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The Theory of Operations Management

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Instructor: Prof. Jérémie Gallien
Term: Spring 2004
Level: Graduate
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Lecture 1: Organizational Session

Lecture 2: Eppen, Gary, and Linus Schrage. “Centralized Ordering Policies in a Multi-Warehouse System with Lead times and Random Demand.”

Lecture 3: Graves, Stephen. “A Multi-Echelon Inventory Model for a Repairable Item with One-for-One Replenishment.”

Lecture 4: Roundy, Robin. “98%-Effective Integer-Ratio Lot Sizing for One-Warehouse Multi-Retailer Systems.”

Lecture 5: Rosling, K. “Optimal Inventory Policies for Assembly Systems Under Random Demand.”

Lecture 6: Gallien, Jérémie, and Lawrence Wein. “A Simple and Effective Component Procurement Policy for Stochastic Assembly Systems.”

Lecture 7: Lu, Yingdong, and Jing-Sheng Song. “Order-Based Cost Optimization in Assemble-to-Order Systems.”

Lecture 8: Wang, Y., and P. Glasserman. “Lead-time Inventory Trade-offs in Assemble-to-order Systems.”

Lecture 9: Plambeck, Erica, and Amy Ward. “Optimal Control of High-Volume Assemble-to-Order Systems.”

Lecture 10: Heath, D. C., and P. L. Jackson. “Modeling the Evolution of Demand Forecasts with Application to Safety Stock Analysis in Production/Distribution Systems.”

Lecture 11: Graves, Stephen, D. B. Kletter and W. B. Hetzel. “A Dynamic Model for Requirements Planning with Application to Supply Chain Optimization.”

Lecture 12: Toktay, Beryl L., and Lawrence M. Wein. “Analysis of a Forecasting-Production-Inventory System with Stationary Demand.”

Lecture 13: Fisher, Marshall, and A. Raman. “Reducing the Cost of Demand Uncertainty Through Accurate Response to Early Sales.”

Lecture 14: Kurawarwala, A., and H. Matsuo. “Forecasting and Inventory Management of Short Life-Cycle Products.”

Lecture 15: Ho, Teck-Hua, Sergei Savin, and Christian Terwiesch. “Managing Demand and Sales Dynamics in New Product Diffusion Under Supply Constraint.”

Lecture 16: Fisher, Marshall, and Kumar Rajaram. “Accurate Retail Testing of Fashion Merchandise: Methodology and Application.”

Lecture 17: Mahajan, Siddharth, and Garrett van Ryzin. “Stocking Retail Assortments Under Dynamic Consumer Substitution.”

Lecture 18: Bitran, Gabriel, P. Rocha e Oliveira, and A. Schilkrut. “Managing Customer Relationships Through Price and Service Quality.”

Lecture 19: Talluri, Kalyan, and Garrett van Ryzin. “Revenue Management Under a General Discrete Choice Model of Consumer Behavior.”

Lecture 20: Whitt, Ward. “Improving Service by Informing Customers About Anticipated Delays.”

Lecture 21: Harrison, Michael J., and Assaf Zeevi. “A Method for Staffing Large Call Centers Based on Stochastic Fluid Models.”

Lecture 22: Pinker, Edieal J., and Robert A. Shumsky. “The Efficiency-Quality Trade-Off of Cross-Trained Workers.”

Lecture 23: Armony, Mor, and Costis Maglaras. “On Customer Contact Centers with a Call-Back Option: Customer Decisions, Routing Rules and System Design.”

Lecture 24: Shumsky, Robert A., and Edieal J. Pinker. “Gatekeepers and Referrals in Services.”