P A N A G I O T I S (P A N O S) K O U V E L I S
PROFESSOR OF OPERATIONS AND MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
John M. Olin School of Business
Washington University
Campus Box 1133
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Tel: (314) 935-4604
FAX: (314)935-6359
Internet: kouvelis@wuolin.wustl.edu
JOB OBJECTIVE
Academic career
EDUCATION
September 1988
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California.
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management.
Specialty area: Production and Operations Management
Minor field: Operations Research (certified by the Operations Research Department).
Ph.D. Thesis: Design and Planning Problems in Flexible Manufacturing Systems.
Ph.D. Thesis Advisor: Hau L. Lee, IEEM Dept., Stanford University.
June 1985
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, California.
Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
June 1983
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, Athens, Greece.
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
WORK EXPERIENCE
July 1997Present
PROFESSOR, Olin School of Business,
July 1999Present
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BOEING CENTER ON TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION
& MANUFACTURING (BCTIM), Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis,
Missouri.
Spring 1999
and 2000
VISITING PROFESSOR OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, Graduate School of
Business, University of Chicago.
Spring 1998
VISITING PROFESSOR, Otto Beisheim School of Management, WHU Koblenz, Vallendar,
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Germany
July 1996June 1997
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Olin School of Business,
January 1992June 1997
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Fuqua School of Business,
August 1988December 1991
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Management Department, Graduate School
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
of Business Administration, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
July 1996Present
Olin School of Business, Washington University
Courses taught:
OMM 5700
OMM 5701
OMM 5702
OMM 552
OMM 558
Operations Management (MBA, Core)
Operations Policy and Strategy (MBA, Core)
Operations Analysis (MBA, Core)
Operations Strategies for Competitive
Advantage (MBA, elective)
Advanced Operations Strategy (MBA, Elective)
Executive Education: Teaches Manufacturing Strategy, Supply Chain Management and Operations
Management for the Executive Masters in Manufacturing Management (EM3) and a course in
International Operations for the EMBA program. Teaches in customized programs for companies.
OMM 850
OMM 852
OMM 853
OMM 859B
OMM 759A
January 1992June 1996
Introduction to Manufacturing Management
Manufacturing Strategy
Emerging Themes in Operations and Logistics Strategy
Advanced Operations Strategy
International Operations
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Courses taught:
BA 370
BA 471
BA 475
BA 572
Operations Management (MBA, core)
Manufacturing Strategy (MBA, elective)
International Operations Management (MBA,
elective)
Seminar in Operational and Technological
Tactics (doctoral seminar)
Executive Education: Fuqua Program for Manager Development in St. Petersburg, Russia (taught
twice in two week programs on Manufacturing Strategy and Global Operations)
September 1988- Management Department, Graduate School of Business,
December 1991 University of Texas at Austin
Courses taught:
BA 380N
MAN 386.7
MAN 386.21
MAN 386.8
Operations Management (MBA, core)
Manufacturing Strategy (MBA, elective)
Current Issues in International Management
(MBA, elective)
Design of Operational Systems
(doctoral seminar)
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EDITORIAL
POSITIONS
• Department Editor, IIE Transactions on Project Selection, Coordination
and Management (1995-present)
• Associate Editor, Management Science Supply Chain Management (1997-present)
• Guest Editor, Annals of Operations Research, Special Issue on Project Management
• Editor, Journal of Global Optimization, Special Issue on Optimization Applications
in Scheduling Theory
• Editor, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Special Issue
• Editorial Board, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
• Editorial Board, Production and Operations Management
• Associate Editor, IIE Transactions on Production Planning and Control (1993-1995)
• Associate Editor, IIE Transactions on Facilities Design and Material Handling (1991-1993)
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Global Operations and Logistics, Manufacturing Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Project
Management, Marketing/Manufacturing Interfaces, Robust Operational Decision Making,
Design/Planning/Scheduling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Planning Issues in Semiconductor
Manufacturing, Layout Design.
HONORS
Reid Teaching Award, 1998 Olin School of Business, Washington University. Teacher of the Year,
Graduating MBA Class of 1998, as voted by the MBA students.
EM3 Class I Teaching Award, 1998. Best teacher of the EM3 program award, first graduating EM3
class, Fall 1998, as voted by the executive students.
