Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
SEYED M.R. IRAVANI

Arifoglu, K., Deo, S., and S.M.R. Iravani. "Markdowns in Seasonal Conspicuous Goods." Marketing Science,  39 (2020),  1016-1029.

 

Bayram, A., Deo, S.,  Iravani, S.M.R. and K. Smilowitz. "Managing virtual appointments in chronic care." IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 10 (2020), 1-17.

 

Ansari, S., Iravani, S.M.R., and Q. Shao. "Optimal Control policies in Service Systems with Limited Information on the Downstream Stage." Naval Research Logistics,  66 (2019),  367-392

 

Ng Lane, J., Ankenman, B. and S.M.R. Iravani. "Insight into Gender Differences in Higher Education: Evidence from Peer Reviews in an Introductory STEM Course." Service Science, 10 (2018), 442-456.

 

Saghafian, S., Hopp,W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., Cheng, Y. and D. Diermeire. "Workload Management in Telemedical Physician Triage and Other Knowledge-Based Service Systems." Management Science,  64 (2018),  5180- 5197.

 

Yu, Q., Allon, G., Bassamboo, A. and S.M.R. Iravani. "Managing Customer Expectations and Priorities in Service Systems.” Management Science, 64 (2017),  3942- 3970.

 

Lien, R., Iravani, S.M.R., and K. Smilowitz.  “Sequential Resource Allocation for Nonprofit Operations." Operations Research,  62 (2014),  301–317.  

 

Balcik,B., Iravani, S.M.R., and K. Smilowitz. "Multi-vehicle sequential resource allocation for a nonprofit distribution systems." IIE Transactions, 46 (2014),  1279-1297.

 

Ebrahimi, N., Iravani, S.M.R., and H. Shin. “The Role of Salesperson with Demand Information in a Supply Chain: The Wholesale vs. Retail Salesperson." Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 16 (2014),  76-88.

 

Deo, S., Iravani, S.M.R., Jiang, T., Smilowitz, K. and S. Samuelson. “Improving access to community-based chronic care through improved capacity allocation.” Operations Research, 61 (2013), 1277–1294.

 

Gokpinar, B., Hopp,W.J., and S.M.R. Iravani. “In-house Globalization: The Role of Globally Distributed Design and Product Architecture on Product Development Performance." Production and Operations Management,  22 (2014),  1509-1523.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Kolfal, B., and M.P. Van Oyen (2014). “Process Flexibility and Inventory Flexibility via Product Substitution.” Flexible Services and Manufacturing, 26 (2014),  320-343.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Liu, T., and D. Simchi-Levi. “Optimal Production and Admission Policies in Make-to-Order/Make-to-Stock Manufacturing Systems.” Production and Operations Management  21 (2012),  224-–235

 

Arifoglu, K., Deo, S., and S.M.R. Iravani. “Coordinating Influenza Vaccine Supply Chain: Role of Consumption Externality and Yield Uncertainty." Management Science 58 (2012), 1072–1091.

 

Ebrahim Kanjari, N. Hopp, W.J., and S.M.R. Iravani. “Trust and Information Sharing in Supply Chains." Production and Operations Management 21 (2012),  444–464.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Kolfal, B. and M.P. Van Oyen. “Capability Flexibility: A Decision Support Methodology for Parallel Service and Manufacturing Systems with Flexible Servers." IIE Transactions  43 (2011), 363–382.

 

Ilhan, T., Iravani, S.M.R., and M. Daskin. “The Adaptive Knapsack Problem with Stochastic Demands." Operations Research 59 (2011),  242–248

 

Lien, R. Iravani, S.M.R., Smilowitz, K., and M. Tzur. “Efficient and Robust Transshipment Network Design." Production and Operations Management  20 (2011), 699–713.

 

Gokpinar, B., Hopp, W.J., and S.M.R. Iravani. “The Impact of Product Architecture and Organization Structure on Efficiency and Quality of Complex Product Development." Management Science  56 (2010), 468–484.

 

Hopp,W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., and W. Lu Xu. “Vertical Flexibility in Supply Chains." Management Science 56 (2010), 495–502.

 

Chao, G., Iravani, S.M.R. and C. Savaskan (2009), “Quality Improvement Incentives and Product Recall Cost Sharing Contracts." Management Science 55 (2009), 1122–1138.

 

Hopp, W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., and F. Liu. “White Collar Workforce Management: An Operations- Oriented Survey." Production and Operations Management  18 (2009), 1–32.

 

Hopp,W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., Shou, B. and R. Lien. “Design and Control of Agile Automated CONWIP Production Lines." Naval Research Logistics  56 (2009), 42–56.

 

Ilhan, T., Iravani, S.M.R., and M. Daskin. “The Orienteering Problem with Stochastic Demand," IIE Transactions  40 (2008), 406–421.

 

Huang, B. and S.M.R. Iravani. “A Make-to-Stock System with Multiple Customer Classes and Batch Ordering." Operations Research  56 (2008), 1312–1320.

