondayeveningslot.Itisfeltthiswillallowmore

attendeestoparticipateinthiscelebratedevent.Inad-

dition,theAnnualLuncheonhostedbytheFellowswill

movetoMondayafternoon.Thisistheperfectvenueto

beginwindingtheconferencedownandsendattend-

eesoffwithasmileandgoodthoughts.

Mobile Conference App –DSIwilldebutanewmobileconferenceappenablingreal-timeconnections

andcommunication.Attendeeswillbeabletodown-

loadtheschedulethatstaysaccessibleevenwithout

wi-fi.Apersonalizeditinerarycanbecreatedaswell.

Alldataisavailable,includingsubmissions,authors

andsessions.Instantnotificationscanbesentout

wheneverthereisachangeofplan.Attendeeswill

beabletomakeconnections,sendprivatemessages

andcreateposts.Withtheadditionofthisnewapp,

thehard-copyprogramwillnotincludereprintsof

abstractsastheycanbefoundintheapp.Thusthe

programwillcontainfarfewerprintedpages.DSIis

proudtomoveinaneco-friendlydirection!

Amcor Plant Tour – Amcorisagloballeaderindevelopingandproducinghigh-quality,responsible

packagingforavarietyoffood,beverage,pharma-

ceutical,medical-device,homeandpersonal-careand

otherproducts.DSIispleasedtoannounceAmcoris

offeringapre-conferenceplanttouroftheirMundelein

facilityonFriday,November16.

AmcorFlexiblesMundelein,produceshigh-quality

flexiblepackagingforthemedicalindustry.Theirprod-

uctsarehelpingsaveliveseveryday.Thisfacility

hasover40piecesofequipmentincludingblown-film

extruders,slitting,andbag&pouchmachines,which

operate24hoursadayinasafeandcleanenviron-

ment.

Thetourisfreeandopento24registeredattendees

oftheDSIconference.Participantswilltravelviamini

coachtotheMundeleinsite.Tourtimewillbeapproxi-

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at11/2hourseachway.PickupwillbeattheHilton

Chicagohotelat10amsharpwithareturnat3pm.It

issuggestedthatparticipantsbringabaglunchasno

foodorbeveragewillbeofferedduringthistrip.

Toregisterforthispre-conferenceplanttour,email

info@decisionsciences.orgwiththesubjectline:Amco

PlantTourandincludeyourfullname.Onlyoneperson

peremailrequest.Registrationisfirst-come,first-serve.

Awaitinglistwillbeavailable.Formoreinformation

contacttheHomeOfficeatinfo@decisionsciences.org.

NewDSILogo–Avotewilltakeplaceduringthe

conferenceonthefavoritenewlogodesign.Besure

todownloadtheconferenceapptoparticipate.More

informationonthiscanbefoundinthisDecisionLine

issue.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Friday, November 16 ConferenceRegistrationopensat12noon.Make

planstocheckintothehosthotelandthentakeadvan-

tageofthenearbyactivitiesandrestaurantsavailable.

AplanttourofAmcorFlexiblesinMundeleinwilltake

placefrom10am–3pm.Thistourisopentothefirst

24registeredattendees.

Saturday, November 17 Conferenceregistrationwillopenat7am.Theconfer-

enceofficiallyopenswithpresentations,workshops

andconsortiastartingat8:00amandavarietyofedu-

cationalExhibitorsopeningat9am.Thefirstoffour

speakerswillpresent.ChristianThisgaard,VicePresi-

dent,GlobalwithSAPwillofferhiskeynoteentitled:

PracticalExamplesofMLDeploymentinCustomer,

MaterialsandAssetManagementfrom11am–12

nooninSalonA5.ANewMemberWelcomeReception

willtakeplacefrom5–6pmintheBoulevardRooms

withhostedbeveragesandoffersanintimatenetwork-

ingopportunityfornewlyjoinedDSImemberstomeet

andconnectwithcontemporariesbeforethelarger

WelcomeReception.NewMemberribbonrequiredfor

entrance.Finally,greetoldcolleaguesandmeetnew

oneswhileenjoyingsavoryfoodanddrinkattheDSI

WelcomeReceptionbeginningat6pminSalonA1.

Sunday, November 18 Anotherfulldayinstorewiththe2ndkeynotespeaker,

DavidSimchi-Levi,ProfessorofEngineeringSys-

temsatMIT.Simchi-Levi’skeynoteOnlineResource

AllocationwithApplicationtoRevenueManage-

mentsbeginsat11aminSalonA5.ThePresident’s

Receptionwillstartat6pminInternationalSouthwith

theAwardsBanquetimmediatelyfollowingat7pmin

InternationalNorth.Enjoysumptuousfoodanddrink

atthisgaladinnerwhichwillrecognizenewaward

recipients.

Monday, November 19 BesuretoattendtheDSIAnnualBusinessMeeting

from7-8amonMondaymorninginSalonA5.Presi-

dentRungtusanathamwillprovideanupdateonDSI

activitiesandsharetheDSIvisiongoingforward.

Lastdayofsessions,exhibitors,meetingsandinter-

views.Finalindustryspeaker,GuySchweppe,Senior

VicePresidentofGlobalOperationswithDell,Inc.will

offerProcurementExcellenceat11aminSalonA5.A

seatedluncheon,hostedbytheDSIFellows,willfol-

lowat12nooninInternationalNorthwiththemystery

guestspeaker/entertainer.Thispresenterwillexpound

onMakingGoodDecisionsinDifficultMoments.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registrationisopenonline.

Register By October 29: RegularDomestic/InternationalMemberFee-$520

EmeritusMember-$225

StudentMember-$150

Register October 30 – November 20 (onsite): RegularDomestic/InternationalMemberFee-$570

EmeritusMember-$250

StudentMember-$175

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DSI/DECISIONLINE18OCTOBER 2018

Asareminder,attendeesoftheDSIAnnualMeeting

arerequiredtobeDecisionSciencesInstitutemem-

bers.TojoinDSIorrenewyourDSImembership,

please go to www.decisionsciences.org.Note:DSI

memberscomingintothenewmembermanagement

systemforthefirsttimewillneedtoCreateYourAc-

countfirst.ThiswillallowtheGrowthZonesystemto

locateyourexistingrecordandallowyoutosetupyour

password.Memberswhoneedtorenewwillfindtheir

renewalinvoiceintheirAccountstablocatedintheir

InfoHub.Ifyouraccountismorethanfourmonths

pastdue,youhavebeendroppedfrommembership.

Toreactivate,simplyJoinagainandyouroldandnew

recordswillbemerged.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS – Deadline of October 26th to Receive Rate of $210

Thehosthotelforthe49thAnnualMeetingistheHilton

Chicago,locatedat720S.MichiganAvenue.ThisChi-

cagolandmarkoverlooksGrantPark,LakeMichigan

andtheMuseumcampus.Itisthethirdlargesthotelin

Chicagobyguestroomsandlargestintermsofmeet-

ingspace.TheDSI

contractednightly

roomrateis$210

perperson.

Registerearlyto

receivethegreatest

value.Whenmakingyourhotelreservationsforthe

conference,usethesecureonlinereservationportal

foundonourDSIwebsite.Weareawaretheremay

beotheronlinebookingsitesthatmayofferaslightly

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Howeverbesuretobookyourstayatthehosthotel,

theHiltonChicago,astransportationto/fromthehotel

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tedtoaspecificblockofroomsandwillberequiredto

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ReservationsmustbemadebyOctober26toreceive

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theprocess,theDSIlogowasrevisitedtodetermine

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isthe“swoosh”orarrowsemanatingfromthelet-

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somedistortionwhentryingtocentertheimageandin

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BE A DSI CONFERENCE BUDDY

Buildinguponthesuccessoflastyear’sBuddyProj-

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conference“buddy”project.Withmorethan1,100

participantsandmyriadsessionstochooseamong,the

annualconferencecanbeabitoverwhelmingforthose

newtoourcommunity.TheBuddyProjectisdesigned

towelcomenewmembers,facilitatenetworkingand

engageveteranmemberswiththosewhohavejoined

DSIduringthepastcoupleofyears.

OneofthemostvaluableattributesofDSImember-

shipisthewelcomingnetworkofcolleaguesavailable

forscholarlycollaboration,pedagogicalinnovationand

professionaldevelopment.TheBuddyProjectlaysthe

foundationforconnectingthenewgenerationofschol-

arsandpractitionerswiththeproudlegacyofDSI.

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• Newmembers,includingstudentmembersand

thosewhohavejoinedDSIinthepastcoupleof

years.

• VeteranDSImemberswhowouldbeinterestedin

makingnewmembersfeelwelcomeattheannual

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mealsandreceptions,presentationsessions,and

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DOES THE CONFERENCE BUDDY PROJECT EX-TEND BEYOND THE ANNUAL MEETING?

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AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

AttheDSI2018AnnualConference,DSIisoffering

twohalf-daydoctoralconsortia’sforPh.D.students

indifferentstagesofcompletion–Pre-Proposaland

Post-Proposal.Inaddition,twohalfdayfacultydevel-

opmentconsortiaarealsoofferedforthoseindifferent

stagesoftheircareer–newfacultyandmid-career

faculty.

AllconsortiawilltakeplaceonSaturday,November17.

ThePre-ProposalPhD,PostProposalPhDandNew

Facultywilltakeplacefrom8am–12noon.TheMid-

CareerFacultyDevelopmentwilltakeplacefrom1–5

pm.Consortiaattendeeswillbehostedtoaluncheon

from12noonto1pm.Belowisdetailedinformation

foreachconsortia.

PRE-PROPOSAL PHD STUDENT CONSORTIUMCo-Leaders

Anand Nair Michigan State University

Debjit Roy Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Who is the Consortium for?

TheDoctoralStudentConsortiumforPre-Proposal

DefenseStudentsisdesignedtohelpguidestudentsin

earlystagesofdoctoralprogramsandpreparethemfor

thedissertationstage.Theconsortiumwillincorporate

topicsrangingfromtheinitialselectionofspecialization

areasandsupportingmethodologicaltoolstoidentify-

ingdissertationtopicsandadvisors.Auniqueaspect

ofalldiscussionsinthisconsortiumwillbetheinfu-

sion of a solid dose of realism and pragmatism from

highlyregardedandestablishedscholars(seelist

below)intermsofnavigatingthejourneyfromPh.D.

studenttoPh.D.candidateandbeyond.

Ourgoalistohelpdoctoralstudentssucceedintheir

doctoralprogramsandfutureacademiccareers.

Theformatwillbepanelpresentationandopen

discussion.Aboveall,theDoctoralStudentConsor-

tiumforPre-ProposalDefenseStudentswillprovide

aninitialventureintoactivitywiththeInstituteandan

opportunitytobeginnetworkingwithyourcolleagues

fromotheruniversities.

ConfirmedSpeakersinclude:

Agha Iqbal Ali,ProfessorOperations&InformationManagement,IsenbergSchoolofManagement,Uni-

versityofMassachusettsAmherst

Fouad Mirzaei,AssistantProfessor,InformationTechnologyandDecisionSciences,CollegeofBusi-

ness,UniversityofNorthTexas

Zafer Devrim Ozdemir,Professor,InformationSys-

tems&Analytics,FarmerSchoolofBusiness,Miami

University

Hakan Tarakci,AssistantProfessor,InformationTechnologyandDecisionSciences,CollegeofBusi-

ness,UniversityofNorthTexas

PROGRAM Session 1

The Ph.D. Roadmap: Knowing What to Expect in the Months and Years Ahead

ExpectationsandtimecommitmentsforPh.D.

studentsareamongthefirsthurdlesthatmustbe

navigatedindoctoralprograms.Classtime,class

preparation,meetingswithfaculty,outsideresearch

projects,preparingforthedreadedcomprehensive

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exam,teachingorresearchassistantcommitments

andlifeingeneralwillfilltimequickly.Decisionsmade

earlycanaffectthecourseoftheentireprogramand

eventheearlycareerofanacademicsoitisimportant

toplancarefullyearlyinthedoctoralprogram.The

focusofthissessionwillbeonprioritizingactivities,

timemanagement,andunderstandingtheimpactof

decisionsovertime.

Session 2 Course Selection: Subject Areas and Methodological Tools

Determiningareasofspecializationandmakingspe-

cificcourseselectiondecisionswillplayamajorpart

inpreparingaPhDstudentforcomprehensiveexams

andprovidingideasforpotentialdissertationtopics.

Eachprogramwillhaveauniquestructureandwillpro-

videaroadmapofcoursesandprogramrequirements

thatwillguideyouthroughmuchoftheprocess.Many

programswillhavecorecoursesdesignedtoprepare

studentsforareasofspecializationinlinewithfaculty

expertise.Theymayalsohavespecificallydefined

researchmethodologyareasthatsupporttheirtypeof

research.Ifso,identifyingparticularelectivecourses

thatmatchyourinterestsshouldbeyourfocus.Ifnot,

thenitisevenmoreimportantthatyoutakethecourse

selectionprocessseriouslyandpossiblysupplement

withindependentstudycoursestoincreaseyour

potentialforsuccess.Itisimportantthatyourchoice

ofresearchmethodologies,whichwillbecomeyour

“toolkit”forseveralyears,fitstheexpectationsofyour

futureresearchandthejournalswhereyouexpectto

publish.

Session 3 Entering the Dissertation Stage: Planning Topics, Committee Members and a Timeline

Thetopicselectionandcompletionofyourdissertation

willdomorethancompleteyourdegreerequirements.

Itwillbefrontandcenterinyourjobsearch(boththe

topicandyourtimeline)andwillbefundamentalisset-

tingyouupforsuccessearlyinyouracademiccareer.

Itisapparentthatyourchosentopicmustbeyour

academicandintellectualpassion.Youwillbedoing

researchinthisareaforyearsinthefuture,bothwhile

youremaininthePh.D.programandduringtheearly

stagesofyourprofessionalcareer.Second,yourcom-

mitteemembersmustlikeyourtopic.Ifnot,thehurdle

youarenavigatingwillbemoredifficult.Third,the

professionmustlikeyourtopic.Sincethistopicwillbe

withyouwellintothe

future,itisn’tenoughthatthetopicisofinterestnow,

itmustalsobeofinterestforseveralyearsafteryou

completeyourprogramtohelpyourgetthatcoveted

tenure-trackpositionandtocontinuetopublishinthe

journalsthatwillbecrucialtoachievingtenure.

Session 4 Tying it all Together: Time Management, Program Management, and Career Management

Inthissessionwewillbringeverythingbacktogether

andshareourexperiencesthatworked,alongwith

somethatdidn’t.Wewillalsocovermoregeneral

topicslikepreparingforcomprehensiveexamsand

opportunitiesforinvolvementwiththeInstitute.Most

importantly,wewilladdressquestionsandconcerns

youhaveaboutdoctoralprogramsthathavenotbeen

addressedintheearliersessions.

SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS

How and By When to Apply?

Pleasesendanemail,byOctober15,2018,toconfer-

ence@decisionsciences.orgtobeconsideredpartici-

pationintheConsortium.Youremailshould:

1. Indicateyourinterestinparticipatinginthe

Consortiumandtheapprovalofyourdepartment

facultyadvisororchairperson

2. Includealistofquestionswiththechallengesyou

havehadoranticipateinthefirsttwoyearsof

yourprogram

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3. Provideevidencethatyouhaveregisteredforthe

2018DSIconference

Questions?

QuestionsabouttheDoctoralStudentConsortiumfor

Pre-ProposalDefenseStudentsatthe2018Annual

MeetingoftheDecisionSciencesInstitutecanbe

directedtotheCo-Leaders:

DebjitRoy-debjit@iima.ac.in

AnandNair-nair@broad.msu.edu

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM FOR POST- PROPOSAL DEFENSE STUDENTSCo-Leaders

Srinivas Talluri Michigan State University

Sriram Narayanan Michigan State University

Who Is The Consortium For?

TheDoctoralConsortiumforPost-ProposalDefense

Studentsisofferedtoindividualswhoarewellintotheir

doctoralstudies(normallywithin1-2yearsfromgradu-

ation).Studentspursuingtheirdoctoratesindecision

sciences,operationsmanagement,managementin-

formationsystems,managementscience,andrelated

businessfieldsareallwelcome.TheConsortiumwill

includeinteractivesessionsfocusingoncareergoals,

researchstrategies,jobsearchissues,placement

services,manuscriptreviewing,andpromotionand

tenure.Atentativeprogramisshownbelow.

PROGRAM Session 1 Workshop – Developing a Strategic Plan for Your Research

DianeH.Parente,TheBehrendCollege,PennState

Erie

KennethKendall,RutgersUniversity

JulieKendall,RutgersUniversity

Thisisaninteractiveworkshopdesignedtohelp

individualsplanresearch,createascheduleandtime-

tableforachievingresearchtargets.Thefacilitators

willhelpcreateastrategicplanwithtimetables,dates

ofsubmission,targetvenues,andco-authors;provide

step-by-stepinstructionsandworksheets.Participants

mustcomewithideasandalistofpriorconference

presentationsandpublications,journalarticles,book

chapters,grantapplications,andworkingpapers.

Session 2 The Job Market

Findingtherightfacultypositionisaninexactsci-

ence.Itcanbealong,challenging,andstressful

exercise.Thissessionwillprovideinsightsintothe

entirerecruitingprocess.Whatisthetargetofthejob

search:research-oriented,teaching,private,public,

orinternationalinstitutions?Whatisthebestwayto

sellyourself?Whataretheingredientsofagoodjob

interview?Thissessionwillhelpparticipantsanswer

thesequestions.

Panelists

RichardKraude,SUNY–BuffaloCampus

MaggieZheng,ClemsonUniversity

MikaellaPolyviou,ArizonaStateUniversity

ShivamGupta,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

Session 3 The Business of Academia

Thissessionfocusesonthechallengesasyoutransi-

tionfromdoctoralstudenttoAssistantProfessorand

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beyond.Whatistherightbalancebetweenresearch,

teaching,serviceandpersonallife?Howdoyou

prepareforpromotionandtenureandmanageyour

academicenvironmentsuccessfully?Whatarethe

commonmistakesandpitfallsthatearlycareerprofes-

sorsmake?Whatisacareerasabusinessschool

professoroverthenextdecade?Aseniorpanelof

facultyexpertsandonedeanwillprovidetheirinsights

intotheseissuesandmoreinthissession.

Panelists

RamNarasimhan,EmeritusProfessor,MichiganState

University

ManojMalhotra,Dean,CaseWesternReserveUniver-

sity

MorganSwink,Professor,TexasChristianUniversity

Session 4 Wrap up

ThissessionconcludestheConsortiumwithCo-

LeadersNarayananandTallurisummarizingthekey

takeawaysandaddressinganyquestionsparticipants

mighthave.

HOW AND BY WHEN TO APPLY?

ToparticipateintheDoctoralConsortiumforPost-Pro-

posalDefenseStudents,pleasesendanemailtocon-

ference@decisionsciences.orgbyOctober15,2018.

Theemailmaycomefromthestudentapplicantor,

preferably,fromthefacultyadvisor.Moreimportantly,

theemailshould:

1. Introducethestudentapplicantandexplicitlyindi-

catethestudent’s:

Progresswithinthedoctoralprogram

Majorfieldofstudy

Titleofdissertationproposal

Anticipatedgraduationdate

Contactemailinformation

2. Attachthecurrentcurriculumvitaofthestudent

Becauseseatingislimited,interestedstudents

shouldapplyearly.Applicationswillbeconsidered

onafirst-come,first-servebasis.

Notethatparticipantsmustpaytheregular

studentregistrationfeefortheannualmeeting,

buttherewillbenoadditionalchargeforthe

Consortium.Althoughstudentswillberesponsible

foralloftheirowntravelandaccommodation

expenses,itiscustomaryforparticipants’schools

toprovidemonetarysupportforthesepurposes.

Consortiumparticipantswillberecognizedatthe

2018AnnualMeetingoftheDecisionSciences

withaspecialdesignationontheirnamebadges.

ApplicationsandquestionsabouttheDoctoral

StudentConsortiumforPost-Proposal

DefenseStudentsatthe2018AnnualMeetingof

theDecisionSciencesInstitutecanbedirectedto

theCo-Leaders.

SriTalluri-Talluri@broad.msu.edu

SriramNarayanan-narayanan@broad.msu.edu

NEW FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM Leader

Janice Carrillo University of Florida

Who Is The Consortium For?

TheNewFacultyDevelopmentConsortium(NFDC)at

the2018AnnualMeetingofthe

DecisionSciencesInstituteisaprogramintendedfor

facultywhoareintheinitialstagesoftheir

Academiccareersdefinedasfacultywhoreceived

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theirdoctoratedegreesinthe2016or2018.Weinvite

youtoparticipateintheNFDCinordertogaininsights

intohowtolaunchandsustainasuccessfulprofes-

sionalcareerinacademe.

PROGRAM Introduction (8:00-8:10 AM) JaniceCarrillo,UniversityofFlorid)

Session 1 Publication Strategies in OM/SCM Journals

Panelists

TysonBrowning,TexasChristianUniversity

MarkFerguson,UniversityofSouthCarolina

BarbaraFlynn,IndianaUniversity

CheriSpeier-Pero,MichiganStateUniversity

Session 2 Surviving the Tenure Process

Panelists SaurabhBansal,PennStateUniversity

HongGuo,NotreDameUniversity

Min-SeokPang,TempleUniversity

ArdaYenipizarli,GeorgiaSouthernUniversity

Session 3 Career Paths

Panelists GerardBurke,GeorgiaSouthernUniversity

JulianaHsuan,CopenhagenBusinessSchool

JaniceCarrillo,UniversityofFlorida

HOW AND BY WHEN TO APPLY?

TobeconsideredforparticipationintheNFDC,please

send an e-mail to conference@decisionsciences.org

YouremailshouldbereceivedbyOctober15,2018

andshould:

1. Indicatewhyyouwishtobeselectedforpartici-

pation(lessthandoublespacedonepage).

2. AttachyourcurrentCV.

3. Listfivequestionsthatyouwouldlikeanswered

inordertoadvanceyourprofessionalcareer.

4. Provideconfirmationofhavingregisteredforthe

2018AnnualMeetingofDSI.

Note:ParticipationintheNFDCislimited,applications

willreceiveconsiderationonaspace-availablebasis.

Questions?

QuestionsabouttheNFDCatthe2018AnnualMeet-

ingoftheDecisionSciencesInstitutecanbedirected

totheNewFacultyDevelopmentConsortiumCoordi-

nator:

JaniceCarrillo

UniversityofFlorida

Coordinator:2018NewFacultyDevelopmentConsor-

tium

janice.carrillo@warrington.ufl.edu

MID-CAREER FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUMLeader

Amit Eynan University of Richmond

Who Should Attend The Consortium?

Theconsortiumisdesignedforfacultywhohave

receivedtenurewithinthelastfewyears.Atthis

stagefacultyarepresentedwithnewopportunitiesto

enhancetheircareerandcontributetotheirinstitu-

tionsandtheprofession.Itisimportanttounderstand

thepotentialimpactofsuchopportunitiesonongoing

activitiesaswellascareeraspiration.

Duringtheconsortium,dedicatedfacultywillshare

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theirextensiveexperienceandinsighttofosterinformal

andcandordiscussionsregardingpotentialcareer

pathsincludingopportunitiesandchallengesoftaking

onnewrolesinacademicadministration,asjournal

editors/areaeditors,andleadershipinprofessionalor-

ganizationswhilecontinuingtodeveloptheirresearch

andpedagogicalagendas.