Top 10 Research Ranking. Ranked as the 7th most productive researcher of production and
operations management in U.S. business schools from 1989-1993 (reference: Young et al., 1996,
“POM Research Productivity in U.S. Business Schools,” Journal of Operations Management, 14(1),
41-53.
1996 Meritorious Service Award of Operations Research. Given by the editor of Operations
Research journal for exceptional reviewing services.
Teaching Award, 1995 Fuqua School of Business. Teacher of the Term, Fall 1995, given by the
MBA Student Association at Duke for outstanding teaching performance.
Nominated for CBA Foundation Teaching Award for Assistant Professors 1990-1991, by
Management Department, UT Austin.
1987-88 IBM Graduate Predoctoral Fellowship Award for Manufacturing Research. Award received
after nomination by the Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department at Stanford
University and the Stanford Institute for Manufacturing and Automation (SIMA).
Award upon Graduation. Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department, Stanford
University. For outstanding performance at the graduate level.
Business School Dean Award. University of Southern California. For outstanding graduate
performance in the dual masters degree program.
Thomaides Award. National Technical University of Athens. For graduating 1st among 120
students in the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Award. Technical Chamber of Greece. For graduating 1st among 120 students in the Mechanical
Engineering Department at the National Technical University of Athens.
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DOCTORAL
STUDENTS
S.K. Mukhopadhyay: Essays on Quality (1991). Associate Professor,
School of Business, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
W.C. Chiang: FMS Layout Issues (1991). Associate Professor, Quantitative Methods and
Management Information Systems, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
S. Karabati: Design and Operational Problems in Flowlines (1992). Associate Professor, Koc
University, Istanbul, Turkey.
D.N. Mallick: The Design Strategy and Its Interfaces with Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies
(1993). Assistant Professor, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts.
V. Sinha: Global Production and Sourcing Strategies Under Exchange Rate Uncertainty (1996).
Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas,
and IBM Consulting Group, Dallas, Texas.
L. Olin-Morgan: Cross-Functional Decision Models: Coordinating Marketing Priorities with
Scheduling, Product Mix, and Technology Choice Decisions (1996). Assistant Professor, David
Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
C. Chambers: Three Essays on the Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (1999).
Visiting Assistant Professor, Olin School of Business, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
BOOKS
Kouvelis, P., and Yu, G. 1996. Robust Discrete Optimization and Its Applications, Research
monograph for Book Series on Non-Convex Optimization and Its Applications, Kluwer Academic
Publishers.
Dornier, P-P., Ernst, R., Fender, M., and Kouvelis, P. 1998. Global Operations and Logistics: Text
and Cases, Wiley, New York.
PUBLICATIONS
Kouvelis, P., and Kiran, A.S. 1990. "The Plant Layout Problem in Automated Manufacturing
Systems," Annals of Operations Research 26, 397-412.
Kouvelis, P., and Lee, H.L. 1990. "Material Handling System Design of Integrated Manufacturing
Systems: A Graph Theoretic Modeling Framework," Annals of Operations Research 26, 379-396.
Kouvelis, P., and Westcott, B.J. 1990. "Organization and Production Tradeoffs in an Automated Job
Shop," International Journal of Management 7, 4, 372-381.
Kouvelis, P., and Lee, H.L. 1991. "Block Angular Structures and the Loading Problem in Flexible
Manufacturing Systems," Operations Research 39, 4, 666-676.
Kouvelis, P., and Kiran, A.S. 1991. "Single and Multiple Period Layout Models for Automated
Manufacturing Systems," European Journal of Operational Research 52, 3, 300-314.
Kouvelis, P., and Tirupati, D.T. 1991. "Approximate Performance Modeling and Decision Making
for Manufacturing Systems: A Queuing Network Optimization Framework," Journal of Intelligent
Manufacturing 2, 107-134.
Gutierrez, G. J., and Kouvelis, P. 1991. "Parkinson's Law and Its Implications for Project
Management," Management Science 37, 8, 990-1001.
Kouvelis, P. 1991. "An Optimal Tool Selection Procedure for the Initial Design Phase of a Flexible
Manufacturing System," European Journal of Operational Research 55, 2, 201-210.
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PUBLICATIONS
(continued)
Kouvelis, P., and Kim, M.W. 1992. "Unidirectional Loop Network Layout Problem in Automated
Manufacturing Systems," Operations Research 40, 3, 533-550.
Kouvelis, P., and Chiang, W-C. 1992. "A Simulated Annealing Procedure for Single Row Layout
Problems in Automated Manufacturing Systems," International Journal of Production Research, 30,
4, 717-732.
Fitzsimmons, J.A., Kouvelis, P., and Mallick, D.N. 1992. "Design Strategy and Its Interface with
Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies: A Conceptual Framework," Journal of Operations
Management 10, 3, 398-415.
Kouvelis, P., and Carlson, R.C. 1992. "Total Unimodularity Applications in Bi-Objective Discrete
Optimization," Operations Research Letters 11, 1, 61-65.
Kouvelis, P. 1992. "Design and Planning Problems in Flexible Manufacturing Systems: A Critical
Review,” Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 3, 75-99.
Kouvelis, P., Chiang, W-C., and Fitzsimmons, J.A. 1992. "Simulated Annealing Procedures for
Machine Layout Problems in the Presence of Zoning Constraints," European Journal of Operational
Research 57, 22, 203-223.
Kouvelis, P., Kurawarwala, A., and Gutierrez, G.J. 1992. "Algorithms for Robust Single and
Multiple Period Layout Planning for Manufacturing Systems," European Journal of Operational
Research 63, 2, 287-303.
Kouvelis, P., Gutierrez, G.J., and Chiang, W-C. 1992. "Heuristic Unidirectional Flowpath
Design Approaches for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems," International Journal of Production
Research 30, 6, 1327-1351.
Kouvelis, P., Kiran, A.S., and Chiang, W-C. 1992. "A Survey of Layout Issues in Flexible
Manufacturing Systems," OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science, 20, 3, 375390.
Karabati, S., Kouvelis, P., and Kiran, A.S. 1992. "Games, Critical Paths and Assignment Problems
in Permutation Flowshops and Cyclic Scheduling Environments," Journal of Operational Research
43, 3, 241-258.
Karabati, S., and Kouvelis, P. 1993. "The Permutation Flow Shop Problem with Sum of Completion
Times Performance Criterion," Naval Research Logistics 40, 843-862.
Ahmadi, R. and Kouvelis, P. 1994. "Staging Problem of a Dual Delivery Pick-and-Place Machine in
a Semiconductor Manufacturing Environment" Operations Research 42, 1, 81-91.
Kouvelis, P., Yu, G., and Luo, S. 1994. "Vertex Packing Problem Application to the Design of
Electronic Testing Fixtures," Annals of Operations Research 50, 319-337.
Karabati, S., and Kouvelis, P. 1994. "The Interface of Buffer Design and Cyclic Scheduling
Decisions in Deterministic Flow Lines," Annals of Operations Research 50, 295-317.
Chiang, W-C., and Kouvelis, P. 1994. "Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search Approaches to
Unidirectional Flowpath Design for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems," Annals of Operations
Research 50, 115-142.
Daniels, R., and Kouvelis, P. 1995. "Robust Scheduling to Hedge Against Processing Time
Uncertainty in Single Stage Production," Management Science 41, 2, 363-376.
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PUBLICATIONS
(continued)
Ahmadi, R., and Kouvelis, P. 1995. "Design of a Reliable Functional Testing Procedure of Printed
Circuit Boards," IIE Transactions 27, 81-89.
Kouvelis, P., Chiang, W.C., and Yu, G. 1995. "Optimal Algorithms for Row Layout Problems in
Automated Manufacturing Systems," IIE Transactions 27, 99-104.
Kouvelis, P., and Mukhopadhyay, S.K. 1995. "The Effects of Learning on the Firm's Optimal
Design Quality Path," European Journal of Operational Research 84, 235-249.
Kouvelis, P. and Mukhopadhyay, S.K. 1995. "Competing on Design Quality: A Strategic Planning
Approach for Product Quality with the Use of a Control Theoretic Model," Journal of Operations
Management 12, 369-385.
Kouvelis, P., and Lee, H.L. 1995. "The Optimal System Configuration of a Flexible Manufacturing
System," IIE Transactions 27, 1-8.
