Monday, November 10

1 - Operating Room Allocation for Overtime Control with Chance Constraints
Zheng Zhang, University of Michigan, Brian Denton, Xiaolan Xie

2 - Online Robotic Parameter Optimization for High Precision Manufacturing via Analytic Hierarchy Process
Binbin Li, Texas State University, Heping Chen, Tongdan Jin

3 - Risk Assessment and Mitigation for Food Supply Chains
Yanling Chang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Brian Kues, Alan Erera, Chelsea White

4 - Optimization, Discrete-event Simulation and Game Theory to Redesign Hazardous Materials’ Logistics
Diana Ramirez, CSO, FCIMEC, Luis Ramirez, Linda Bendavid, Nilson Herazo, Santiago Nieto, Miguel Jimenez, Lauren Castro, Jairo Montoya

5 - Equilibrium and Optimal Location of Retail Stores Competing with Mail Order Business
Masaaki Ozawa, Keio University

6 - Optimal Inventory Mirroring via Linear Integer Programming
Zhiwei (Tony) Qin, Walmart Labs, Jagtej Bewli, Mohan Akella

7 - Seasonal Transmission Switching to Reducing the Cost of Electricity
Masood Jabarnejad, Auburn University, Jorge Valenzuela

8 - Value-chain Optimization for Complex Chemical Production Processes
Patrick Briest, McKinsey & Co., Isabelle Patouillaud, Valerio Dilda

9 - Integrating Uncertain Data in Disaster Relief Facility Location
Bin Li, University of Arkansas, Ashlea Milburn

10 - Social Media Usage in Static Disaster Relief Routing Plans
Emre Kirac, University of Arkansas, Ashlea Milburn, Clarence Wardell III

11 - Intellectual Map of Information Systems 
Mohammadmahdi Moqri, University of Florida

12 - The Art of Revenue Management: Optimizing by the LoS in Airport Carparks 
Andreas Papayiannis, University of Manchester, Paul Johnson

13 - Exploring Scheduling Changes in Clinic Rotations of a Medical Residency Program
Akshit Agarwal, Rochester Institute of Technology, Ruben Proano

14 - Freeway Reliability Scenario Generation:  A Hybrid Approach
SeyedBehzad Aghdashi, North Carolina State University

15 - Assessment of Capacity and Stability in National Sustainable Transportation
Hamed Ahangari, University of Connecticut, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Norman Garrick

16 - A Multi-criteria Approach to Maritime Search and Rescue Location Analysis
Amin Akbari, Dalhousie University, H.A Eiselt, Ronald Pelot

17 - Tournament Scheduling for Recreational Leagues
Athena Alimirzaei, University of Texas at Dallas

18 - A Novel, Simple Interpretation of Nesterov’s Method as a Combination of Gradient and Mirror Descent
Zeyuan Allen-Zhu, MIT, Lorenzo Orecchia

19 - Admission Batches to Minimize Internal Shuffles in a Centralized or Decentralized Hospital
Bruno Alves Maciel, Rochester Institute of Technology, Ruben Proano, Richard Latham

20 - Evaluating and Testing Contemporary Snow Removal Routing Models under Ongoing Weather Conditions
Nathan Arrowsmith, RIT

21 - The Effect of Urban Form and Location in Consumer Satisfaction
Homa Atef Yekta, Sharif University of Technology, Hamed Ahangari

22 - Efficiency Initiatives in Catalyst Production Lines the Use of Simulation as a Tool to Support Energy
Alexandre Augusto Massote, FEI University

23 - Analyzing Tweets to Inform a Model of Patient Choice, Arrival Rates and Wait in Emergency Rooms
Barry Barrios, Virginia Tech, Ekkehart Beck

24 - The Care Life Cycle: Linking Health and Social Care for an Ageing Population
Sally Brailsford, University of Southampton

25 - Managing Stakeholder Voices for the Development of a Novel Rehabilitation Device for Upper Limbs Rehabilitation
Aline Marian Callegaro, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Amanda Sória Buss, Carla Schwengbe ten Caten, Márcia Elisa Soares Echeveste, Raffaela Leane Zenni Tanure

26 - Modeling and Assessing Health Care Services Utilization in Hospital Readmission for Cancer Patients
Hanqing Cao, Philips Research North America, Usha Raghavan, Yugang Jia

27 - Literature Review of Mathematical and Simulation Models for School Closures in Pandemic Influenza
Yao-Hsuan Chen, CDC, Amra Uzicanin, Karen Wong, Hongjiang Gao

28 - Eliciting and Combining Expert Opinion – An Overview and Comparison of Methods
Mutsa Chinyamakobvu, Rhodes University, Isabelle Garisch

29 - Design of Fuel Supply Chain for Power Plants: A Hybrid Stochastic and Robust Optimization Approach
Anna Danandeh, University of South Florida, Bo Zeng

30 - NP-Hardness Proof for the Maintenance Scheduling for Modular Systems problem
Tamar Cohen, Technion Israeli Institute of Technology, Liron Yedidsion

31 - A Scenario-based Approach to Inventory Routing Problem
Vinayak Dinesh, RIT, Scott Grasman

32 - Optimal Sampling Times for a Partially-observable Growing Population
Ali Eshragh, University of Newcastle

33 - Model-based Simulation Systems for Adaptive Training in Time-critical Decision Making
Kushal Abhyankar, Wright State University, Subhashini Ganapathy

34 - Textbooks for Responsible Data Analysis in Excel
Nathan Garrett, Woodbury University

35 - Scheduling Multiple Parallel Machines with Capacity Constraints
Lai Wei, University of Michigan, Dongdong Ge, Simai He

36 - Total Value-of-ownership Model for Analyzing the Economics of a Fleet of Electric Vehicles
Thomas Goerzen, University of Paderborn

37 - Maximizing Sandfly Mortality for Controlling Kala-Azar Transmission in India
Kaushik Gorahava, Verotech Solutions, LLC

38 - Demand Substitution in a Dual Sourcing Problem
Mustafa Hekimoglu, Erasmus University, Alan Scheller-Wolf

39 - Optimized Surveillance for Mosquito-borne Infections in Louisiana
Alexander Gutfraind, University of Illinois at Chicago, Justin Davis, Krishna Patel, Lauren Meyers

40 - Failure at the Top: How Power Undermines Collaborative Performance
John Hildreth, UC Berkeley, Cameron Anderson

41 - Departure Process in Heavily-loaded Service Systems with General Service Times
Junfei Huang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

42 - Impact of Operational Drivers on Repurchase Intention in E-fulfilment
Nikunj Jain, Indian Institute of Management Indore

43 - Towards Zero-carbon Manufacturing Operation: An Advanced Analytics Decision
Tongdan Jin, Texas State University, Victor Santana-Viera, Binbin Li, Heping Chen, Jesus Jimenez

44 - New Branching Rules for Integer Programming Using Strong Branching and Sampling
Ezgi Karabulut, Georgia Institute of Technology, Pierre Le Bodic, George Nemhauser

45 - Iterative Simulation-optimization Algorithm for the Ambulance Location Problem
Sun Hoon Kim, Yonsei University, Kee Yong Shin, Hyuk Lee, Cheng Yu Hwang, Young Hoon Lee

46 - A Gage R&R Study in a Healthcare Setting
Russell Krenek, Clemson University, Shannon Harris, George Helmrich, Joel Greenstein, Byung Rae Cho

47 - Demand Forecasting by Factorization Machines in Fashion Industry
Chongshou Li, City University of Hong Kong, Andrew Lim, Brenda Cheang

48 - Optimal Pairing of Single and Multi-occupancy Rooms in a Centralized or Decentralized Hospital
Richard Latham, Rochester Institute of Technology, Ruben Proano, Bruno Alves Maciel

49 - A Multilevel Proximal Algorithm for Large Scale Composite Convex Optimization
Duy Luong, Imperial College London

50 - Improving Model Inference from FRAP Data - An Example from the Drosophila Wing Disc
Lin Lin, University of Minnesota

51 - Allocating Linear Rescheduling Cost with Machine Unavailability
Zhixin Liu, University of Michigan - Dearborn, Liang Lu, Xiangtong Qi

52 - Stochastic Modeling and Optimization of Biomanufacturing Operations
Tugce Martagan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ananth Krishnamurthy

53 - Measuring Near Real-time Harm in the Hospital Using Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Seyed Mani Marashi, Wayne State University, Jack Jordan, Kenneth Chelst

54 - Mathematical Analysis of Fireworks Displays with Respect to Solid Angles
Yohei Okimura, Keio University, Yudai Honma, Takamori Ukai, Osamu Kurita

55 - Evaluating Algorithms for Processing Nuclear Detection Sensor Data
Christie Nelson, Rutgers University, William M. Pottenger, Fred Roberts, Paul Kantor

56 - Exact and Heuristic Anytime Algorithms for Solving the Knapsack Problem
Diego Mesquita, University of Alberta

57 - Group Buying: Retail Stores’ Performance and Implications
Qijun Qiu, The University of Hong Kong, Benjamin Yen

58 - Credit Card Holders Behavioral Modeling: Multistage Regression Approach
Denys Osipenko, University of Edinburgh Business School, Johnathan Crook

59 - AI-AFTER: Identifying the Right Goal of Forecast Combination
Craig Rolling, Lundquist College of Business

60 - Modeling Red and Yellow Alert Durations for Ambulance Systems as Partial Busy Periods
Amir Rastpour, University of Alberta

61 - Development of Control Models for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems
Alexander Paz, University of Nevada, Pushkin Kachroo, Pankaj Maheshwari

62 - The Behavior of Government Subsidies to Low-carbon Products and Social Welfare Analysis
Jie Ren, University of Science and Technology of China

63 - A Defender-Attacker-Defender Model for Railway Infrastructure
Hassan Sarhadi, Memorial University of Newfoundland, David Tulett, Manish Verma

64 - Buyer-supplier Relationship: The Impact of Service Logistics Level in Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
Mauro Sampaio, FEI University

65 - Using Big Data Analytic to Eliminate Empty Miles in Logistics
Haibo Wang, Texas A&M International University, Wei Wang, Jun Huang, Wei Ning

66 - Discounting over Subjective Time: One Step towards a Unified Theory of Intertemporal Choice
Yitong Wang, University of Technology, L. Robin Wang, Liangyan Wang

67 - Dynamic Optimal Inflow Control with Queues for Minimal Evacuation Time in a Tsunami Inundated Area
Junji Urata, University of Tokyo, Eiji Hato

68 - Operations Research for Functional Neuroimaging
Svetlana Soloveva, Rutgers University, Dimitris Metaxas

69 - WLC-based Process Plan Decision and its Heuristic Approaches
Boxuan Zhao, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Kun Chen, Jianmin Gao

70 - Common Pitfalls in Common Practice
Channing (Chang Yan), Decision Strategies, Inc.

71 - Modeling Brand Correlation through Iterative Sparsity Search
Qiong Zhang, Virginia Commonwealth University

72 - A Simulated-based Approach for ED Patient Throughput and Med/surg Unit Workforce Optimization
Jingyu Zhang, Philips Research North America, Xiang Zhong, Zhichao Shu, Therese Fitzpatrick

73 - Modified Cell Transmission Model for Traffic Signal Control Optimization
Hao Yu, Southeast University

 

Tuesday, November 11

1 - Evaluation of  Courses in a Higher Education Institution
Cesar Pandolfi - Docência, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul, Carla Schwengbe ten Caten

2 - Clustering Items on the Web through Modelling user Communities
Masssey Cashore, University of Waterloo,  Xiaoting Zhao, Peter Frazier

3 - Delivery Vehicle Routing at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Weikao Wu, Oklahoma State University  Andrea Lewis, Katie Luster

4 - Location Optimization for AYGAZ Auto Gas Facilities
Birce Sari, Koc University, Kerem Uzun, Ceren Yavuz, Beyza Turan

5 - Missed Opportunities in Preventing Hospital Readmissions: Redesigning Post-Discharge Checkup Policies
Michael Hu, University of Michigan, Xiang Liu, Jonathan E. Helm,
Mariel S. Lavieri, Ted A. Skolarus, Kedi Wu

6 - System of Systems Architecture Generation using Evolutionary Algorithms & Negotiation Strategy
Siddhartha Agarwal, Missouri University of Science and Technology

7 - Multi-resolution Analysis (MRA): Integrating Methodologies for Today’s Analytical Challenges
John Tindle, TASC, Inc.

8 - Optimal Bidding Strategy Based on Parametric Linear Programming Considering Incomplete Information
Feng Gao, Ventyx, Kory Hedman

9 - Optimization of Treatment Decision for Glycemic Control for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Yuanhui Zhang, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nilay Shah
Steven Smith, Jennifer Mason, Brian Denton

10 - A Web Tool for Model-based Decision Support
Joseph Kahn, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Richard Nixon,
Peter Danenberg, Vineet Joshi, Chien-Hsun Huang, Dipika Mukherjee

11 - Evaluation of Breast Cancer Mammography Screening Policies Considering Adherence Behavior
Mahboubeh Madadi, University of Arkansas, Louise Henderson, Shengfan Zhang

12 - Hospitalists and Hospital Productivity
Rezwan Haque, Harvard Business School, Robert Huckman

13 - Bank Marketing Analysis using Multivariate Techniques
Nasim Nezamoddini, State University of New York at Binghamton

14 - Integrating Relativity into Multi-Attribute Utility Model: An Application on Product Improvements
Selin Erguncu, Koc University

15 - A Statistical Human Resources Planning in a Call Center
Kosuke Shaku, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Toshinori Sasaya, Koji Takayasu

16 - Linguistic Indicators of Satisfaction and Intent in Online Text-based Customer Service Chats
Justin WIlliams, University of Arizona, 1130 E. Helen St., McClelland Hall 430, Tucson, AZ, 85721, United States of America, [email protected]
Lee Spitzley

17 - Real-time Integrated Airport Surface Operations Management
Yu Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, ENB 118, Tampa, FL, 33620, United States of America, [email protected]
Qing Wang

18 - Monitoring and Predicting the Patient’s Length of Stay in Hospital Using Regression Control Charts
Nasibeh Azadeh-Fard, PhD Student, Virginia Tech, 250 Durham Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, United States of America, [email protected]
Jaime Camelio

19 - Integrated Optimization on Outsourcing and Production Decisions in Global Supply Chain
Lu Zhen, Professor, Shanghai University

20 - Children for Wealth- Fertility Competetion
Bumi Camara, University of Goettingen

21 - Salesforce Contracts Equilibrium for Inventory Optimum with Customer Loyalty Moderating Effects
Yu-Ching Chern, National Taiwan University, Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

22 - Clinical Prediction of Metastatic Disease among Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients
Maria Correa, St. Mary's University, Brian Denton, Selin Merdan, Paul Womble,
David Miller, Jianyu Liu

23 - Multi Sales Channel Competition with Product Returns: The Impact of Restocking Fee Legislation
Rita Difrancesco, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, Arnd Huchzermeier

24 - A Comprehensive Sensitivity Analysis of Travel Time Reliability
Meredith Cebelak, University of Texas at Austin, Jia Li, C. Michael Walton

25 - International Analysis of Government Strategies for Service Sector Innovation
Jessica Brooks, IDA - Science and Technology Policy Institute

26 - Flow Path Design in Automated Material Handling Systems
Kelly Bartlett, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shabbir Ahmed,
Junho Lee, George Nemhauser, Joel Sokol

27 - Deductible Insurance and the Transfer of Risk
Christopher Gaffney, Stevens Institute of Technology

28 - A Lagrangian Decomposition Approach for Renewable Energy Investment and Operational Decision Model
Alireza Ghalebani, University of South Florida, Tapas Das

29 - Evaluating Cost and Service Level Tradeoffs in a Production and Inventory System with Disruption
Jue Gong, University of Pittsburgh, Louis Luangkesorn

30 - Modeling of Emergency Management of Urban Extreme Storm Floods Based on Strong Reciprocity
Liu Gaofeng, Hohai University

31 - Analysis of Nonselective and Selective Advertising Strategies in an Oligopoly Setting
Chloe Fletcher, College of Charleston, Jason Howell

32 - Food vs Biofuel: Analysis of Land-Use Competition And Environmental Impacts
Halil Cobuloglu, Wichita State University, Esra Buyuktahtakin

33 - Re-envisioning Decision Quality at ConocoPhillips
John Hasar, ConocoPhillips, Sharon Rode

34 - Efficient Batch Scheduling for a Petrochemical Blending Plant with a Shared Pipeline Network
Alessandro Hill, University of Antwerp, Trijntje Cornelissens, Kenneth Sorensen

35 - Optimization Strategies for the Best Performance of Healthcare Authority Databases using DM
Yohany Jimenez, LOGYCA, Miguel Jimenez, Lauren Castro, Laura Manotas, Diana Ramirez, Heyder Paez, Luis Ramirez

36 - The Impact of Security in Maintaining Reliable Distributed Control Systems
M. Eric Johnson, Vanderbilt University, Andrei Sleptchenko

37 - The Impact of Multi-skilling on Personnel Scheduling in the Retail Industry
César Henao Botero, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
Juan-Carlos Muñoz Abogabir, Juan-Carlos Ferrer Ortiz

38 - The Effect of Socioeconomic Inequalities on Public Education Performance in Developing Countries
Maria Cristina Gramani, Rua Quatá

39 - Integrating Timetabling and Vehicle Scheduling: Tradeoff Between Transfers and The Fleet Size
Omar Ibarra, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Ricardo Giesen, Yasmin Rios-Solis

40 - Evaluation of Construction and Improvement Heuristics for Classification Using Markov Blankets
Daniel Gartner, TUM School of Management, Rema Padman

41 - Profiling Facebook Users’ Privacy Behaviors
Bart Piet Knijnenburg, University of California, Heather Richter Lipford, Pamela Wisniewski

42 - Clustering Subgraphs for Repeated Motifs
Nam Lee, Johns Hopkins University

43 - Are You Sure this is the Clothing Style You Defined?
Yusan Lin, Penn State University

44 - Entropy Maximization with Stochastic Dominance and Moment Constraints for Distribution Approximation
Alexander Mafusalov, University of Florida

45 - Issues in Resiliency for the Australian Food Supply Chain
Leorey Marquez, CSIRO, Rodolfo Garcia-Flores, Simon Dunstall

46 - Optimal Combination of Multiple Diagnostic Tests with Application to Prostate Cancer
Selin Merdan, University of Michigan, Brian Denton, Christine Barnett

47 - Bayesian Analysis to Determine Phase Change Time in Stem Cells
Louis Luangkesorn, University of Pittsburgh, Ali Hjaar

48 - A Game-theoretic Procedure for Bridge Construction Cost Allocation
Saurav Kumar Dubey, University of Tennessee at Knoxville,
Alberto Garcia-Diaz, Dongju Lee

49 - Cost Estimation Method for R&D Research Fund of Government in Korea
Dong-Guen Kim, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)

50 - Multiple Criteria Simulation Optimization: Further Refinements
Esmeralda Niño, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez,
Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, Bryan Rosas

51 - Iterated Local Search for Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problems with Resource Constraints
Dimitris Paraskevopoulos, University of Bath, Christos Tarantilis, Panagiotis Repoussis

52 - Consumer Loan Acquisition Decisions in the Context of Economic Uncertainty
Kanshukan Rajaratnam, University of Cape Town, Peter Beling,
George Overstreet

53 - How to Complete Subsequent Deals? Breadth and Depth of M&A Success Experience in Semiconductor industry
Jieun Hwang, Seoul National University, Taewoo Roh

54 - The KANBAN Gamification in a Strategic Operation Management Simulation
Felipe Reis Graeml, Centro Universitário da FEI, Mauro Sampaio

55 - A Fuzzy Linguistic Based Decision Support System for Evaluating Remanufacturability of  Products
Thomas Omwando, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Anthony Ross, Wilkistar Otieno

56 - Extending the Complexity of Covering-routing Problem Considering Maximum Returns to Critical Areas
Maria José Pinto Lamosa, IEAv/CTA, Mônica Maria De Marchi

57 - Predictive Dialing in the Cloud
Douglas Samuelson, InfoLogix, Inc

58 - Destructive Leadership and its Organizational Impact: A Critical Discourse Perspective
Masato Suzuki, Tokiwa University

59 - Deducing Patient Placement Decisions in Hospitals; An Integer Programmin Approach
Nooshin Valibeig, Northeastern University, Jacqueline Griffin

60 - Method of Characteristic Functions for Networks with Fixed Node Degrees
Vladimir Tsurkov, Computing Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences,

61 - Scheduling Urgent and Normal Jobs in a Two-machine Flowshop
Sang-Oh Shim, Hanbat National University

62 - Using Mixed-effect Models to Monitor Product Quality in Interchangeable Manufacturing processes
Abbase Saghaei, Islamic Azad University, Zahra Pishravian, Mehrdad Nikoo

63 - Stochastically Constrained Simulation Optimization on Integer-ordered Spaces
Kalyani Nagaraj, Virginia Tech

64 - Robust Dynamic Pricing for Oligopolistic Service Providers with Fixed Inventories
Yiou Wang, Penn State University, Terry Friesz, Tao Yao, Ke Han

65 - Price Discount and Inventory Planning with Binding Reservation
Jianghua Wu, Renmin University of China

66 - Portfolio Optimization for Options: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach
Yaxiong Zeng, Northwestern University, Diego Klabjan

67 - The Impact of Information Sharing and IT on Customer Service Performance
Wenjie Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Gang Li

68 - Adaptive Decision Making of Breast Cancer Mammography Screening: A Heuristic Regression-Based Model
Fan Wang, University of Arkansas, Shengfan Zhang

69 - From Theory to Practice: Implementation of a Resource Allocation Model in Health Departments
Emine Yaylali, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stephanie Sansom, Arielle Lasry