PROGRAMWelcome and IntroductionsAmitEynan,UniversityofRichmond

Session 1 Managing Career Post Tenure

PanelistsDilipChhajed,UniversityofIllinois

NallanSuresh,UniversityofBuffalo

Session 2 Journal Involvement, Research Strategies

PanelistsConstantinBlome,UniversityofSussex

MorganSwink,TexasChristianUniversity

Session 3 Professional Society Service and Leadership

Panelists

JanetHartley,BowlingGreenStateUniversity

NadaSanders,NortheasternUniversity

Conclusions

HOW AND BY WHEN TO APPLY?

TobeconsideredforparticipationintheMCFDC,

please send an e-mail to conference@decisionscienc-

es.org.YouremailshouldbereceivedbyOctober15,

2018andincludethefollowing:

1. Whyyouwishtobeselectedforparticipationin

theMCFDC.

2. YourcurrentCV.

3. Alistoffivequestionsthatyouwouldlikean-

sweredinordertoadvanceyourprofessional

career.

4. Aconfirmationofhavingregisteredforthe2018

AnnualMeetingofDSI.

ParticipationintheMCFDCislimited.Prioritywillbe

giventoapplicationsreceivedearly.Applications

receivedlatewillbeconsideredonaspace-available

basis.

Questions?

QuestionsabouttheMCFDCatthe2018Annual

MeetingoftheDecisionSciencesInstitutecanbe

directedtotheMid-CareerFacultyDevelopmentCon-

sortiumco-Coordinator:

AmitEynan

UniversityofRichmond

aeynan@richmond.edu

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Dr. Cheri Speier-Pero is Professor of Information Systems and cur-rently serves and the faculty director for MSU’s Masters in Business Analytics program. She has also served as the Associate Dean for MBA and MS Programs at The Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. Dr. Speier-Pe-ro received her Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Indiana University in 1996.

DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL

Wearealmostafull-yearintoournewdepartmental

structureandbelievethatthisstructureisproviding

greaterclarityregardingthecontentfocusofmanu-

scriptsthatweseektopublish.Thedepartments

include:

• AnalyticalStudiesinSCM

• BehavioralOperationsandSupplyChainManage-

ment

• BusinessAnalytics

• EmpiricalStudiesinSCM

• HealthcareandServiceOperations

• InformationSystems

• IS/OM/Finance/AccountingInterface

• MarketingwithOMorISInterface

• ProductandProcessInnovation

• RevenueManagementandPricing

• SociallyResponsibleOperationsandtheCircular

Economy

Intotal,wehavereceivedfewermanuscriptsoverthe

yearandthisreflectsareductioninsubmissionsthat

donotfitthebroadsupplychainmanagementand/

orinformationsystemscommunitieswefocuson.

Thisallowsourfabulouseditorialteamtospendtheir

timeandfocusonpapersthatfallwithinthejournal’s

scope.Wehavealsoseenthenumberofpublished

papersdownloadedbyreadersincreaseaswellasan

increaseintheDSJimpactfactor.

Weareintheprocessoffinalizingtwopriorspecialis-

sues(onefocusedondatamining&decisionanalytics

andtheotherontheinterplayofinformationtechnology

andoperationaldecisionsciences).Inaddition,we

haveanupcomingspecialissuefocusedonDataAna-

lyticsforOperationalRiskManagement(submission

deadlineofMarch15,2019)andabriefdescriptionof

thisspecialissueisprovidedhere:

AccordingtoWorldEconomicForumGlobalRisks

Report(2018),extremeweathereventsandnatural

disastersarethetoptwolikelyrisksthathavethe

potentialtosignificantlyaffecttheglobaleconomic

systemandtheyarealsoamongthetoptenrisksthat

wouldhavelargescaleglobalimpactalongwithfood

andwatercrises,spreadofinfectiousdiseasesand

failureofclimatechangemitigation.Whilecatastroph-

icdisastersincludinghurricanes,tsunamis,earth-

quakes,fires,amongmany,continuetoaffectmas-

sivepopulations,andglobalpublichealthisbecoming

morevulnerabletoemergingdiseasescausedby

novelpathogens,responseplanningactivitiestodeal

withtheseeventsarecriticalindesigningresilient

globalsupplychains.Astheanalyticscapabilitiesof

organizationsarerapidlygrowing,thevalueofemerg-

ingdatainpredictingthefuturedisruptionsonglobal

activitiesandsupplychainsismorethanever.

Inthisspecialissuewearelookingfornoveland

timelystudiesthataddressoperationalriskmanage-

mentenhancingthevalueofanalyticsforexplanatory,

predictiveanddecisionoptimizationpurposes.Weare

especiallyinterestedinexploringissuesincomplex

operationalsettingsandpresentingrobustemergency

responseplansforavarietyofcatastrophiceventsand

operationaldisruptions.Papersincludingcasestud-

ies,theoreticalmodelingandempiricalresearchare

encouragedforsubmission,althoughspecificinterest

isonnovelcontributionspresentingdesignofmanage-

mentinformationsystemsthatintegratedatamanage-

mentanddatadrivenanalyticalmodelswhichare

generalizableforproblemsolvinginabroadercontext.

AdditionaldetailsregardingthisspecialissueonData

AnalyticsforOperationalRiskManagementcanbe

foundattheDSJwebsite(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.

com/journal/15405915).

MarkFergusonandCheriSpeier-Pero,asCo-EICs

lookforwardtomeetingwithfolksattheupcoming

DSImeetinginChicago.

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TRIGGERING INSIGHT: USING NEUROSCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND HOW PRIMING CHANGES INDI-VIDUAL COGNITION DURING ELECTRONIC BRAIN-STORMINGRandall K. Minas, Alan R. Dennis, Robert F. Potter, and Rasha Kamhawi

Webuildonpriortheoryandresearchonelectronic

brainstormingtoexaminehowachievementpriming

influencesindividualcognitionleadingtochangesin

individualbehaviorandultimatelyteamperformance.

Weconductedarepeatedmeasuresexperimentusing

electroencephalographywith53subjectsperforming

twobrainstormingtasks.Wefoundthatprimingaltered

cognitionintheleftandrightregionsofthefrontal

cortex;thatis,achievementprimingtriggeredcognition

inareasofthebrainrelatedtocreativeandinsightful

cognitionwhiletheplacebotreatmentledtocognition

inareasrelatedtolanguageproduction.Thus,priming

didnotinduce“more”cognition,butrathertriggered

changesinthenatureofcognitionthatledtosignifi-

cantlymoreideasandmoreideasthatwerehighly

novel,workable,andrelevant.Thisstudymakestwo

contributions:itshowsonetheoreticalpathwayby

whichachievementprimingworks;anditshowthat

primingusingpicturesimprovesideageneration.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BE-TWEEN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION IN HUMANITARIAN AID OR-GANIZATIONS: A SURVEY-BASED INVESTIGATION OF FOOD BANKSCigdem Ataseven, Anand Nair, and Mark Ferguson

Foodbanksarehumanitarianaidorganizationsthat

collect,organize,anddeliverfoodtononprofitmember

agenciesandalsotoindividualstohelpalleviatethe

society’shungerproblem.Thesupplychainoffood

banksischaracterizedbyprivatesectorcompanies,

individualdonorsandgovernmentalagenciesprovid-

ingmonetarysupportandfoodinventoryonthesupply

side,andthememberagenciessuchasfoodpantries,

soupkitchens,shelters,andvolunteersdelivering

supportonthedemandside.Withinthepurviewof

thissupplychain,foodbanksstrivetoimprovetheir

performance,whichiscommonlymeasuredinterms

oftheamountoffooddeliveredtothecommunities

inneed.Foodbanksrelyonmanagerialtalentthatis

relativelymoreconstrainedthanprivatesectorand

alsousevoluntaryworkforceforattainingtheirper-

formancegoals.Consideringtheuniqueyetpertinent

roleofhumanassetsinfoodbankstomanagetheir

supplychainintegrationinitiatives,weemployan

intellectualcapitalframeworktoanalyzethehuman,

organizational,andsocialcapitalantecedentsofsup-

plychainintegrationinfoodbanks.Specifically,we

suggestthatintellectualcapitaldrivessupplychain

integrationinhumanitarianorganizations.Moreover,

weproposespecificrelationshipsbetweenthedimen-

sionsofintellectualcapital.Acarefullycraftedsurvey

isusedtoinformourresults.Theresultsindicatethat

humancapitalsignificantlyimpactssocialcapital,

which,inturn,drivesallsupplychainintegrationdi-

mensions.Wediscusstheimplicationsofourfindings

formanagingintellectualcapitalinthenot-for-profit

sectorandofferdirectionsforfutureresearch.

COORDINATED PRICING ANALYSIS WITH THE CARBON TAX SCHEME IN A SUPPLY CHAINXin Ma, William Ho, Ping Ji, and Srinivas Talluri

Thecarbontaxisacost-efficientschemetocurb

emissions,andithasbeenimplementedinAustralia,

BritishColumbia,andotherplacesworldwide.Weaim

toanalyzeitseffectondynamicpricinginasupply

chainwithmultiplesuppliersandonemanufacturer.

Theprofit-maximizingmanufacturermakesfinalprod-

uctsusingrawmaterialsfromsupplierswithheteroge-

neouspricesandemissionrates.Atwo-stagegame

modelisbuiltoveraninfinitetimehorizonforthisis-

sue.Inthefirststage,suppliersfaceprice-dependent

demandtosettheirpricesandproductionratesunder

theconstraintofinventorycapacity.Then,inresponse

tothecarbontaxscheme,themanufacturerevaluates

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theprocurementpricesandemissionratesofsuppliers

tocontrolitsemissionvolumesandsetsthesalesprice

ofitsproduct.Thisarticlepredominatelyfocuseson

theoptimalpricingstrategiesinadecentralizedsupply

chain.Theopen-loopequilibriumandMarkovianNash

equilibriumforthedynamicpricinggamemodelsof

bothsuppliersandthemanufacturerarederived,re-

spectively.Theequilibriumpricesofsuppliersandthe

manufacturercanbesolvedbasedonbothirreversible

actionsandreal-timestates.Thesetwotypesofequi-

libriacanberegardedasthesolutionsoftwodifferent

modelsinspecificsituations.Toanalyzetheeffect

ofsourcingdiversityonpricingstrategiesandemis-

sionscontrolforthemanufacturer,themoregeneral

equilibriumpriceforthemanufacturerinann-suppliers

oligopolyisstudied.Numericalexamplesarepresent-

edtoillustratetheequilibriumanditsmonotonicitywith

variousparametersettings.

SINGLE- VERSUS TWO-OPPORTUNITY PRICE POSTPONEMENT AND ORDERING STRATEGIES OF A SEASONAL PRODUCTAvi Herbon

Wecomparetwostrategiesoforderingandpricing

postponementforaseasonalproduct.Inthesingle-

opportunitystrategy,theretailerordersallbase-stock

priortothebeginningoftheseasonandsetstheprice

when the season begins and demand information

becomesavailable.Inthetwo-opportunitystrategy,

theretailerordersonlysomeofherstockbeforethe

season,andplacesanadditionalorderafterthesea-

sonstarts;thesecond-orderquantityandthepricesfor

eachquantityofbase-stockaredeterminedaccord-

ingtocurrentlyavailabledemandinformation.The

latterstrategycanaccommodateunexpecteddemand

changesthatoccurlateinthesellingseason.Wepro-

videsufficientconditionsinwhichthetwo-opportunity

strategyispreferabletothesingle-opportunitystrategy.

Eachproblemisanalyzedusingamultistageprogram-

mingapproach,andoptimalpricesaswellasoptimal-

ityconditionsforthedifferentbase-stocklevelsare

obtained.Incontrasttopreviousstudies,ourmodel

addressestheeffectofthetimingofthearrivalofthe

secondorderandaccountsforholdingcostsover

timeaswellasareputationpenaltyassociatedwith

lostsales.Moreover,itdoesnotignorefixedcosts

associatedwithorderplacementandprocessingof

demandinformation.Anumericalexampleandsen-

sitivityanalysisofthekeyparametersshowthatthe

ratiobetweentheoptimalexpectedprofitsobtained

underthesingle-opportunitystrategyandunderthe

two-opportunitystrategyislowerforhighervaluesof

theholdingcostsorreputationpenalty.Moreover,the

ratio is higher for later splitting points as well as for

higherfixedcosts.

