Faculty - David Simchi-Levi

Education

• B.S. 1978, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
• M.Sc. 1984, Tel-Aviv University
• Ph.D. 1987, Tel-Aviv University

Research Interests

• Transportation and logistics systems analysis
• E-Commerce and supply chain management
• Revenue and yield management
• Optimization based decision support systems
• Operations research
• Telecommunications systems

Teaching Interests

• Optimization based models for logistics and production systems
• Supply chain management
• Production management
• E-Commerce
• Systems simulation
• Executive education
• Developing computer-based educational aids for simulating the effect of complex systems

Selected Publications

Books

1. Simchi-Levi, D., P. Kaminsky and E. Simchi-Levi, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999. The book received the Book-of-the-year award and the Outstanding IIE Publication award given in 2000 by the Institute of Industrial Engineering.
2. Bramel, J. and D. Simchi-Levi, The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms and Applications for Logistics Management, Springer-Verlag, 1997.

Papers in Refereed Journals

1. Kaminsky, P. and D. Simchi-Levi (2000), "The Asymptotic Optimality of the SPT Rule for the Flow Shop Mean Completion Time Problem." To appear in Operations Research.
2. Chen, Y. F., Z. Drezner, J. K. Ryan and D. Simchi-Levi (2000), "Quantifying the Bullwhip Effect in a Simple Supply Chain: The Impact of Forecasting, Lead Times and Information." Management Science, 46, 436--443.
3. Chen, Y. F., J. K. Ryan and D. Simchi-Levi (2000), "The Impact of Exponential Smoothing Forecasts on the Bullwhip Effect." Naval Research Logistics, 47, 269--286.
4. Chan, L. M. A. and D. Simchi-Levi (1998), "Probabilistic Analysis and Practical Algorithms for Three-Level Distribution Systems," Management Science, 44, 1562--1576.

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