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Working Papers:
Amanda J. Schmitt. Strategies for Customer Service Level Protection Under Multi-Echelon Supply Chain Disruption Risk. (Download from SSRN)
Amanda J. Schmitt and Mahender Singh. A Quantitative Analysis of Disruption Risk in a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain. (Download from SSRN)
Amanda J. Schmitt and Lawrence V. Snyder. Infinite-Horizon Models for Inventory Control Under Yield Uncertainty and Disruptions. (Download from SSRN)
Amanda J. Schmitt, Lawrence V. Snyder, and Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen. Centralization versus Decentralization: Risk Pooling, Risk Diversification, and Supply Uncertainty in a One-Warehouse Multiple-Retailer System. (Download from SSRN)
Amanda J. Schmitt, Lawrence V. Snyder, and Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen. Inventory Systems With Stochastic Demand and Supply: Properties and Approximations. (Download from SSRN)
Deepak Avari, Naman Dayal, and Amanda J. Schmitt. Inventory Positioning for a Multi-Echelon Distribution Network. (Download from SSRN)
Published Papers:
Amanda J. Schmitt. Using Stochastic-Supply Inventory Models to Strategically Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption Risk. Logistics Spectrum, Jan. 2008, pp. 22-27 (Download pdf)
White Papers:
Amanda J. Schmitt. Learning How to Manage Risk in Global Supply Chain Networks. MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics White Papers, Aug. 2009. (Download pdf)
Refereed Proceedings Papers:
Amanda J. Schmitt and Mahender Singh. Quantifying Supply Chain Disruption Risk Using Monte Carlo and Discrete-Event Simulation. Forthcoming in the Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference. (Download pdf)
Amanda J. Schmitt and Lawrence V. Snyder. Infinite-Horizon Models for Inventory Control Under Yield Uncertainty and Disruptions. MSOM 2006 Conference Proceedings.
Amanda J. Schmitt, Lawrence V. Snyder, and Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen. Centralization versus Decentralization: Risk Pooling, Risk Diversification, and Supply Uncertainty in a One-Warehouse Multiple-Retailer System. MSOM 2008 Conference Proceedings. (Download pdf)
Additional Proceedings Papers:
Amanda J. Schmitt. Using Stochastic Supply Inventory Models to Strategically Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption Risk. SOLE 2007 Conference Proceedings.
Amanda J. Schmitt and Russell Barton. Benefit Analysis of Process-Oriented Basis Representation as a Method of Multivariate Statistical Process Control. IIE 2002 Conference Proceedings. (Download pdf)
Lawrence V. Snyder, Amanda J. Schmitt, and Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen. Inventory Systems with Stochastic Demand and Supply: Properties and Approximations. 2008 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference Proceedings. (Download pdf)
Conference Presentations (Future & Past):
Winter Simulation Conference - Dec. 2009 - Austin, TX - Quantifying Supply Chain Disruption Risk Using Monte Carlo and Discrete-Event Simulation
INFORMS Annual Meeting - Oct. 2009 - San Diego, CA - Insights from a Practical Application of Supply Chain Disruption Modeling
MIT CTL Symposium: New Perspectives on Managing Risk Through the Supply Network - Dec. 2008 - Cambridge, MA - Modeling Supply Network Risk From Disruptions
INFORMS Annual Meeting - Oct. 2008 - Washington, D.C. - Inventory Systems With Stochastic Demand and Supply: Properties and Approximations.
MSOM Conference - June 2008 - Univ. of MD - Centralization versus Decentralization: Risk Pooling, Risk Diversification, and Supply Uncertainty in a One-Warehouse Multiple-Retailer System
INFORMS Annual Meeting - Nov. 2007 - Seattle, WA - Risk-Averse Policies in a One-Warehouse Multiple-Retailer System with Demand and Supply Uncertainty
SOLE Annual International Logistics Conference - Aug. 2007 - Pittsburgh, PA - Using Stochastic-Supply Inventory Models to Strategically Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption Risk
INFORMS International Conference - July 2007 - Rio Grande, PR - Risk Diversification in a One-Warehouse Multiple-Retailer System with Supply Disruptions
INFORMS Annual Meeting - Nov. 2006 -Pittsburgh, PA - Infinite-Horizon Models for Inventory Control Under Yield Uncertainty and Disruptions
IIE Annual Conference - May 2002 - Orlando, FL - Process-Oriented Basis Representation for Multivariate Statistical Process Control
Invited Talks:
PSU OR Colloquium - Feb. 2009 - University Park, PA - Modeling and Mitigating Supply Chain Disruptions
Schmitt Theses:
PhD (2007), Lehigh University (Dr. Lawrence V. Snyder, advisor): Strategic Inventory Management for Supply Chains Subject to Supply Uncertainty. (Download pdf)
M.S. (2002), Pennsylvania State University (Dr. Russell Barton, advisor): Benefit Analysis of Process-Oriented Basis Representation as a Method of Multivariate Statistical Process Control
Students' Theses Supervised:
Deepak Avari and Naman Dayal (MIT M. Eng. in Logistics, 2009): Inventory Positioning for a Multi-Echelon Distribution Network (received an Honorable Mention for the 2009 MLOG Outstanding Thesis)
Juan D. Iocco (MIT M. Eng. in Logistics, 2009): Multi-Echelon Multi-product Inventory Strategy in a Steel Company
Avani Jain (MIT M. Eng. in Logistics, 2009): Including Costs of Supply Chain Risk in Strategic Sourcing Decisions
last update 10/09