QUICK RESPONSE IN SUPPLY CHAINS WITH STO-CHASTICALLY RISK SENSITIVE RETAILERSTsan-Ming Choi, Juzhi Zhang, and T. C. Edwin Cheng

Quickresponseisasupplychainpracticethatcan

helpimproveoperationsbyrespondingquicklytomar-

ketchanges.Inparticular,whenretailersareperfectly

rationalandriskneutral,quickresponseisknownto

beahighlybeneficialstrategytotheretailers.How-

ever,inpractice,retailersmaypossessdifferentkinds

ofunstableriskpreferences,whichincluderisk-averse

andrisk-seekingattitudes.Thus,retailersmaybe

stochasticallyrisksensitive.Inthisarticle,weconsider

allthesefactorssimultaneouslyandexplorehowthe

retailer’sstochasticriskpreferenceaffectsthevalues

ofquickresponsetothesupplychainanditsmem-

bers.Amongvariousfindings,weshowthatquick

responseisalwaysbeneficialtothesupplychain

whentheretailerisstochasticallyrisksensitive.In

mostcases,wedemonstratethatiftheretailerismore

riskaverse(riskseeking)stochastically,theretailer

isbenefitedmorewhereasthemanufacturersuffers

asmallerprofitloss(abiggerprofitloss)underquick

response.Weprovethatdifferentcommonlyused

supplychaincontractscanachieverobustParetoim-

provementinthesupplychain.Wealsouncoverthat

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ifthemanufacturerignorestheretailer’sstochasticrisk

preference,theachievabilityofParetoimprovementby

contractswillbenegativelyaffected.

OPTIMAL OUTSOURCING STRATEGIES WHEN CA-PACITY IS LIMITEDSalar Ghamat, Hubert Pun, and Xinghao Yan

Outsourcingtheproductionofselectedcomponents

tocompetitorsisbecomingmorecommonamong

originalbrandmanufacturers(OBMs);however,OBMs’

increasedattentiontooutsourcingandthegrowingde-

mandinmanymarketscanresultincapacityallocation

conflictsforthecontractmanufacturers.Inthisstudy,

weconsiderascenarioinwhichtheOBMdecides

whethertooutsourcetoathird-partysupplierortoa

competitivecontractmanufacturer(CCM)whohasthe

optionofproducingacompetingproductandalsohas

limitedcapacity.Thissettingconsistsoftwolevelsof

competition:competitioninthecomponentmarketbe-

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inthefinal-productmarketbetweentheOBMandthe

CCM.TheCCMfirstchoosesthewholesalepriceand

decideswhetherornottosellacompetingproductto

thecustomers.Next,theOBMdecidestheproportion

ofitscomponentdemandtooutsourcetotheCCM,

andthenfirmssettheretailprices.Weareinterested

toinvestigatetheimpactsoftheCCM’scapacityand

theimpactsofthesetwolevelsofcompetition.We

showthattheOBMmightmultisourceitscomponent

demandonlywhencompetitioninthefinal-product

marketisintense.WealsofindthatwhenCCM’s

capacityincreases,demandmaydecreasewhilethe

retailpricemayincrease.Moreover,theCCMcan

beworseofffromhavingmorecapacity,evenwhen

CCM’scapacityisavailableforfree.Ourresultsalso

showthatdemandmayincreasewhencompetition

inthefinal-productmarketbecomesmoreintense.

Finally,wefindthatthevalueofhavingathird-party

suppliertoproducethecomponentdecreasesamid

theintensityofcompetitioninthefinal-productmarket.

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DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION EDITOR’S UPDATE

Asthecalendarquicklyrushestoward2019,Iwanted

totakethisopportunitytoupdateDecision Line read-

ersaboutthestateofthejournaloverthepast12

months.

MANUSCRIPT STATISTICS

Forthe12monthsendingonSeptember30,2018,

DSJIEreceivedatotalof79submissions.30ofthose

submissionswereempiricalarticles,15wereconceptu-

alarticles,and34wereteachingbriefs.Thissuggests

arelativelyevensplitofsubmissionsbetweenteaching

briefsandempiricalresearch,withfewerconceptual

manuscripts.Outofthese79submittedmanuscripts,

36ofthem(46%)weredesk-rejectedduetotheirlack

offitwiththejournal’sfocusorlackofquality.Atotalof

16articleswereacceptedduringthisperiod.Thisrep-

resentsa32%acceptancerateformanuscriptshaving

decisionsmadeinthepast12months.

Asaneditor,Iliketoemphasizethetimelyprocess-

ingofarticlesunderreview.Thearticlesthathave

completedthereviewprocessinthepast12months

averaged47.74daysinprocessbeforetheinitialdeci-

sionwasmade.Thisrepresentsanincreaseinthe

turnaroundtimecomparedtotheprevious12-month

period.Iintendtoworkwiththeassociateeditorsand

thereviewerstoreducethistimetogiveauthorsa

fasterturnaround.

EDITORIAL BOARD CHANGES

Thisyearhasseenanumberofeditorialboardchang-

eswiththejournal.Unfortunately,J.BenArbaugh,one

ofourAssociateEditors,passedawayonJune16after

acourageousbattlewithesophagealcancer.Benwas

aleaningscholarinthefieldofbusinessandmanage-

menteducationandalong-timeAssociateEditorfor

DSJIE.Iamverygratefulfortheopportunityofgetting

toknowBenoverthepastfewyears,andthewhole

editorialboardmisseshimverymuch.

Inaddition,twootherAssociateEditors,BryanAsh-

enbaumandConstantinBlome,haveaskedtostep

down from the editorial board as of the end of 2018

duetotheirotherprofessionalresponsibilitiesattheir

institutions.IwouldliketothankBryanandConstantin

fortheirsignificantcontributionstothejournalduring

theirtenureasAssociateEditors.Theiractivepres-

encewillbemissedinthefutureaswell.

Thesedepartureshavecreatedopeningsonthe

journal’seditorialboard,whichIamintheprocessof

fillingatthemoment.Infact,Ihavealreadyappointed

twonewAssociateEditorswhowillstarttheirposi-

tionsin2019.IwillintroducethemintheJanuary

2019issueofthejournalalongwithanyothernew

appointeestotheboard.

PUBLISHING IN DSJIE WORKSHOP AT THE DSI ANNUAL MEETING

ThejournalishostingaworkshopattheDSIAnnual

MeetinginChicagoonMonday,November19from

9:20-10:30am.Thisworkshopisdesignedtohelp

potentialauthorshonetheirmanuscriptsinprepara-

tionforsubmissiontothejournal.Attendeeswillwork

withmeoranAssociateEditortodiscusshelpful

editsthatwillimprovetheexpositionandimpactof

themanuscript.Fulldetailscanbefoundathttps://

decisionsciences.org/annual-meetings/national-dsi/

workshops-and-leaders/publishing-in-dsjie-workshop/.

Eventhoughthesubmissiondeadlinehaspassed,I

encourageinterestedauthorstocontactmeassoon

astheycanatdrake987@duq.edubecausewestill

haveafewspotsremaining.

SPECIAL ISSUES

Iamcurrentlyfinalizingacallforpapersforspecialis-

sueonTeachingBusinessAnalyticswithguesteditor

CeyhunOzgurfromValparaisoUniversity.Business

Matt Drake (drake987@duq.edu) is the Harry W. Witt Faculty Fel-low in Supply Chain Management and an Associate Professor in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. His research has been published in Omega, the European Journal of Operational Research, the International Journal of Production Econom-ics, OR Spectrum, Naval Research Logistics, the Journal of Business Eth-ics, and Science and En-gineering Ethics, among others. He has published several case books on business analytics with Pearson/FT Press.

Matthew Drake, Ph.D., CFPIM, CPF

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schoolsaroundtheworldhaverushedtoincorporate

morebusinessanalyticsandbigdatacontentintotheir

educationalprogramsoverthepastfiveyears.This

issuewillfocusonallaspectsofbusinessanalyt-

icseducationfromteachingbriefsdetailingspecific

classroomactivitiestoconceptualarticlesdiscussing

thedevelopmentandintegrationofbusinessanalytics

contentintonewandexistingprogramstoempirical

researchinvestigatingimportantstudentattributesand

instructionalstrategiesleadingtoeffectivecourses.

Thecallwillbepostedonthejournal’swebsite(www.

dsjie.org)onceitisfinalizedinthenextmonth.Initial

submissionswillbedueinmid-2019withatargetpubli-

cationdateofearly2020.

CONNECT WITH DSJIE

Inadditiontothejournal’swebsitelistedabove,I

continuetomaintainseveralsocialmediaaccountsfor

thejournal.Mygoalistopostinformationrelatedtothe

journal’soperationssuchasnewissueannouncements

andcallsforpapers,butIalsoplantohighlightpast

articlesaswellascurrentnewsrelatedtotheteaching

ofthedecisionsciences.

IencourageyoutofollowDSJIEonTwitterat@

DSJIE_EditorandonLinkedInathttps://www.linkedin.

com/groups/12043845.

OCTOBER 2018 ISSUE (VOLUME 16, ISSUE 4) ARTICLE ABSTRACTS

“THE CANDY CONTAINER COMPETITION: REIN-FORCING GROSS WEIGHT, BALANCE, AND STOW-AGE IN INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION” by Christian Rossetti

Thedescribedexerciseusescompetitionandthe

promiseofasugar-hightomotivatestudentstoappre-

ciatetheimportanceloadmanagementinanintermod-

alsetting.Usingmaterialavailablefromalocalsuper-

marketorgeneralmerchandisestore,studentteams

loadtheir‘container’fortwocustomers.Onecustomer

requirespalletizedsquarecandy,andthesecond

customerrequiresbarrels(Dixiecups)ofsmallerodd

shapedcandy.Studentsreceiveaworksheetthat

containstheweightsofeachtypeofcandyintheir

customerkitpacks,thetareweightofthecontainer,

andtheapproximateweightoftheircardboardpallets.

Studentssecurethecontentsoftheirpalletswith

shrink-wrap(householdplasticwrap)andensurethat

theircargodoesn’tshiftusingdunnage(bubblewrap).

Studentscompetetoapproachbutnotexceedthe

500-grammaximumgrossweightoftheircontainer

whilemeetingtwoconstraints:withstandinga30otilt

andnomorethana20%weightdifferentialbetween

theendsofthecontainer.Adebriefreinforcesthe

importanceofourresponsibilityassupplychainpro-

fessionalsforthesafetyoftransportationandmaterial

handlingworkers.Thewinningteamisawardedextra

creditpoints,andallparticipantsareallowedtoeat

theircustomers’shipments.

“5S YOUR LIFE: USING AN EXPERIMENTAL AP-PROACH TO TEACHING LEAN PHILOSOPHY” by Christine Witt, Joanna Dunlap, and Kent Sandoe

WithintheInformationSystemsdomain,employers

areoftendissatisfiedwithgraduates’competenceof

thenecessarytechnicalskillsintheareaofintegrated

businessprocesses.However,teachingcomplexcon-

ceptsrelatedtointegratedbusinessprocesses—such

asthe5Sleanphilosophy—isparticularlychallenging.

Inthisarticle,wedescribehowKolb’sexperiential

learningcyclewasusedtodesignadirect-experience

projecttosupportstudents’learningofthe5Slean

philosophy.Wealsosharetheresultsofourinquiry

intotheeffectivenessoftheprojectinmaximizing

students’learningofandabilitytoapplythe5Slean

philosophy.Basedontheresultsofthisstudy,stu-

dents’knowledgeofcategoriesofwaste,leantools,

andknowledgeof5Sstepssignificantlyincreased.

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“EVALUATING A PROTOTYPE OF A RECOMMENDER-DRIVEN ONLINE LEARNING SYSTEM” by K. Dharini Peiris and R. Brent Gallupe

Recommender-drivenOnlineLearningSystems

(ROLS)areattheforefrontofnewcomputer-based

learning.Theyincorporatemachinelearningtoallow

learning-by-doing,generatingpersonalizedrecom-

mendationsintheprocess.Thispaperdescribesthe

evaluationsofanewtypeofonlinelearningsystems,

ROLS.Thisevaluationwascarriedoutinthreephases

usingaDesignScienceResearchapproachfollowing

MarchandSmith(1995).InPhaseI,buildingtheROLS

prototypevalidatedtheconceptualframeworkused.

InPhaseII,buildinganinstantiationofROLStoteach

SQL,SQL-with-Ease,validatedtheROLSprototype.

InPhaseIII,alaboratoryexperimentevaluatedlearn-

ingoutcomesfromusingSQL-with-Easecompared

withtwoothertraditionalformsoflearning.Asetof

qualitativeinterviewscarriedoutwithlearnerssoon

afterusingthesystemconfirmedthatthesystemwas

effective.Theyindicatedthatmoreworkonfine-tuning

recommendationsgeneratedbythesystemcould

furtherimprovelearnersatisfaction.Thekeyimplica-

tionforpractitionersisthatROLShavethepotentialto

improvelearningoutcomessignificantly.Implications

forresearchersarethatevaluationsofROLS,which

includeformativeandsummativeevaluations,arees-

sentialtoimprovetheirperformanceandthatdevelop-

inginnovativeapproachestoevaluationcanadvance

theselearningtechnologies.

“’I THOUGHT I DID MUCH BETTER’ – OVERCONFI-DENCE IN UNIVERSITY EXAMS” by Kirsten Wuest and Hanno Beck

Studentstendtobeoverconfidentabouttheirfuture

performanceinuniversityexams,whichcanlead

todemotivationwhenfacedwithunexpectedlybad

results.Wehypothesizedthatoverconfidenceispartly

apersonalitytraitbutalsopartlyresultsfromstudents’

insufficientknowledgeofwhatisexpectedofthemin

universityexams.Itfollowsthatthisshoulddecrease

asthestudentslearnwhatisreallyrequired.Ina

longitudinalstudywith441studentsfromasouthern

Germanuniversity,weaskedstudentstosolveintel-

ligencetestquestionsandtomakeestimatesoftheir

ownperformances.Additionally,studentsestimated

theirperformanceinaforthcomingmathsand/orade-

scriptivestatisticsexam.Thenshortlyaftertheexam

wastakentheyindicatedtheirplannedandeffective

hoursofstudy.Asexpected,studentsdidnot,inthe

mean,overestimatetheirperformanceonintelligence

testquestions.Womenweremorelikelythanmento

underestimatetheirperformance.Over-orunderes-

timationinintelligencetestquestionsdid,however,

predictmisestimationinthemathsandthestatistics

exams.Also,furthercorrelationsofmisestimationbe-

tweenthestatisticsandafinancialmathematicsexam

couldbefound—assuchmisestimationcanbeinter-

pretedtobeastabletrait.Studentswithan‘Abitur’

qualificationweremorelikelytounderestimatetheir

performance,whilestudentswithotherpre-university

qualificationstendedtooverestimatetheirperfor-

mance.Noeffectofpersonalityfactorswasfound.

Againstourexpectations,studentswhohadoveresti-

matedthemselveslaterindicatedahighernumberof

hoursstudiedthanotherstudents.Wesuggestdiffer-

entstrategiesbywhichstudentsanduniversitiescan

activelycounteroverestimation.

LOOKING FORWARD

Iamlookingforwardtoanotheryearofworkingwith

allofthosecommittededucatorsthatmakeDSJIE

whatitis.IcannotthanktheAssociateEditorsenough

forshepherdingthesubmittedmanuscriptsthrough

thereviewprocess.Iwouldalsoliketothankallof

thereviewerswhohavetirelesslyporedthrough

manuscriptsandhaveprovidedexcellentfeedbackto

authorsthathasresultedinsignificantimprovements

tothearticlesthathavebeenpublishedinthejournal.

ThanksaswelltotheauthorswhochoseDSJIEas

theoutlettodisseminatetheirresearch.Ihopeyou

lookuponyourpublishedworkwithpride.

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IwouldliketoinviteanyDecisionLinereaderswho

havenotbeeninvolvedwithDSJIEtoconsidertaking

anactiveroleincontributingtothejournal.Ihope

thatDSJIEisatthetopofthelistofoutletswhenyou

considerpublishingeducation-relatedresearch.I

inviteyoutoregisterasamanuscriptreviewer(https://

mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dsjie),asitisalwayshelpful

togetdifferentperspectivesonsubmittedmanuscripts.

Andaboveall,Iinviteyoutoreadthearticlespublished

inDSJIEandthinkaboutincorporatingtheinsightsinto

yourclassrooms.Improvingoureffectivenessasdeci-

sionscienceseducatorsisultimatelywhatthisjournal

isallaboutandwhyIremainexcitedtobeapartofit.

ATTEND ONE OF THE DSI REGIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCES NEAR YOUMakeplanstoattend–eitheronenearyouoronethatoffersinformationonyourareaofinterest.

Tofindoutmoreabouteachoftheregionalannualconferencesortoregistertoattend,checkouttheirwebsites:

2018ISDSIAnnualConference–Mumbai,India

December27–30,2018

2019SEDSIAnnualConference-Savannah,GA

February20-22,2019

WDSIAnnualConference-CaboSanLucas,Mexico

March5-10,2019

SWDSIAnnualConference-Houston,TX

March13-16,2019

NEDSIAnnualConference-Philadelphia,PA

April4-6,2019

MWDSIAnnualConference–Indianapolis,IN

April4-6,2019

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DATE CONT. FROM PG. 32 MattDrake(drake987@duq.edu)isanAssociatePro-

fessorinthePalumbo-DonahueSchoolofBusinessat

DuquesneUniversityinPittsburgh,PA.Hisresearch

hasbeenpublishedinOmega,theEuropeanJournal

ofOperationalResearch,theInternationalJournalof

ProductionEconomics,ORSpectrum,NavalRe-

searchLogistics,theJournalofBusinessEthics,and

ScienceandEngineeringEthics,amongothers.He

haspublishedseveralcasebooksonbusinessanalyt-

icswithPearson/FTPress.

DSI/DECISIONLINE34OCTOBER 2018

APDSI - BRISBANE AUSTRALIA

The2019annualMeetingoftheAsianPacificDecision

SciencesInstitutewillbeheldattheMercureHotel

Brisbane,AustraliaonJuly15to18th2019

Theconferencethemeis“Technologysupporting

peopleanddecisionmaking”.

Alinktothewebsiteishttps://www.apdsi2019.com/and

alinktothehotelishttps://www.accorhotels.com/gb/

hotel-1750-mercure-brisbane/index.shtml

Anysuggestionsforseminarsorworkshops(particu-

larlyaroundteaching)willbegreatlyappreciated.For

example,onesuggestionforaworkshopis“bigdata

forsmall/nobudgets?”

PleasecontactDonKerr(emaildkerr@usc.edu.au)

withyourideasorfurtherdetails.

WHAT ABOUT BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA?

Brisbanewasthehostcityofthe1988WorldExpo,

andin30yearshasevolvedsignificantly.Tourism

investmentshavegrowntoincludeanewairportrun-

way,cruiseterminal,integratedresortandentertain-

mentprecinctssuchastheHowardSmithWharves.

Brisbaneisalsoearmarkedasacityaimingtoreach

itsgoalsofasmartcityby2020,whereinformation

throughbigdataissteeringthemannerinwhichdeci-

sionsaremadeacrossmacrotomicrolevelsinboth

thepublicandprivatesector.

AlthoughitwillbewinterinJuly(weareinthesouth-

ernhemisphere),theclimateisquitemildwithwinter

temperaturesrangingfromalowof10degreesCel-

sius(50degreesFahrenheit)to21degreesCelsius

(70degreesFahrenheit).

ThesurroundingareasofBrisbaneofferagreatnum-

berofattractionsandBrisbaneisveryclosetothe

GoldandSunshineCoasts.TheGoldCoastishome

toMovieWorld,SeaWorldandDreamworldwhilethe

SunshineCoastisabitmorelaidbackwithbeaches

andthehinterlandbeingthemaintouristattractions.

Youcouldalsocatchaplaneandheaduptothe

GreatBarrierreef.

WewouldwelcomeallAPDSIandDSIdelegatesto

Brisbane,theNewWorldCity!

Formoredetailspleasecontacttheconferenceorgan-

iserDonKerr–emaildkerr@usc.edu.au

Brisbane – the river city

The Gold Coast – cosmopolitan with an engaging nightlife (south of Brisbane)

The Sunshine Coast – Relaxed atmo-sphere and Pristine environment (north of Brisbane)

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

JUNE 2ND TO JUNE 5TH 2019

EDSI 2019 - 10TH EUROPEAN DECISION SCIENCES CONFERENCE

DECISION SCIENCES IN A CONNECTED WORLD

EDSI2019willbehostedbyNottinghamUniversity

BusinessSchool.NottinghamisoneofUK’spremier

Universities,locatedcentrallyintheheartofEngland

onabeautifulparklandcampus.Italsohascampuses

inChinaandMalaysia.Nottinghamisideallylocated

fortravelintheUKandtraveltoIrelandandcontinen-

talEurope.EDSI2019willspanabreadthofcontem-

porarytopicsondecisionsandorganisationsinour

increasinglyconnectedworld.

Foracampustour,see:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/about/campuses/univer-

sityparkcampus.aspx

Moredetailsandacallforpaperstocome

BartMacCarthy

ConferenceChair

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DSI/DECISIONLINE36OCTOBER 2018

The12thIndiaSubcontinentDecisionSciences

institute(ISDSI)conferenceisgoingtobeheldduring

27th-30thDecember,2018atSPJIMRMumbai.The

conferencefeaturesanarrayofdifferentactivitiesand

programsforbothIndia-based,andinternationalaudi-

ence.AsakeychapterofDecisionInstitute(DSI)India

DSIhasbeensteadilygrowingforthepastfewyears.

Thekeyhighlightsforthisyear’sconferenceare:

• Received400+papersubmissionsfrom16+

countries.ThisisarecordforISDSIintermsof

internationalparticipation.

• Adedicatedday-longdoctoralcolloquium.The

doctoralcolloquiumfeaturesseveralsessions

Convertingdissertationtopapers,Navigatingjob

market,EarlycareerchallengesforPhDSchol-

ars,Enhancingteaching&learningeffectiveness,

ThesecolloquiumisfocusedontheIndiaspecific

team,undertheleadershipofProf.AntonyPaulraj,

LiDakSumChairProfessorinInformationSys-

temsandOperationsManagement,Nottingham

UniversityBusinessSchoolinChina.

• Thereisadedicatednewfacultycolloquiumor

foryoungerstagefacultybeingorganizedunder

theleadershipofDr.SubashSarin,PaulT.Norton

EndowedProfessor,VirginiaTech.

• KeynotetalksfromProf.KingshukSinhafrom

CarlsonSchool,UniversityofMinnesota;andMr.

SudhiSinha,VicePresidentandGeneralManager

JohnsonControls,Wisconsin,USA.