Yu, G., Kouvelis, P., and Luo, S. 1995. "Weighted Vertex Packing Problem for Specially Structured
Geometric Graphs," Naval Research Logistics 42, 81-102.
Kouvelis, P. and Papanicolaou, V. 1995. "Expected Travel Time and Optimal Boundary Formulas
for a Two-Class Based Automatic Storage/Retrieval System," International Journal of Production
Research 33, 10, 2889-2905.
Gutierrez, G.J., and Kouvelis, P. 1995. "A Robustness Approach to International Sourcing," Annals
of Operations Research 59, 165-193.
Karabati, S., Kouvelis, P., and Yu, G. 1995. "The Discrete Resource Allocation Problem in Flow
Lines," Management Science 41, 9, 1417-1430.
Karabati, S. and Kouvelis, P. 1996. "Cyclic Scheduling in Flow Lines: Modeling Observations,
Effective Heuristics and a Cycle Time Minimization Procedure,” Naval Research Logistics 43, 2,
211-231.
Karabati, S., and Kouvelis, P. 1996. “Optimization Applications in Scheduling Theory: Introduction
and An Overview,” Journal of Global Optimization, 9, 223-226.
Kouvelis, P. and W-C. Chiang. 1996. "Optimal and Heuristic Procedures for Row Layout Problems
in Automated Manufacturing Systems," Journal of Operational Research 47, 803-816.
Chiang, W-C., and Kouvelis, P. 1996. "An Improved Tabu Search Heuristic for Solving Facility
Layout Design Problem,” International Journal of Production Research, 34, 9, 2565-2585.
Gutierrez, G.J., Kouvelis, P. and Kurawarwala, A. 1996. "A Robustness Approach to Uncapacitated
Network Design Problems,” European Journal of Operational Research, 94, 362-376.
Daniels, R., Kouvelis, P., and Olin-Morgan, L. 1996. “Using Profit Maximizing Scheduling Models
to Structure Operational Trade Offs and Manufacturing Strategy Issues,” Journal of Global
Optimization, 9, 255-277.
Karabati, S. and Kouvelis, P. 1997. "Flowline Scheduling Problem with Controllable Processing
Times," IIE Transactions, 29, 1-14.
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PUBLICATIONS
(continued)
Kouvelis, P., and Gutierrez, G.J. 1997. "The Newsvendor Problem in a Global Market: Optimal
Centralized and Decentralized Control Policies for a Two-Market Stochastic Inventory System,"
Management Science, 43, 5, 571-585.
Mukhopadhyay, S.K. and Kouvelis, P. 1997. "A Differential Game Theoretic Model for Duopolistic
Competition on Design Quality," Operations Research, 45, 6, 886-893.
Kouvelis, P., Mallick, D.N. and Mukhopadhyay, S.K. 1997. "Dynamic Interaction of Price and
Design Quality for Products with Convex Production Costs," Production and Operations
Management, 6, 4, 373-387.
Johnson, S., Kouvelis, P., and Sinha, V. 1997. “On Reform Intensity Under Uncertainty,” Journal of
Comparative Economics, 25, 3, 297-321.
Kouvelis, P. and Vairaktarakis, G. 1998. “Flowshops with Processing Flexibility Across Production
Stages,” IIE Transactions, 30, 8, 735-746
Ahmadi, R.H. and Kouvelis, P. 1999. “Design of Electronic Assembly Lines: An Analytical
Framework and Its Application,” European Journal of Operational Research, 115, 113-137
Vairaktarakis, G. and Kouvelis, P. 1999. "Incorporating Dynamic Aspects and Uncertainty in 1Median Location Problems,” Naval Research Logistics, 46, 2, 147-168.
Kouvelis, P, and Mukhopadhyay, S.K. 1999. "Modeling the Design Quality Competition for Durable
Products," IIE Transactions (forthcoming).
Kouvelis, P., Daniels, R.L., and Vairaktarakis, G. 1999. "Robust Scheduling for a Two Machine
Flowshop with Uncertain Processing Times," IIE Transactions. (forthcoming)
Kouvelis, P. and Karabati, S. 1999. "Cyclic Scheduling in Synchronous Production Lines," IIE
Transactions, (forthcoming).
Karabati, S. and Kouvelis, P. 1999. "A Min-Max-Sum Resource Allocation Problem and Its
Applicaton", IIE Transactions (forthcoming).
