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"Too many managers are seduced by fads and snake oil remedies. Difficult problems require hard choices and thoughtful analyses of costs and benefits."

 

 

 

 
Theodore Klastorin
Professor of Operations Management
Burlington Northern/Burlington Resources Professor in Manufacturing Management
Adjunct Professor of Health Services

PhD, University of Texas, 1973
BS, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969


Phone:   
 206-543-1833 Mailing Address:
Fax:
 206-543-3968 University of Washington Business School
Office:
Email:
 311 Mackenzie Hall
tedk@u.washington.edu
 Info Systems and Ops Management Department
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
     
Faculty Personal Web Page:   http://faculty.washington.edu/tedk/index.htm

Specialties

    Project management, supply chain management (including inventory, logistics, and scheduling of goods and services), service operations (including waiting lines and location issues).

Positions Held

    At the University of Washington since 1974
    Assistant professor at Wake Forest University (1972-74)

Selected Publications

  • "An Effective Methodology for the Stochastic Project Compression Problem," with G. Mitchell, IIE Transactions, Vol 39, No. 19, October, 2007, pp. 957-969.

  • "Synchronous Unpaced Flow Lines with Worker Differences and Overtime Costs," with K. Doerr and M. Magazine, Management Science. (forthcoming)

  • "The Impact of Small Lot Ordering on Traffic Congestion in a Physical Distribution System," with K. Moinzadeh and E. Berk, IIE Transactions, Vol. 29, August 1997.

  • "Impact of Material Flow Policies and Goals on Job Outcomes," with K. Doerr, K. Brown, T. Mitchell, Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 81, No.2, 1996.


Current Research

    Coordination mechanisms in decentralized supply chains; resource allocation in uncertain and highly risky projects; the impact of random shocks on production and service systems.

Honors and Awards

    Best paper in IIE Transactions in the operations area for his article, "An Effective Methodology for the
    Stochastic Project Compression Problem," with G. Mitchell, IIE Transactions, Vol 39, No. 19,
    October, 2007, pp. 957-969.
    Senior Research Fellow, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin (1990-present)
    UW School of Business Andrew V. Smith Faculty Development Award (1994)

Selected Consulting Experience

  • Microsoft Corporation, design assistance on Microsoft Project.
  • Davis, Wright, Tremaine (and Paccar Corporation), expert testimony on manufacturing issues.
  • Fluke Corporation, advanced project management.

Academic Service

    Editorial board of IIE Transactions and Journal of Manufacturing and Service Operations
    Chairman of Department of Management Science (1986-90, 1994-present)
    Co-director of Program in Engineering and Manufacturing Management (1992-95)
    Co-chairman of 1998 biennial research conference of MSOM section of Insitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences