Department of Business Administration
Le Moyne College
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Educational Background
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Ph.D., Decision and Information Sciences,
· M.S., Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, UF, 1982.
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B.S., Electronic Engineering (with Honors), University of Salford,
· Dean of Management, Le Moyne College, May 2006-present.
· Director of MBA Program, Le Moyne College, 2004-2006.
· Associate Director of MBA Program, Le Moyne College, May 1995-1997.
· Management Science Program Director, 2000-2004.
Other Professional Experience
Professor of Management Science
· Full Professor, Department of Business Administration, Le Moyne College, 2000-present.
· Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Le Moyne College, 1993-2000.
· Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Le Moyne College, 1987-1993.
Journal Editor
· Editor in Chief, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2005-2008.
· Resource Review Area Editor, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2003-2005.
· Associate Editor, INFORMS Transaction on Education, 2000-2003.
· Editor, Column of "Issues in Education", ORMS Today, 1999-2002.
Business Consultant
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Developed a Financial Condition Indicator System for
With Ronald Wright of Le Moyne College and William Duncombe and Bernard Jump of Syracuse University’s Maxwell
School, working to development expert systems to evaluate the financial health
of school districts. System also indicates areas for improvement.
· Expert System to Create Bond Ratings in Public Finance, Fitch Ratings Inc. 2001-2003.
With Ronald Wright, developed expert system to assist in the
process of creating bond ratings for publicly financed US airports. System
produces both a rating as well as a report of the rationale for the rating.
· Calculating Heat Content for Natural Gas, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 1998.
With Ronald Wright, developing procedures for calculating the heat content of natural gas from factors, which can be easily measured without combustion.
· Evaluation of Performance Surveys, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 1995-96.
With Ronald Wright, developed a fuzzy logic rule based system to evaluate performance survey for the corporate information system division. Formal model is annually used by Information Technology at NMPC.
Teaching Experience
· Taught a variety of courses in management science and operation management since 1986, both at the undergraduate and MBA levels, including: Cases in Management Science, Production and Inventory Control, Production and Operations Management, Quantitative Methods, Simulation, Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, and Visual Basic.
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Received Recognition as a finalist in the DSI
Instructional Innovation Competition in 1997.
· Invited to present teaching tutorials for national and international operations research professional societies including IFORS, INFORMS, and CORS.
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Selected as faculty for the second workshop on
teaching Management Science sponsored by INFORMS, DSI, IFORS and the Ivey
School of Business, and held in
Academic and Professional Service
· Advisory Board Member, Northside Collaboratory, 2006-present.
· Advisory Board Member, Northside Assets Development Initiative, 2007-present.
· Management Council Member, Syracuse Community-Campus Entrepreneurship Initiative, 2007-present.
· Le Moyne College Curriculum Committee, 2006-present.
· Le Moyne College Academic Relations, Policies, and Procedures Committee, 2006-present.
· Le Moyne College AACSB Accreditation Steering Committee, 2004-present.
· Le Moyne College Management Curriculum Committee, 2004-present.
· Le Moyne College Rank and Tenure Committee, Le Moyne College, 1995-97, and 2001-05.
· Le Moyne College Rank and Tenure Review Committee, Le Moyne College, 1998, 2001.
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Refereed Publications
“Understanding
Portfolio Risk Analysis using Monte Carlo Simulation”, with R. Wright and C.
Kim, Journal of Financial Education,
forthcoming.
“Evaluating Customer Satisfaction Using a Fuzzy
Rule-Based Decision Support System”, with R. Wright and D. Moore, Journal
of Database Marketing & Customer Strategy Management, Vol 15, No.2, p91-105, 2008.
“Analyzing
Customer Satisfaction Surveys Using Decision Support Systems”, with D. Moore
and R. Wright, Proceedings of the 38th
Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, 2007.
“An
Investigation of the Use of Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems to Interpret
Organizational Behavior Research Surveys,” with M. Collins and R. Wright, Proceedings
of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 2007.