• Apartfromthiswehaveplannedmanywork-

shopsandpaneldiscussionsduringmainconfer-

encedays’.Allthesepanelsfeatureamixof

nationalandinternationalspeakers,andscholars:

o Globalaccreditationsanditsimpact

o DecisionSciencesinPractice

o Publishinginhighqualityjournals

o WomeninDecisionScience

o Pedagogy,engaginginactivelearningincol-

laborationwithindustry

o HumanitarianOperations

o PromotingInclusivityinDecisionMaking

• Theconferencealsofeaturesworkshopson

recenttopicsincluding:

o DecisionProblemsinDataPrivacy&Human

AspectsinCybersecurity

o TOCEvaporatingCloudsasdecisionmaking

techniques

o SupplyChainOperationsSimulationswork-

shop

WewelcomedelegatesfromotherDSIorganizations

totheconference.Formoredetails,pleasevisitthe

conferencewebsiteathttps://dsiindia.org/orcontact

theconferencechairs:AbhijeetDigalwar,BITS-Pilani,

SajeevGeorge–SPJainInstituteofManagement

Research,orSriramNarayanan–MichiganStateUni-

versity.Welookforwardtoeveryone’sparticipation.

TheConferenceTeam

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DSI/DECISIONLINE37OCTOBER 2018

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTThe2019NortheastDecisionSciencesAnnualMeet-

ingwillbeheldApril4-6,2019inPhiladelphia,PA.The

three-dayconferencewillstartonThursdayandcontinue

throughSaturdaynight.Allpaidattendeesareinvitedto

theWelcomesession,paperpresentations,thePresi-

dent’sReceptionandAwardCeremony,andotherevents.

CALL FOR PAPERSFullpapers,abstracts,andworkshopsareinvited.

UndergradsmaysubmitproposalsforPosterSessions.

Sessionsinvolvingpractitionerswillbegivenconsider-

ation.Submissionswillbeblindrefereedandaccepted

paperswillbepublishedintheonlineConferencePro-

ceedings.Bysubmittingamanuscript,theauthorcertifies

thatitisnotcopyrightedorpreviouslypublished,hasnot

beenpresentedoracceptedforpresentationatanother

professionalmeeting,andisnotcurrentlyunderreview

forpresentationatanotherprofessionalmeeting.Atleast

oneoftheauthorscertifiesthathe/sheintendstoregister

forandattendtheconferencetopresentthepaperifitis

accepted.

Allpapers,abstracts,workshops,andpostersmustbe

submittedelectronicallyonorbeforeDecember17,2018.

GototheNEDSI2019websiteatwww.nedsi.net for more

infoorsubmitdirectlytonedsi2019.exordo.com/

OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARDS• Outstandingpapersareeligibleforawards:

• BestApplicationofTheory

• BestContributiontoTheory

• BestPaperonInnovationorSustainability

• DavidM.LevineAwardforInnovativeEducation

• BestStudentPapers

PROGRAM TRACKS• Accounting,Finance,Economics

• BusinessAnalyticsandKnowledgeManagement

• DecisionMaking

• InformationSystemsandDecisionSupport

• InnovationandCreativity

• InternationalBusinessandLaw

• Legal,Ethical,andSocialIssues

• Marketing

• OperationsManagement/OperationsResearch

• OrganizationalTheoryandBehavior

• Strategy,NewVenturesandEntrepreneurship

• SupplyChainManagementandLogistics

• Sustainability

• TeachingandInnovativeEducation

2019 HOTEL: DoubleTree by HiltonWearepleasedtoannouncetheselectionofaHiltonas

ourconferencehotellocatedindowntownPhiladelphia

at237SouthBroadStreet.Makeyourdiscountedreser-

vationsnowat:nedsi.net/hotel

OFFICER NOMINATIONSTheNEDSINominationsCommitteewelcomesnomina-

tionsforboardmembersandofficers.

ContactNesetHikmet,UniversityofSouthCarolinaat

nhikmet@hrsm.sc.edu

2019NEDSIAnnualMeetingPhiladelphia,PA

April4-6,2019

CONTACT INFORMATIONEricW.Stein,2019NEDSIProgramChair

ManagementDivision

PennStateGreatValleySchoolofGraduateProfes-

sionalStudies(Malvern,PA)

estein@ericwstein.com

ConferenceWebSite:nedsi.net

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COLLEAGUES, CONNECTION, AND CONVERSATION

The48thAnnualMeetingoftheSoutheastDecision

SciencesInstitute(SEDSI)washeldonFebruary21-

23,2018attheHiltonWilmingtonRiversideHotelin

Wilmington,NorthCarolina.Theconferencebrought

togetherover130colleaguesinterestedinthedecision

sciences.Asaresultofpurposefulplanningbythe

ProgramChair,TobinTurner(PresbyterianCollege),

themeetingprovedtobeanacademicgatheringfull

ofmeaningfulconnectionandconversationaround

researchandteachingwithcloseto100papers,panels

andworkshopsin27sessions.

(left to right): C. Clinton Harshaw, Tobin Turner, Karen Mattison, Wayne Smith, Suzie Smith from Presbyterian College.

SEDSI2018offeredcolleaguesadiverseofferingof

sessionsfeaturinginterdisciplinaryresearchandbest

practicesininnovativeteachingandpedagogyinthe

decisionsciences.TheData,AnalyticsandStatistics

Instruction(DASI)TrackandtheInnovativeEduca-

tion,Teaching

andPedagogy

Trackoffered

in-depth sessions

onteachingwith

cases,enhancing

onlineinstruc-

tion,andcurricu-

lumandcourse

designconsider-

(left to right): Tobin Turner and SEDSI 2018 Track Chairs

ations.Othersessionshighlightedtheimportanceof

decisionmakinginhealthcare,marketing,operations,

andcybersecuritytonameafew.

ThisyearSEDSIwelcomedBusinessDeansfrom

MarshallUniversity(AvinandanMukherjee),Clayton

StateUniversity(AlphonsoOgbuehi),andWestVir-

giniaUniversity(JavierReyes)foraspecialsession

toconnectandconverseaboutAACSBInternational

accreditationbestpracticesandoutcomes.Between

sessions,conferenceattendeeswerealsoabletovisit

withexhibitorsfromCengage,Minitab,andJMPdata

analysissoftware.

Generoussponsorshipsfromcollegesanduniversi-

ties(PresbyterianCollege,VirginiaTech,Virginia

Commonwealth,UNC-W,JamesMadison,Roanoke

College,TheCitadel,Randolph-MaconCollege,

andMarshallLewisCollegeofBusiness)madethe

President’sReceptionandLunchaswellascoffee

breaks,importantopportunitiestonetworkwithfriends

andrecognizethehardworkofcolleagues.Atthe

President’sLunch,theUniversityofNorthCarolina

atWilmington(UNC-W)receivedtheOutstanding

InstitutionalSupportAward.Thisawardrecognizes

academicinstitutionsoraunitofanacademicinstitu-

tionthathasadocumentedhistoryofsupportto

SEDSIoveraperiodofyears.UNC-Whasfaithfully

supportedSEDSIthroughsponsorship,donations,

andfacultyleadershipandparticipation.

(left to right): Drew Rosen, Stephen Hill, Bray Wray, Lorraine Lee, Robert Burrus (Dean of College of Business) all from University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNC-W received the Outstanding Institutional Support Award.

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(Left to right) Ajay Aggrawal (Henderson State Univ.), Wilma Andrews (VCU) , Laquanda Johnson (North Carolina A&T State Univ.), Shona Morgan (North Carolina A&T State Univ.), Sara Kiser (Alabama State Univ.), Ali Nazemi (Roanoke College)

(left to right): Terry Rakes (Va Tech), Drew Rosen (UNC-W), Cem Canel (UNC-W)

Weareactivelyplanningourupcomingmeeting

scheduledforFebruary20-22,2018inSavannah,

Georgia.Wehopethatyouwillmakearrangements

tojoinourvibrantandsupportivecommunityofschol-

ars.Thedeadlineforregularpapers,studentpapers,

andspecialsessionproposalsisNovember16,2018.

FormoreinformationaboutSEDSI,pleasevisitour

web site at http://www.sedsi.orgorcontactthecur-

rentProgramChair,CherylAasheim,atcaasheim@

georgiasouthern.edu.

WealsorecognizedInaMarkham(JamesMadison

University)withtheDistinguishedServiceAwardfor

hersupportanddedicationtoSEDSI.

(left to right): Ina Markham (Distinguished Service Award Recipient from James Madison University) and Jim Wynne (VCU)

(left to right): Susie Smith (Incoming President) and Reza Kheirandish (Immediate Past President) (passing the gavel)

Avinandan Mukherjee (Dean, Lewis College of Business) and Alphonso Ogbuehi (Dean, Clayton State University)

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FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETINGFEBRUARY 20-22, 2019SAVANNAH, GEORGIAWWW.SEDSI.ORG

Savannah Marriott Riverfront

100GeneralMcIntoshBlvd,

Savannah,GA31401

Call1-912-233-7722orvisithttps://www.

marriott.com/hotels/travel/savrf-savannah-

marriott-riverfront/

Requestcode:ComingSoon

HotelRateCutoffDate:Friday,January25,

2019

DEADLINE FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS: NOVEBER 16, 2018

DEADLINE FOR STUDENT PAPERS: NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Southeast Decision Sciences InstituteDr.CherylAasheim–2019ProgramChair

DepartmentofInformationTechnology

GeorgiaSouthernUniversity

POBox8150

Statesboro,GA30458

caasheim@georgiasouther.edu

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SAVE THE DATE

2019 MIDWEST DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE CONFERENCE

APRIL 4 - 6, 2019CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS, IN (877)270-1393

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Keynoteandpanelpresentationsbydistin-

guishedacademicians

PosterSessionAreaforWorksinProgress

&TableTopics

Hands-onWorkshops

ElectronicProceedings

ConferenceReceptionatanIndianapolis

Landmark

PlantTours

TRACKS

SupplyChainManagement

Operations Management

InnovativeEducation

BusinessAnalytics

BigData&DataMining

InformationSystems/Technology

DecisionMaking

Entrepreneurship

Health Care Management

Accounting&FinanceMarketing

BIG DATA AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS IN TEACHING AND

RESEARCH

CompetitivePapers;Abstracts;Student

Papers;Symposia,Tutorials,andWorkshops

onalltopicsrelevanttobusinessare

encouraged.Thosefocusingonthe2019

themeareespeciallywelcome.

Call for Papers Open Soon

Doubleblindreviewprocess.

Conference Co-Chairs

PeggyDanielsLee,pedalee@iupui.

eduSanjayKumar,sanjay.kumar@valpo.edu

ContactUsforTrackChairOpenings!

AWARDS StanHardyBestPaperAward

BestInnovativeEducationPaper

BestConferencePaper

BestStudentPaper

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WESTERN DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTEFORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING

WDSI IS THE WESTERN REGIONAL SUBDIVISION OF THE DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE.

www.wdsi2019.org

CALL FOR PAPERS

Papersareinvitedin,butnotlim-

itedto,thetopicalareaslisted.We

encouragecasesubmissionsand

papers/abstractsbygraduateand

undergraduatestudentstobesub-

mittedtotheirrespectivedisciplinary

tracks.

Fullpapersaredouble-blindreviewedfirstbyreferees

andabstractsarereviewedbyTrackChairs.Accepted

papersandabstractswillbepublishedintheconfer-

enceproceedingsattheoptionoftheauthor(s).Copy-

rightofthepaperswillstaywiththeauthors.

Papersubmissionacknowledgesthattheauthorwill

registerfortheconferenceandpresent,inperson,the

paperatthetimespecifiedintheconferenceprogram.

Panels,workshops,andtutorialsoncurrenttopicsof

interest,andotherspecialsessionsarealsoplanned.

PleasecontacttheProgramChair,ifyouareinterested

inanyofthese.

BEST PAPER AWARDS

Acceptedregularpaperswillbeconsideredforthe

DecisionSciencesandInformationSystemsHonor

Society,Alpha Iota Delta, Best Paper Awards in the

followingcategories:

• Applications

• CaseStudies

• EnvironmentalIssues

• InterdisciplinaryIssues

• TheoreticalResearch

• EmpiricalResearch

Inaddition,awardswillbegivenforthebestunder-

graduatestudentpaperandthebestgraduatestudent

paper.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submissionsbegin:

• SubmissionDeadline:September 30 , 2018

MEETING VENUEThe48thAnnualMeetingof

WDSIwillbeheldona5NightCaboSanLucas,Mexicocruise,depart-

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• NotificationofAcceptance:October20,2018

• ManuscriptSubmissionDeadline:December1,

2018

TOPICAL AREAS AND TRACKS

• Accounting

• BusinessAnalyticsandData-DrivenDecision

Making

• BusinessEnvironment-Strategy,Policy,Law,

Ethics

• FinanceandInvestment

• HospitalityManagementandMarketing

• InnovativeEducation

• InternetandeBusiness

• ManagementInformationSystems

• ManagementScienceandQuantitativeMethods

• Management,Entrepreneurship,and

Organizations

• Marketing

• MilitaryApplications

• ModelingandSimulation

• Operations,LogisticsandSupplyChain

Management

• PublicPolicyandAdministration

• SustainabilityIssuesinDecisionMaking

WDSI OFFICERS FOR 2018

President:AlbertHuang,UniversityofthePacific,

ahuang@pacific.edu

PresidentElect:

ÖmerS.Benli,CaliforniaStateUniversity,Long

Beach,

Omer.Benli@csulb.edu

VicePresident,ProgramChair:TheodoreP.Byrne,

California

StateUniversityDominguezHills,tbyrne@csudh.edu

VicePresident,ProgramChairElect:Salem

Boumediene,MontanaState

University-Billings,salem.boumedi ene@msubillings.

edu

VicePresident,MemberServices:PiaGupta,

CaliforniaStateUniversity,

LongBeach,Pia.Gupta@csulb.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:SheldonR.Smith,UtahValley

University,

smithsh@uvu.edu

DirectorofInformationSystems:Khosrow

Moshirvaziri,California

StateUniversity,LongBeach,

Khosrow.Moshirvaziri@csulb.edu

ImmediatePastPresident:NatasaChristodoulidou,

CaliforniaStateUniversity

DominquezHills,

nchristodoulidou@csudh.edu

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MWDSIPresident:SanjayKumar,ValparaisoUniversity

Past President:PeggyDanielsLee,IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversity–Indianapolis

Transition Team:

JaideepMotwani,GrandValleyStateUniversity

DianeH.Parente,PennStateUniversity-Erie

JohnParente,MercyhurstUniversity

StephanieEckerd,IndianaUniversityPurdueUniversity–Indianapolis

SanjeevJha,ValparaisoUniversity

JanainaSiegler,ButlerUniversity

Archivist:XiaodongDeng,OaklandUniversity

V.P. of Technology:SourishSarkar,PennStateUniversity–Erie

NEDSIPresident:NesetHikmet,UniversityofSouthCarolina

President Elect:DougHales,UniversityofRhodeIsland

Immediate Past President:PedroM.Reyes,BaylorUniversity

Program Chair 2019:EricW.Stein,PennState-GreatValleySchoolofGraduateProfessionalStudies

Program Chair Elect 2020:TheologosHomerBonitsis,NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology

VP Communications:HalRavinder,MontclairStateUniversity

VP Technology:KorayOzpolat,UniversityofRhodeIsland

VP Promotional Activities:JavadPaknejad,HofstraUniversity

VP Member Services:CarolynLamacchia,BloomsburgUniversityofPennsylvania

Treasurer:MehmetG.Yalcin,UniversityofRhodeIsland

Secretary:GangLi,BentleyUniversity

Archivist:JenniferA.Swanson,StonehillCollege

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S OFFICERS OF OUR AMERICAS REGIONAL SUBDIVISIONS

SEDSIPresident:RezaKheirandish,ClaytonStateUniversity

President Elect: TobinTurner,PresbyterianCollege

Past-President: SuzieSmith,PresbyterianCollege

Program Chair:CherylAasheim,GeorgiaSouthernUniversity

Program Chair Elect: PingWang,JamesMadisonUniversity

Secretary (2016-2017):SaraBlissKiser,AlabamaStateUniversity

V.P. Finance:ChrisMcCart,RoanokeCollege

V.P. Member Services:AliNazemi,RoanokeCollege

V.P.Planning&Development:MauroFalasca,EastCarolinaUniversity

V.P. Publications:ShonaMorgan,NorthCarolinaA&TUniversity

V.P. Student Services:LaquandaLeaven,NorthCarolinaA&TUniversity

V.P. Meetings:L.DrewRosen,UniversityofNorthCarolina Wilmington

Archivist & Web Services: GeorgeS.Lowry,Randolph-MaconCollege

SWDSIPresident: MarkMcMurtrey,UniversityofCentralArkansas

President-Elect:KhaledAlshare,QatarUniversity

Program Chair:MatthewLindsey,StephenF.AustinStateUniversity

Program Chair-Elect:DanPeak,UniversityofNorthTexas

Past President:MohanRao,TexasA&MUniversity,CorpusChristi

Secretary: KittipongBoonme,TexasWomen’sUniversity

VP- Finance:LynneCagleCox,UniversityofNorthTexas

VP - Member Services:GinaHarden,StephenF.AustinStateUniversity

VP - Student Liaison:GaylePrybutok,UniversityofNorthTexas

Regional Archivist:MikeHanna,UniversityofHouston-ClearLake

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APDSICurrently operating under a Caretaker Board

Caretaker Board

ProfessorTritosLaosirihongthong,ThammasatUniversity,THAILAND,mostrecentAPDSIPresidentandAPDSI2018ConferenceChair,Co-Chair of APDSI Caretaker Board

ProfessorDonKerr,UniversityoftheSunshineCoast,AUSTRALIA,mostrecentAPDSIPresidentElectandAPDSI2019ConferenceChair,Co-Chair of APDSI Caretaker Board

ProfessorJanHartley,BowlingGreenStateUniversity,USA,PresidentElect,DSI

ProfessorNormaHarrison,MacquarieGraduateSchoolofManagement,AUSTRALIA,PastPresident,DSI and APDSI

ProfessorYanDong,UniversityofSouthCaroline,USA

EDSIPresident:MarcoSartor,UniversityofUdine

Immediate Past President:GyulaVastag,SzechenyiUniversity

President Elect:JanOlhager,LundUniversity

European VP at DSI:CarmelaDiMauro,UniversityofCatania

Secretary/Treasurer:GuidoOrzes,FreeUniversityofBozen

2019 Program Chair:BartMacCarthy,UniversityofNottingham

VP South Europe:SukranAtadeniz,UniversityofSt.Thomas

VP Northern Europe:MarkkuKuula,AaltoUniversity

VP Eastern Europe:DanutaKisperska-Moron,UniversityofKatowice

OFFICERS OF OUR INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SUBDIVISIONS

WDSIPresident:AlbertHuang,UniversityofthePacific

ImmediatePastPresident:NatasaChristodoulidou,

CSUDominguezHills

President Elect:OmerS.Benli,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach

Vice President of Programs and Program Chair: :TheodoreByrne,CSUDominguezHills

Vice President and Program Chair Elect: Salem Boumediene,MontanaStateUniversity-Billings

Vice President for Members Services:TBD

Secretary Treasure:SheldonSmith,UtahValleyUniversity

Director of Information Systems:KhosrowMoshirvaziri,CSULongBeach

ISDSIPresident:AbhijeetK.Digalwar,BITS,Pilani

Vice President: RaviKumarJain,SymbiosisInstituteofBusinessManagement–India

Vice President (At Large): Ramachandran(Nat)Natarajan,TennesseeTechUniversity

Director:BhimarayaA.Metri,IndianInstituteofManagement

Director:NileshBerad,METInstituteofManagement

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POSTING DATE INSTITUTION LOCATION JOB TITLE JOB TYPE AREA OF INTEREST

10/4/18 LongwoodUniversity Farmville,VA,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement

10/2/18 LehighUniversity Bethlehem,PA,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement

10/1/18 UniversityofColorado Colorado Springs

ColoradoSprings,CO,USA

Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

InformationSystems

10/1/18 UniversityofPort-land

Portland,OR,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsandTechnologyManagement

10/1/18 UniversityofAla-bamainHuntsville

Huntsville,AL,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics,ManagementScience,Operations,InformationSystemsorcloselyrelatedfield

10/1/18 PennStateYork York,PA,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack BusinessAdministration

9/27/18 Washington State University

Pullman,WA,USA Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations Management

9/27/18 NortheasternUni-versity

Boston,MA,USA Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

Mechanical&IndustrialEngineering

9/27/18 WilfridLaurierUni-versity

Waterloo,ON,Canada

Assistant Professor TenureTrack BusinessAnalytics

9/25/18 ClevelandStateUniversity

Cleveland,OH,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack Operations,SupplyChainManagement

9/25/18 GeorgiaSouth-ernUniversity

Statesboro,GA,USA Assistant,AssociatePro-fessor

TenureTrack Logistics,SupplyChainManagement

9/25/18 Old Dominion Uni-versity

Norfolk,VA,USA Assistant,AssociatePro-fessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics

9/25/18 ClemsonUniversity Clemson,SC,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement,OperationsManagement

9/24/18 UniversityofMas-sachusettsLowell

Lowell,MA,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time AnalyticsandOperationsManagement

9/24/18 UniversityofSouthCarolina

Columbia,SC,USA Assistant,SeniorAssistant,AssociateProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations,SupplyChainManagement

9/20/18 California State Uni-versity,Northridge

Northridge,CA,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

TenureTrack InformationSystems

9/20/18 LoyolaUniversityNewOrleans

NewOrleans,LA,USA

Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

Management,Production,Operations,Sup-plyChainManagement

9/19/18 WakeForestUni-versity

Winston-Salem,NC,USA

VisitingFaculty Full-Time Operations Management

9/19/18 UniversityofNotreDame

NotreDame,IN,USA Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

TenureTrack Operations Management

9/19/18 TilburgUiversity Tilburg,Netherlands Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement,OperationsManagement,Logistics

9/17/18 IEUniversity Madrid,Spain Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations Management

9/17/18 UniversityofNe-braskaatOmaha

Omaha,NE,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement

9/17/18 TheCollegeofNewJersey

Ewing,NJ,USA Assistant,AssociatePro-fessor

TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement&OperationsManagement

9/17/18 California State Uni-versityStanislaus

Turlock,CA,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsManagement,StrategicMan-agement

9/13/18 MiamiUniversity Oxford,OH,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement&OperationsManagement

9/13/18 WakeForestUni-versity

Winston-Salem,NC,USA

Associate,FullProfessor TenureTrack BusinessAnalytics,DataAnlaytics

OPEN POSITIONS AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

TheDecisionSciencesInstitutewebsiteprovidesalistingofopenacademicpositions.BelowyouwillfindPlacementListingsforApril

13-July16,2018.Formoredetailsontheseandotherpositionlistings,aswellasapplicantlistings,visittheDSIwebsite–decision-

sciences.orgReadytopostaposition?Guidelinesonhowtolistyourpositioncanbefoundthereaswell.

