Lev, Benjamin (Drexel University)

Benjamin Lev
Decision Sciences Head, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Phone: 215.895.0322
E-mail: blev@drexel.edu
Website: Website

Topics:

Help your Editor Accept your paper

Editor in Chief of OMEGA since 2002. Over that period there were 4,000 submission and 600 papers were published. Acceptance rate in 2011 is about 10%. During the presentation I will discuss the reasons 3,400 were rejected and the characteristics of those 600 papers which were accepted for publication.Specific attention to Title, Abstract, Key Words, Paper, Examples, Conclusions, References, Appendices, Total length, and cover letter, Revised paper. This presentation is for PhD candidates and Assistant Professors.

Introduction to Management Science/Operations Research
A survey of techniques available to decision makers. (Elementary)

Projects/Cases in MS/OR
Real life applications of MS/OR techniques taken from the Department of Energy, Conrail, the U.S. Air Force, Patient Flow in Radiology, and others. (Elementary)

Inventory Models
Special cases of inventory models with finite horizon and price changes. (Intermediate)

Background:

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering - Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Industrial Engineering - Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Operations Research - Case Western Reserve University

Presently, Head, Decision Sciences, LeBow College of Business - Drexel University School of Management. Formerly, Dean, School of Management,
University of Michigan-Dearborn; Professor and Chairman, Department of Management, Temple University; Professor and Head, Department of Management, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Published five books and numerous articles. TIMS Council and TIMS Vice President-Meetings; served on various ORSA and TIMS Committees. Book Review Editor, Interfaces; Editorial board of IEE Transactions; IAOR; ERRJ. Consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Air Force, Conrail, Temple University Diagnostic Radiology, Norton Company, Lukens Steel, GTE and others. INFORMS Vice President of Meetings, 1995-1996. Editor-in-Chief OMEGA; Deputy Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management.