Won Robert Pearson Memorial Award for the Best Theory Paper. Presented again, by invitation, in Best
Papers Session at 38th Annual Meeting of the Decision
Sciences Institute,
“O.R. in the Jesuit Tradition: What's an
operations research professor doing in a nice, liberal arts school like Le
Moyne college?”, OR/MS Today, August 2007.
“Using
Simulation Software to Provide Experiential Learning in Finance Courses”, with
C. Kim and R. Wright, Proceedings of the
37th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, San
Antonio, November 2006.
"Creating
an Index of Manufacturing Climates in the US: An Application of Multi-level
Fuzzy Rule-based Systems”" with R. Wright and W. Wright, Proceedings of
NAFIPS (North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society) Annual
Meeting, Montreal, June 2006.
“Antidote for Academic Schizophrenia”, OR/MS Today, August
2006.
“An Interactive Multi-Level Reporting System:
An Application in Evaluating Financial Conditions of New York State School
Districts”, with R. Wright, Proceedings
of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute,
San Francisco, November 2005.
"A
Financial Condition Indicator System for School Districts: A Case Study of New
York", with R. Wright, W. Duncombe, B. Jump, Journal of Finance
Education, Vol 30, No. 3, p231-258, 2005.
“Avoiding
Fiscal Stress: The use of Expert Systems to Assess School District Financial
Condition”, with R. Wright, W. Duncombe, B, Jump, Developments in School Finance, 2004: Fiscal Proceedings From the
Annual State Data Conference of July 2004, edited by W.J. Fowler, U.S.
Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington,
D.C. Government Printing Office, 2005, pp. 19-37, 2005.
“Comparing the
Impact of Star Rookies Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James: An Example on
Simulating Team Performances in the NBA League”, with R. Wright, INFORMS Transactions on Education, Vol.
5, No. 1, 2004, pp.67-74.
"Constructing a Fuzzy-Knowledge-Based System: An
Application for Assessing the Financial Condition of Public Schools", with
W. Duncombe, B. Jump, R. Wright, Expert
Systems with Applications, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2004, pp. 349-364.
“Producing ‘No Child Left Behind’ Report Cards That
Include Expert Judgment”, with R. Wright, Proceedings
of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, November
2004,
"A Hybrid System
for Modeling Credit Ratings for US Airports", with R. Wright, Proceedings
of IEEE International Conference on
Fuzzy Systems, July 2004,
"A
Decision Support System for Rating the Bond Issues of Public
Institutions", with R. Wright, Proceedings of Northeast Decision
Sciences Institute Meeting, March 2004, Atlantic City, pp 183-185.
“Characteristics
and Features of a Performance Evaluation Model Using Multilevel Fuzzy
Rule-based Systems”, with R. Wright, International
Journal of Technology, Policy, and Management, 2003.
"A Demonstration of a Push/Pull Assembly
Line", with R. Wright, INFORMS
Transactions on Education, Vol. 2, No.3, May 2002.
"Ensuring Consistent Expert Judgment in a
Multilevel Fuzzy Rule-based System: A Case Study in Evaluating the Credit
Ratings of Public Institutions", with R. Wright, Special Focus Symposium
on Decision Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference
on System Research, Informatics and Cybernetics, July 2002, Baden-Baden,
Germany.
"Using Neural Networks to Validate Fuzzy
Rule-based Systems: An application in Determining the Credit-Worthiness of US
Cities", with R. Wright & D. Walters, Proceedings of Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, March
2002, San Juan, Puerto Rico, pp.208-213.
“Where's the Beef in Undergraduate Business Education" with R. Wright, ORMS Today, Vol. 29, No.4, August
2002.
"A Symposium on Evaluating Financial Management of Large Cities: An
application of Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems", with W. Duncombe, B. Jump, R. Wright, Public Budgeting
& Finance, Winter 2001.
"Evaluating Capital Management: A New
Approach", with R. Wright, W. Duncombe, Public Budgeting & Finance,
Winter 2001.
"Evaluating City Financial Management Using
FRBS", with R. Wright, W. Duncombe, Y. Hou, Public Budgeting &
Finance, Winter 2001.
"Using Fuzzy Rule-Based Systems to Evaluate
Overall Financial Performance of Governments: An Enhancement to the Bond Rating
Process", with W. Duncombe, Y. Hou, B. Jump, R. Wright, Public Budgeting
& Finance, Winter 2001.
"What Chance Does the USA Have of Going to the
World Cup?: An Example of Spreadsheet Monte-Carlo Simulation using Visual
Basic" with R. Wright, Proceedings of Decision Sciences Institute National
Meeting, November 2001, San Francisco, selected for Innovative Approaches for
Teaching with Spreadsheets Miniconference.
"Keep INFORM-ED with Column”, ORMS Today, Vol. 28, No.4, August 2001.
"A
New Approach to Assessing Performance of State Human Resource Management
Systems: A Multi-Level Fuzzy Rule-Based System" with S. Selden, W.
Jacobson, R. Wright, Review of Public Personnel
Administration, Vol. 20, No. 3., Summer 2000, pp. 58-74.
"Applying Fuzzy Set Theory to Performance
Evaluation" with R. Wright, Socio-Economics Planning Sciences, Vol. 34,
No.4, December, 2000, pp. 285-302.
"Identifying Low-Performance Public Schools"
with R.Bifulco, W.Duncombe, R. Wright, Studies in Educational Evaluation, Vol.
26, No.3, September, 2000, pp.259-287.
Ranking State Financial Management: A Multi-Level Fuzzy Rule Based
System" with R. Wright, S. Selden, Decision Sciences, Vol.31,
No. 2., Spring 2000, pp. 449-481.
"Solver, Forms, Macros and VBA: Enhancements to
Teaching Quantitative Methods with Spreadsheets" with R. Wright,
Proceedings of Decision Sciences Institute National Meeting, November 2000,
Orlando, selected for Innovative Approaches for Teaching with Spreadsheets
Miniconference.
"Achieving Consistency and Completeness in Fuzzy
Rule-Based Systems" with R. Wright, Proceedings of Northeast Decision
Science Institute, March 2000, Atlantic City, pp. 137-139.
"Experiential Learning in POM: It Don't Mean a
Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing" with R. Wright, ORMS Today, Vol. 26,
No.2, April 1999, p. 8.
"Experiential Learning Activities in Operations
Management" with R. Wright, International Transactions in Operations
Research, Vol. 6, No. 2, March 1999, pp. 183-197.
"Consistency in Fuzzy Rule Based Systems: An
Application in Elementary School Performance Evaluation" with R. Wright,
R. Bifulco, W. Duncombe, Proceedings of North American Fuzzy Information Processing
Society (NAFIPS) National Meeting, 1999, New York, NY, pp. 120-124.
"Introduction to Operations Management: The MBA In-Class
Experience" with R. Wright, Decision Lines, Vol. 29, No.2,
September/October 1998, pp. 3-6. (Finalist in Instructional Innovation Award
Competition.)
"We played the OPM Games and Won" with R.
Wright, Proceedings of Decision Sciences Institute National Meeting,
"Using Fuzzy Rule Based Economic Models to
Measure the Performance of State Funded Agencies" with R. Wright, J.
Leathley, I. McDonnell, Proceedings of NAFIPS National Meeting, Syracuse, NY,
1997, pp. 418-422.
"Fuzzy Logic: A Case Study in Performance Measurement"
with R. Wright, chapter in Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering and the
Sciences, edited by B. Ayyub and M. Gupta, Kluwer Academic Publishing in
September, 1997.
"A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Performance
Evaluation" with R. Wright, Proceedings of ISUMA & NAFIPS, joint
national meeting,
"Neural Networks and Reorder Point
Estimation" with G. Lepak, Proceedings
of
"Combining Compositional & Decompositional
Attitudinal Data: Fuzzy Numbers in Conjoint Modeling" with G. Lepak,
Proceedings of
"Approximate Reasoning and Reorder Point
Estimation in Inventory Models" with C. Isik, Proceedings of NAFIPS,
"Fuzzy optimal search methods",
International Journal of Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Vol. 46, 1992.
"Hierarchical Decision Process with Approximate
Payoffs," Proceedings of NAFIPS,
"Determining the 'best' decision in the presence
of imprecise information," International Journal of Fuzzy Sets and
Systems, Vol. 29, 1989.
"Search Methods with Approximate Costs" with
C. Isik, Proceedings of International Fuzzy Systems Association,
"Fuzzy Dynamic-Programming in Robot Path-Planning"
with C. Isik, Proceedings of NAFIPS,
"A fuzzy set theoretic approach to decision making," (abstract),
International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, Vol. 2, 1988.
Presentations at Professional Meetings
“The Past, Present, and Future of OR/MS education,
Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of INFORM-ED”, Panelist, INFORMS
National Meeting,
“A System Approach to
Evaluating the Financial Condition of Public Airports”, with R. Wright, INFORMS
National Meeting,
“A Financial Condition
Indicator System for School Districts: A Case Study of New York” with R.
Wright, William Duncombe, Bernard Jump, 2003 ABFM Annual Conference,
Washington, DC, September 2003.
“Using Fuzzy Rule-Based
Systems as a Diagnostic Tool for Evaluating the Performance of Governments”,
with R. Wright, WSSA Public Finance and Budgeting Section, Las Vegas, Nevada,
April 2003.
“Fuzzy-Rule Based Systems to Evaluate the Performance of Complex
Organizations: Bond Ratings for Large
"Where is OR/MS in
Undergraduate Business Curriculum?" Session Co-Chair and Panelists,
INFORMS National Meeting,
"Including VBA in Introductory Quantitative
Methods Courses", INFORMS National Meeting,
Organizer and
Chair of Session on "Beyond Spreadsheets", INFORMS National Meeting,
"Integrative
Cases for Teaching OR/MS in the MBA Curricula", Panelist, INFORMS National
Meeting,
Faculty
Presenter, TMS2: The Second Summer Workshop on Teaching Management
Science/Operations Research, Richard Ivey School of Business, London, Ontario
Canada, June 1999.
"The Use
of Linked Spreadsheets in Teaching Production Planning & Inventory Control:
For a Little More Swing", with R. Wright, INFORMS National Meeting,
"Teaching
OR/MS Topics in a Finance Context", with R. Wright, INFORMS National
Meeting,
Organizer and
Co-Chair of Session on "Teaching with Spreadsheets", INFORMS National
Meeting,
Tutorial:
"Teaching Tips for New Teachers", with R. Wright, presented in
INFORMS National Meeting,
Organizer and
Co-Chair of Session on "Integrating Consulting and Teaching for OR
Faculty: How and Why", INFORMS National Meeting,
Tutorial:
"In-Class Activities of Operations Management", with R. Wright,
presented in INFORMS National Meeting, San Diego Ca, 1997, and Canadian
Operations Research Society National Meeting, Ottawa, CA, 1997.
Tutorial:
"Teaching Manufacturing with a Game", with R. Wright, presented in
IFORS International Meeting, New Riga, Latvia, 1996; INFORMS National Meeting,
Washington DC, 1996; INFORMS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1996; INFORMS
National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1995.
"We
Played The OPM Games and Won", with R. Wright, presentation phase of DSI
instructional innovation competition,
Organizer and
Chair of Session on Fuzzy Logic in Decision Support, INFORMS National Meeting,
"Effective
Teaching" Doctoral Colloquium, INFORMS National Meeting,
"Application
of Fuzzy Logic and Pattern Recognition in Evaluation of Client
Satisfaction", with R. Wright, INFORMS National Meeting,
"A
Rule-Based System Approach to Job Scheduling", with R. Wright, INFORMS
National Meeting,
"Game
tree search with inexact costs," ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting,
"A fuzzy
set theoretic approach to dynamic decision making," ORSA/TIMS Joint
National Meeting,
"Technology
replacement planning: an artificial intelligence approach", with A.
Majthay,
American
Institute of Decision Sciences,
"Artificial
intelligence approach to decision making under conflict", with A. Majthay,
ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting,