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Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods
Evert McCabe Faculty Fellow
PhD, Stanford University, 1994
MS, Stanford University, 1991
BS, Swarthmore College, 1989
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206-685-1912 |
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206-543-3968 |
University of Washington Business School |
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211 Mackenzie Hall
mhillier@u.washington.edu
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Info Systems and Ops Management Department
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200 |
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Specialties
Quantitative methods, operations management, inventory control.
Positions Held
At the University of Washington since 1993
Selected Publications and Multimedia
- “Simultaneous Allocation of Workload and Buffer Space in Unpaced Production Lines with Random Processing Times,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 38, January 2006, pp. 53-65.
- Introduction to Management Science: A Modeling and Case Studies Approach with Spreadsheets, with F.S. Hillier, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003.
- “Using Commonality as Backup Safety Stock,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 136, February 2002, pp. 353-365.
- “Component Commonality in Multiple-Period, Assemble-to-Order Systems”, IIE Transactions, Vol. 32, 2000, pp. 1-8.
Current Research
Component commonality, PC-board manufacturing, unpaced production lines, JIT scheduling.
Honors and Awards
MBA Elective Professor of the Year (2007)
MBA Core Professor of the Quarter for Spring (2007, 2009)
MBA Elective Professor of the Quarter for Winter (2007)
MBA Professor of the Quarter for Spring (2006)
Evening MBA Core Professor of the Quarter for Winter (2005)
Dean's Citizenship Award (2004)
Best Paper Award in IIE Transactions (2001)
Meritorious Service Award for the journal Operations Research (1998)
Alpha Phi Faculty of the Year (1997)
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