 

Hopp, W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., and B. Shou. “A Diagnostic Tree for Improving Serial Manufacturing Environments." Production and Operations Management 16 (2007), 77–92.

 

Iravani S.M.R., Krishnamurthy, V., and G.H. Chao. “Optimal Server Scheduling in Nonpreemptive Finite-Population Queueing Systems." Queueing Systems 55 (2007), 95–105.

 

Huang, B. and S.M.R. Iravani. “Optimal Production and Rationing Decisions in Supply Chains with Information Sharing." Operations Research Letters 35 (2007), 669–676.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Liu, T., Luangkesorn, L. and D. Simchi-Levi. “A Produce-to-Stock System with Advanced Order Information and Secondary Customers." Naval Research Logistics 54 (2007), 331–345.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Kolfal, B., and M.P. Van Oyen. “Call Center Labor Cross-Training: It’s a Small World After All." Management Science 53 (2007), 1102–1112.

 

Hopp, W., Iravani, S.M.R., and G. Yuen. “Discretionary Task Completion: A Key Difference between White-Collar and Blue-Collar Work Systems." Management Science 53 (2007) 61–77.

 

Iravani, S.M.R. and V. Krishnamurthy. “Workforce Agility in Repair and Maintenance Environments." Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 9 (2007), 168–184.

 

Sennott, L. I., M. P. Van Oyen and S.M.R. Iravani. “Optimal Dynamic Assignment of a Flexible Worker on an Open Production Line with Specialists." European Journal of Operational Research 170 (2006), 541–566.

 

Huang, B. and S.M.R. Iravani. “Production Control Policies in Supply Chain under Selective Information Sharing." Operations Research 53 (2005),  662–674.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Sims, K. and M.P. Van Oyen. “Structural Flexibility: A New Perspective on the Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations." Management Science  51 (2005), 151–166.

 

Hopp, W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., and B. Shou. “Serial Agile Production Systems with Automation." Operations Research  53 (2005), 852–866.

 

Iravani, S.M.R. and C.P. Teo. “Asymptotically Optimal Schedules for Single-Server Flow Shop Problems with Setup Costs and Times." Operations Research Letters  33 (2005), 421–430.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., and B. Kolfal. “When Does The c-mu Rule Apply to Finite-Population Queueing Systems." Operations Research Letters  33 (2005), 301-304.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Buzacott, J.A. and M.J.M. Posner. “Robustness of Limited Policy in an Agile Production System." Naval Research Logistics 52 (2005), 58–73.

 

Kula, U., Duenyas, I. and S.M.R. Iravani. “Estimating Job Waiting Times in Production Systems with Cross-Trained Setup Crews." IIE Transactions 36 (2004), 999- 1010.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Luangkesorn, L. and D. Simchi-Levi. “A General Decomposition Algorithm for Parallel Queues with Correlated Arrivals." Queueing Systems 47 (2004), 313–344.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Posner, M.J.M. and J.A. Buzacott. “Operations and Shipment Scheduling of a Batch on a Flexible Machine." Operations Research 51 (2003), 585–601.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Luangkesorn, L. and D. Simchi-Levi. “On Assemble-To-Order Systems with Flexible Customers." IIE Transactions 35 (2003), 389–403.

 

Iravani, S. M. R. and I. Duenyas. “Integrated Maintenance and Production Control of a Deteriorating Production System." IIE Transactions 34 (2002), 423–435.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Duenyas I. and T.L. Olsen. “A Production/Inventory System Subject to Failure with Limited Repair Capacity." Operations Research 48 (2000), 951–964.

 

Iravani, S.M.R., Posner, M.J.M. and J.A. Buzacott. “A Two-Stage Tandem Queue Attended by a Moving Server with Holding and Switching Costs." Queueing Systems 26 (1997), 203–228.

 

Iravani, S.M.R. and M.J.M. Posner. “An M/G/1 Queue with Cyclic Service Times." Queueing Systems 22 (1996), 145–169.

 

Birnbaum, B., Hopp, W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., Livingston, K., Shou, B. and T. Tirpak. “Task Aware Information Access for Diagnosis of Manufacturing Systems." The Proceeding of 2005 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces., (IUI’05) pp. 308–310.

 

 

 

 

 

Diermeier, D., Hopp, W.J., and S.M.R. Iravani. “Innovating Under Pressure – Towards A Science of Crisis Management." A Chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 7, NBER Publisher, 2007.

 

Iravani, S.M.R. “Design and Control Principles of Flexible Workforce in Manufacturing Systems." A Chapter in Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Wiley, 2011.

 

Balcik, B., Iravani, S.M.R., and K. Smilowitz. “A Review of Equity in Nonprofit and Public Sector: A Vehicle Routing Perspective." A Chapter in Encyclopedia  of Operations Research and Management Science. Wiley, 2011.

 

Hopp, W.J., Iravani, S.M.R., and Z. Liu. “Mitigating the Impact of Disruptions in Supply Chains." A Chapter in Supply Chain Disruptions: Theory and Practice of Managing Risk. Springer, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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