Ernst, R. and Kouvelis, P. 1996. "The Effects of Selling Packaged Goods on Inventory Decisions,"
Management Science. (forthcoming)
Li, C-L. and Kouvelis, P. 1999. “Flexible and Risk Sharing Supply Contracts Under Price
Uncertainty,” Management Science. (forthcoming)
CHAPTERS IN
Mallick, D.N., and Kouvelis, P. 1992. "Management of Product Design: A Strategic Approach,"
EDITED BOOKS in A. Kusiak (Ed.), Intelligent Design and Manufacturing, Wiley, Ch. 6, 157-178.
Chiang, W-C, Gutierrez, G.J., and Kouvelis, P. 1992. "Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search," in A.
Kusiak (Ed.), Intelligent Design and Manufacturing, Wiley, Ch. 26, 673-700.
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CHAPTERS IN
Yu, G., and Kouvelis, P. 1993. "Complexity Results for a Class of Min-Max Problems with Robust
EDITED BOOKS Optimization Applications," in P.M. Pardalos (Ed.), Complexity in Numerical Optimization, World
Scientific, 501-511.
Yu, G. and Kouvelis, P. 1995. "Min-Max Optimization of Discrete Optimization Problems", in D.Z.
Du and P. Pardalos (Eds.), Minimax and Applications, Kluwer, 157-171.
Gutierrez, G.J. and Kouvelis, P. 1998. “Optimal Design and Analysis of Flowpaths for Automated
Guided Vehicle Systems,” in G.Yu (Ed.), Industrial Applications of Combinatorial Optimization,
Kluwer, (forthcoming).
Kouvelis, P. 1998. “Global Sourcing Strategies Under Exchange Rate Uncertainty, “ in Quantitative
Models in Supply Chain Management, S. Tayur, M. Magazines, R. Ganeshan (Eds.) Kluwer, 625-667.
PUBLICATIONS Kouvelis, P., and Kiran, A.S. 1989. "Layout Problem in Flexible Manufacturing Systems:
IN REFEREED
Recent Research Results and Further Research Directions, Proceedings of the Third
PROCEEDINGS ORSA/TIMS Conference on Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Operations Research Models and
Applications, MIT, Cambridge, MA.
Fitzsimmons, J.A., Kouvelis, P., and Mallick, D.N. 1990. "Design Strategy and Its Interface with
Manufacturing and Marketing Strategies: A Conceptual Framework," Proceedings of the DSI
Conference, San Diego, CA.
Kouvelis, P., Kurawarwala, A., and Gutierrez, G.J. 1991. "Algorithms for Robust Single and Multiple
Period Layout Planning for Manufacturing Systems," Proceedings of the DSI Conference, Miami
Beach, Florida.
Karabati, S., Kouvelis, P., and Kiran, A.S. 1991. "Games, Critical Paths and Assignment Problems in
Permutation Flowshops and Cyclic Scheduling Environments," Proceedings of the DSI Conference,
Miami Beach, Florida.
Fitzsimmons, J.A., Kouvelis, P., and Mallick, D.N. 1991. "The Design Strategy Framework and Its
Application,” Proceedings of the DSI Conference, Miami Beach, Florida.
Chiang, W-C., Kouvelis, P., and Chen, C-H. J. 1992. "Linear Single-Row Machine Layout Problems
in Automated Manufacturing Systems,” Proceedings of the DSI Conference, San Francisco,
California.
Kouvelis, P., Mallick, D.N., and Fitzsimmons, J.A. 1992. "The Design Strategy Framework:
Refinements Based on Field Research," Proceedings of the DSI Conference, San Francisco,
California.
Chiang, W-C., Kouvelis, P., and Chen, C-H.J. 1994. "Solving Unidirectional Flowpath Design
Problems for Automated Guided Vehicle Systems Using Tabu Search Based Heuristics,” Proceedings
of the DSI Conference, Hawaii.
Kouvelis, P., and Sinha, V. 1994. "Production Related Strategies for Foreign Market Entry,”
Proceedings of the DSI Conference, Hawaii.
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PUBLICATIONS
IN REFEREED
PROCEEDINGS
(continued)
Chiang, W-C., Kouvelis, P. and Chen, C-H. J., 1997. “An Efficient Heuristic For The U-Line
Assembly Line Balancing Problem in the Just-In-Time Production Environment,” Proceeding
of the DSI Conference.
Chiang, W-C., Kouvelis, P. and Chen, C-H. J, 1998. “Design of International Manufacturing and
Distribution Network: A Multi-Period Global Supply Chain Problem”, Proceedings of the DSI
Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
PUBLISHED
BOOK REVIEWS
Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Stecke, K.E. and Suri, R. (Eds.), Elsevier, 1989 (review
published in International Journal of Production Research, 1991, 29, 8, 1719-1721).
Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Decision Support for Design and Operation, Tempelmeier, H. and
Kuhn, H., Wiley, 1993 (published in International Journal of Production Research).
PAPERS
SUBMITTED FOR
PUBLICATION
Kouvelis, P. and Milner, J. M. 1999. "Supply Chain Capacity Expansion and Vertical Integration:
The Dynamic Interplay of Demand and Supply Uncertainty," Working Paper, Olin School of
Business, Washington Univerisity (submitted to MSOM)
Kouvelis, P., Axarloglou, K., and Sinha, V. 1998. "Exchange Rates and the Choice of Ownership
Structure of Production Facilities in Supplying Foreign Markets," Working Paper, Olin School of
Business, Washington University (submitted to Management Science)
Axarloglou, K., Kouvelis, P., and Sinha, V. 1998 “Ownership Strategies of Foreign Production
Facilities and Real Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation,” Working Paper, Olin School of
Business, Washington University (submitted to Management Science)
Kouvelis, P., and Yu, G. 1998. "Robust Discrete Optimization and Its Applications," Working
Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University (submitted to Operations Research)
Kouvelis, P. and Lariviere, M.A. 1998. “Decentralizing Cross-Functional Decisions: Coordination
Through Internal Markets,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University
(submitted to Management Science).
Kouvelis, P. and Rosenblatt, M.J. 1998. “Development of International Facility Networks with
Financing, Trade Tariff and Tax Considerations,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business,
Washington University (submitted to IIE Transactions).
Karabati, S., Kouvelis, P. and Yu, G. 1998. "A Min-Max-Sum Resource Allocation Problem and
Its Application," Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University(submitted to
Operations Research).
Kini, R., Kouvelis, P. and Mukhopadhyay. 1998 “The Economics of Design Quality-I: Background
and Modeling Issues,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University (submitted
to Management Science)
Kini, R., Kouvelis, P. and Mukhopadhyay. 1998 “The Economics of Design Quality-II: Analyses
and Results,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University (submitted to
Management Science)
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PAPERS
SUBMITTED FOR
PUBLICATION
(continued)
Kini, R., Kouvelis, P. and Mukhopadhyay. 1998. “The Economics of Design Quality-III:
Interpretations and Insights,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University
(submitted to Management Science)
Chambers, C. and Kouvelis, P. 1998. “Inter-Project Learning Under Technical Uncertainty”,
Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University (submitted to Management
Science).
Chiang, W.C., Kouvelis, P. and Urban, T. 1998. “Incorporating Workflow Interference in Facility
Layout Design: The Quartic Assignment Problem,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business,
Washington University (submitted to Management Science)
Kouvelis, P., and Kropp, D. 1998. "Incorporating Customer Expectations and Satisfaction
Performance Measures in Models for Waiting Line Systems,” Working Paper, Olin School of
Business, Washington University.(submitted to IIE Transactions)
Olin-Morgan, L., Daniels, R.L., and Kouvelis, P. 1998. “Marketing/Manufacturing Tradeoffs in
Product Line Management: Insights From a Mathematical Programming Model,” Working Paper,
Olin School of Business, Washington University. (submitted to IIE Transactions)
OTHER
WORKING
PAPERS
Kouvelis, P., Vairaktarakis, G., and Yu, G. 1998. "Robust 1-Median Location
on a Tree in the Presence of Demand and Transportation Cost Uncertainty," Working
Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University
Kouvelis, P., and Gutierrez, G.J. 1996. “What Can You Do If Parkinson's Law is Distorting Your
Project Data?,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University.
Kouvelis, P., Gutierrez, G.J., and Vaitsos, C. 1996. "Parkinson's Law and the Rational
Subcontractor: The Effects of Penalty and Reward Structures on Task Completion Times,"
Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington University.
Chiang, W.C. and Kouvelis, P. 1997. “The U-Line Assembly Problem: Balancing Problems in the
Just-In-Time Production Environment,” Working Paper, Olin School of Business, Washington
University.
PRESENTATIONS
Over eighty presentations in INFORMS Conferences (previously ORSA/TIMS) on various topics.
Tutorial presentation on Robust Operational Decision Making at ORSA/TIMS Meeting in Chicago,
1993 and INFORMS Meeting at San Diego, 1997. Invited presentations at seminars in top business
schools such as University of Chicago, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, New York University, Columbia,
Wharton, Cornell, Purdue, University of Rochester, Case Western Reserve, University of California
at Irvine University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, University of Illinois at Urbana,
University of Florida, and selected industrial engineering programs such as Georgia Tech, Penn
State, University of Florida, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Rutgers. Presented invited
talks at the Operations Management Summer Camp at MIT and Stanford, the workshops on Project
Planning and Scheduling and on Heuristic Search at University of Florida, and The Mathematical
Organizational Theory Workshop in Orlando, April 1992. Organized and presented in a Workshop
on “Teaching International Operations Management” at the INFORMS Meetings at New Orleans,
1995, and Washington, D.C., 1996.
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RESEARCH
GRANTS
• IBM ($15,000) "Algorithms for Testing Fixture Design"
• Advanced Research Program/Advanced Technology Program (ARP/ATP), Texas Highest
Education Coordinating Board (with G. J. Gutierrez) ($60,640), "Robustness Approach to
Network Design"
• Duke University Medical Center grant ($23,000), "Study of Operating Room Scheduling Policies
at Duke University Hospital."
• Research grants supporting summer research projects received for all summers so far from UT
Austin, FSB at Duke, and Olin School at Washington University.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
• Chairman, 1993 POMS Dissertation Award Competition
• Committee Member, 1990 POMS Dissertation Award Competition
• Referee for Operations Research, Management Science, Naval Research Logistics, European
Journal of Operational Research, IIE Transactions, Journal of Operations Management, Journal
of Production and Operations Management, IJFMS, JIM, OPSEARCH, Interfaces.
• Cluster Organizer for Invited Paper Sessions in Global Operations Management for the
INFORMS Conference at New Orleans, Fall 1995, and San Diego, Spring 1997.
• Chairman of Invited Paper Sessions at various ORSA/TIMS Conferences on Strategic Issues in
International Operations Management, Combinatorial Optimization Applications in Operations
Management, Layout Design, Scheduling in Manufacturing Systems, Integer Programming
Applications, Robust Production Decisions.
• Workshop Presentations on Teaching International Operations Management at INFORMS
Conferences, New Orleans, 1995, and Washington, D.C., 1996.
• Tutorial Presentation on Robust Operational Decision Making at TIMS/ORSA, Chicago 1993,
and San Diego, 1997.
• Book reviewer for West Educational Publishing Company and Kluwer.
PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES
• INFORMS, Institute for Operations Research and the
Management Sciences
• The Institute of Management Science (TIMS)
• Operations Research Society of America (ORSA)
• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
• Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
• Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Technical Chamber of Greece
• Alpha Pi Mu
ADMINISTRATIVE • Chair, Disciplinary Action Committee, Olin School of Business
SERVICE
• Member, MBA Curriculum Committee, Olin School of Business
• Member, Omnibus Committee, Olin School of Business
• Member, Doctoral Admissions Committee, Olin School of Business
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the Center for International Studies (university-wide
committee), Duke University (1994-1995)
• Chairman and member of the International Business Committee, Fuqua School of Business, Duke
University (1992-1996)
• Member of the Curriculum Committee, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (1993-1994)
• Coordinator of the Operations Management Invited Seminar Series (1992-1993), Fuqua School of
Business, Duke University
• Member of the Operations Management Doctoral Committee, Fuqua School of Business, Duke
University
• Member of the Doctoral Admissions Committee, Management Department, UT Austin
• Member of the Graduate Studies Committee in Manufacturing Engineering, UT Austin
• Member of Peer Review and Promotion Review Committees, Management Department, UT
Austin, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Olin School of Business, Washington
University
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