Hodgson, Thom J. (North Carolina State University)

Topics:

Monkey with a Typewriter Algorithms for Real-World Problems

Modeling the Military Deployment Process

Modeling Production. Inventory systems case history

A Model for Dry Kiln Scheduling in the Furniture Industry

A History of Operations Research

Background:

• B.S.E. Science Engineering - University of Michigan
• M.B.A. Quantitative Methodology - University of Michigan
• Ph.D. Industrial Engineering - University of Michigan

Presently, a Distinguished University Professor, and the Director of the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Served as Head of the Industrial Engineering Department at NCSU ('83-'90); Director of the Division of Design and Manufacturing Systems at the National Science Foundation ('91-'93); Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Florida ('70-'83); Operations Research Analyst at Ford Motor Company ('66-'70); and an Officer in the U.S. Army ('61-'63). Served as Associate Editor, Departmental Editor ('81-'84, '88-'91), and Editor-in-Chief ('84-'88) of the IIE Transactions. Served as a member of the U.S. Army Science Board ('94-'00). Research interests include scheduling, logistics, production and inventory control, manufacturing systems, and applied and military operations research