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POSTING DATE INSTITUTION LOCATION JOB TITLE JOB TYPE AREA OF INTEREST

9/13/18 NanjingAuditUni-versity

Nanjing,China Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsResearch,ManagementSci-ences,OperationsManagement,Opera-tionsAnalyticsorrelatedfield

9/11/18 San Jose State California

SanJose,CA,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Tenure-Track Transportation,OperationsManagement

9/11/18 UniversityofDayton Dayton,OH,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations&SupplyChainManagement,DecisionSciences,BusinessAnalytics

9/10/18 YorkUniversity Toronto,Ontario,Canada

Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsManagement,InformationSystems

9/10/18 YorkUniversity Toronto,Ontario,Canada

Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsManagement,SupplyChainManagement,DataAnalytics,ArtificialIntel-ligence

9/10/18 MissouriStateUni-versity

Springfield,MO,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack Logistics,SupplyChainManagement,Operations Management

9/10/18 KennesawStateUniversity

Kennesaw,GA,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations,SupplyChainManagement

9/10/18 GeorgeMasonUniversity

Fairfax,VA,USA OpenRank Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations Management

9/6/18 Penn Sate Mont Alto MontAlto,PA,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement

9/6/18 FloridaGulfCoastUniversity

FortMyers,FL,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time-9months

DataAnalytics

9/6/18 FloridaGulfCoastUniversity

FortMyers,FL,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time-9Months

SupplyChainManagement

9/4/18 UniversityofNorthCarolina at Wilm-ington

Wilmington,NC,USA

Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

Full-Time BusinessAnalytics&OperationsManage-ment

9/4/18 San Jose State University

SanJose,CA,USA Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

Full-Time Industrial&SystemsEngineering

8/31/18 SungkyunkwanUniversity

Seoul,Korea Assistant,Associate,FullProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsManagement,SupplyChain Management

8/30/18 IthacaCollege Ithaca,NY,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics,DecisionSciences

8/30/18 NationalUniversityof Singapore

Singapore,Asia OpenRank Full-Time,TenureTrack

DataScience,MachineLearning,Opera-tionsResearch

8/29/18 MichiganStateUniversity

EastLansing,MI,USA

AssociateProfessororFixed-TermInstructor

FullTime SupplyChainManagement

8/29/18 MichiganStateUniversity

EastLansing,MI,USA

AssistantProfessororFixed-TermInstructor

FullTime SupplyChainManagement

8/29/18 MichiganStateUniversity

EastLansing,MI,USA

AssistantorAssociateProfessor

TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement,Purchasing/Sourcing

8/28/18 SamHoustonStateUniversity

Huntsville,TX,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement

8/28/18 UniversityofHart-ford

WestHartford,CT,USA

Assistant Professor TenureTrack BusinessAnalytics,DataSciences

8/24/18 Portland State Uni-versity

Portland,OR,USA AssistantorAssociateProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement

8/24/18 UniversityofSanDiego

SanDiego,CA,USA AssistantorAssociateProfessor

TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement

8/23/18 OhioStateUniversity Columbus,OH,USA AssistantorAssociateProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

SafeandSustainableFoodValueChains

8/23/18 OhioStateUniversity Columbus,OH,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

Operations Management

8/22/18 UniversityofOkla-homa

Norman,OK,USA Lecturer Full-Time HealthAnalytics,ManagementInformationSystems

8/16/18 Penn State Harrisburg,PA,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack PurchasingandSupplyManagement,Sup-plyChainStrategy,andWarehousing

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POSTING DATE INSTITUTION LOCATION JOB TITLE JOB TYPE AREA OF INTEREST

8/13/18 BucknellUnivesity Lewisburg,PA,USA OpenRankFacultyPosition Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics,OperationsResearch,andManagementScience

8/13/18 MiamiUniversity Oxford,OH,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack Forecasting,PrescriptiveAnalytics,DataScience,IndustrialEngineering,Statistics

8/13/18 MiamiUniversity Oxford,OH,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack ITStrategyand/orInnovation,EmergentTechnologies,CyberSecurityorBigData,andBusinessAnalytics

8/13/18 NorthernIllinoisUniversity

DeKalb,IL,USA Assistant Professor or As-sociateProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

DataAnalytics,ManagementInformationSystems

8/13/18 UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln,NE,USA Assistant,Associate,FullProfessorofPractice

Non-tenure SupplyChainManagementandBusinessAnalytics

8/13/18 UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln,NE,USA Assistant Professor TenureTrack SupplyChainManagement,BusinessAna-lytics,OperationsManagement,Manage-mentInformationSystems

8/13/18 UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln,NE,USA AssociateorFullProfessor Tenured SupplyChainManagement,BusinessAna-lytics,OperationsManagement,Manage-mentinformationSystemss

8/13/18 ClemsonUniversity Clemson,SC,USA Lecturer Full-Time,Non-TenureTrack

BusinessStatisticsandAnalytics

8/8/18 California State Uni-versity,EastBay

Hayward,CA,USA Assistant,AssociateProfes-sor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsManagement,SupplyChainManagement,BusinessAnalytics

8/8/18 RiderUniversity Lawrenceville,NJ,USA

Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics,ActuarialScience

8/7/18 UniversityofKansas Lawrence,KS,USA Assistant,AssociateorFullProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

BusinessAnalytics

8/7/18 UniversityofIllinoisatSpringfield

Springfield,IL,USA Assistant Professor Full-Time,TenureTrack

OperationsManagement,SupplyChainManagement

8/6/18 UniversityofCalifor-niaIrvine

Irvine,CA,USA Lecturer Full-Time,Clinical Operations&DecisionTecnhologies

8/6/18 UniversityofKansas Lawrence,KS,USA Assistant,AssociateorFullProfessor

Full-Time,TenureTrack

SupplyChainManagement

8/3/18 Simon Fraser Uni-versity

Vancouver,BC,Canada

Assistant Professor TenureTrack Technology&OperationsManagement

DSI/DECISIONLINE49OCTOBER 2018

PAST

PRE

SIDE

NTS 2010 - CURRENT

2017–2018 Jatinder(Jeet)Gupta,Universityof Alabama–Huntsville

2016–2017 FundaSahin,UniversityofHouston

2015–2016 MorganSwink,TexasChristian University

2014–2015 MarcSchniederjans,Deceased

2013–2014 MalingEbrahimpour,Universityof SouthFlorida,St.Petersburg

2012–2013 E.PowellRobinson,Jr.,Universityof Houston

2011–2012 KrishnaS.Dhir,BerryCollege

2010–2011 G.KeongLeong,UniversityofNevada, Las Vegas

2009–2010 RamNarasimhan,MichiganState University

2000 – 20092008–2009 NormaJ.Harrison,MacquarieGraduate SchoolofManagement

2007–2008 KennethE.Kendall,RutgersUniversity

2006–2007 MarkM.Davis,BentleyUniversity

2005–2006 ThomasE.Callarman,ChinaEurope InternationalBusinessSchool

2004–2005 GaryL.Ragatz,MichiganState University

2003–2004 BarbaraB.Flynn,IndianaUniversity

2002–2003 ThomasW.Jones,Universityof Arkansas–Fayetteville

2001–2002 F.RobertJacobs,IndianaUniversity– Bloomington

2000–2001 MichaelJ.Showalter,FloridaState University

1999–2000 LeeJ.Krajewski,UniversityofNotre Dame

1990–19991998–1999 TerryR.Rakes,VirginiaTech

1997–1998 JamesR.Evans,Universityof Cincinnati

1996–1997 BettyJ.Whitten,UniversityofGeorgia

1995–1996 JohnC.Anderson,Universityof Minnesota–TwinCities

1994–1995 K.RoscoeDavis,UniversityofGeorgia

1993–1994 LarryP.Ritzman,OhioStateUniversity

1992–1993 WilliamC.Perkins,IndianaUniversity– Bloomington

1991–1992 RobertE.Markland,Universityof SouthCarolina

1990–1991 RonaldJ.Ebert,Universityof Missouri–Columbia

1989–1990 BernardW.Taylor,III,VirginiaTech

1981 – 19891989–1990 BernardW.Taylor,III,VirginiaTech

1988–1989 WilliamL.Berry,OhioStateUniversity

1987–1988 JamesM.Clapper,AladdinTempRite

1986–1987 WilliamR.Darden,Deceased

1985–1986 HarveyJ.Brightman,GeorgiaState University

1984–1985 SangM.Lee,UniversityofNebraska– Lincoln

1983–1984 LaurenceJ.Moore,VirginiaTech, Deceased

1982–1983 LindaG.Sprague,ChinaEurope InternationalBusinessSchool

1981–1982 NormanL.Chervany,Universityof Minnesota–TwinCities

1979–1981 D.ClayWhybark,UniversityofNorth Carolina–ChapelHill

DSI FOUNDED – 19791978–1979 JohnNeter,UniversityofGeorgia

1977–1978 CharlesP.Bonini,StanfordUniversity

1976–1977 LawrenceL.Schkade,Universityof Texas–Arlington

1975–1976 KennethP.Uhl,Deceased

1974–1975 AlbertJ.Simone,RochesterInstitute ofTechnology

1973–1974 GeneK.Groff,GeorgiaState University

1972–1973 RodgerD.Collons,DrexelUniversity

1971-1972 GeorgeW.Summers,Deceased

1969-1971 DennisE.Grawoig,Deceased

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In order for the nominee to be considered, the nominator must submit in electronic form a full vita of the nominee along with a letter of nomination which highlights the con-tributions made by the nominee in research, teaching and/or administration and service to the Institute. Nominations must highlight the nominee’s contributions and provide appropriate supporting information which may not be contained in the vita. A candidate cannot be considered for two consecutive years.

Send nominations to:Chair of the Fellows Committee Decision Sciences Insti-tuteC.T. Bauer College of Business 334 Melcher Hall, Suite 325Houston, TX 77204-6021info@decisionsciences.org

Adam,EverettE.,Jr.Anderson,JohnC.Benson,P.GeorgeBeranek,WilliamBerry,WilliamL.Bonini,CharlesP.Brightman,HarveyJ.Buffa,ElwoodS.*Cangelosi,Vincent*Carter,PhillipL.Chase,RichardB.Chervany,NormanL.Clapper,JamesM.RodgerD.CollonsCouger,J.Daniel*Cummings,LarryL.*Darden,WilliamR.*Davis,K.RoscoeDavis,MarkM.Day,RalphL.*Digman,LesterA.Dock,V.ThomasEbert,RonaldJ.Ebrahimpour,MalingEdwards,WardEvans,JamesR.Fetter,RobertB.Flores,BenitoE.*Flynn,BarbaraB.Franz,LoriS.Ghosh,SoumenGlover,FredW.Gonzalez,RichardF.Grawoig,DennisE.*Green,PaulE.Groff,GeneK.Gupta,JatinderN.D.Hahn,ChanK.Hamner,W.Clay

Hayya,JackC.Heineke,JanelleHershauer,JamesC.Holsapple,ClydeHorowitz,IraHouck,ErnestC.*Huber,GeorgeP.Jacobs,F.RobertJones,ThomasW.Kendall,JulieE.Kendall,KennethE.Keown,ArthurJ.Khumawala,BasheerM.Kim,KeeYoungKing,WilliamR.Klein,GaryKoehler,AnneB.Krajewski,LeeJ.LaForge,LawrenceLatta,CarolJ.*Lee,SangM.Luthans,FredMabert,VincentA.Malhotra,ManojK.Malhotra,NareshK.Markland,RobertE.McMillan,Claude*Miller,JeffreyG.Monroe,KentB.Moore,LaurenceJ.* Moskowitz,HerbertNarasimhan,RamNeter,JohnNutt,PaulC.Olson,DavidL.Perkins,WilliamC.Peters,WilliamS.Philippatos,GeorgeC.Ragsdale,CliffT.

Raiffa,Howard*Rakes,TerryR.Reinmuth,JamesR.Ritzman,LarryP.Roth,AledaV.Rungtusanatham,Manus(Johnny)Sanders,NadaSchkade,LawrenceL.Schniederjans,MarcJ.*Schriber,ThomasJ.Schroeder,RogerG.Simone,AlbertJ.Slocum,JohnW.,Jr.Smunt,TimothySobol,MarionG.Sorensen,JamesE.Sprague,LindaG.*Steinberg,Earle

Summers,GeorgeW.*Tang,KweiTaylor,BernardW.,IIITroutt,MarvinD.Uhl,KennethP.*Vakharia,AsooJ.Vazsonyi,Andrew*Voss,ChristopherA.Ward,PeterT.Wasserman,William*Wemmerlov,UrbanWheelwright,StevenC.Whitten,BettyJ.Whybark,D.ClayWicklund,GaryA.Winkler,RobertL.Woolsey,RobertE.D.Wortman,MaxS.,Jr.*Zmud,RobertW.

*Deceased

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