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Degrees
Held:
Ph.D., Management
Sciences, University of Minnesota, l972
M.B.A., McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1968
B.Sc. (Physics), McMaster University, 1966
Interests:
Teaching:
- Areas: operations research, applied
statistics, international logistics
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LOM
6350 - Management Science Methods
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LOM
5354 - Simulation for Managerial Decision Making
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LOM
5312 - Advanced Statistical Methods for Management Decisions
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LOM 5381 –
International Logistics and Operations Management
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LOM
5300 – Statistics for Managerial Decisions
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BA
4312 - Business Forecasting
Research:
- Areas: Creation and implementation of
analytical models and information systems for the solution of managerial
problems
- Selected
Publications:
- Smith, L.D., Sweeney, D.C, Campbell, J.F.,
“Simulation of Alternative Approaches to Relieving Congestion at
Locks in a River Transportation System”, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol 60, 2009,
519-533.
- Smith, L.D., Jin, B., “Modeling Exposure to
Losses on Automobile Leases”, Review of Quantitative Finance and
Accounting, 2007,
29:24`1-266.
- Smith L.D., C. Bilir, V.W. Huang, K. Hung,
M. Kaplan, “Citibank Models Credit Risk on Hybrid Mortgage Loans in Taiwan”, Interfaces,
35(3), May-June, 2005, 215-229
- Smith, L.D., R.M. Nauss, R.J. Banis, R.
Beck, AStaffing Geographically Distributed Service
Facilities with Itinerant Personnel@, Computers and Operations Research,
Vol. 29 (2002), 2023-2041.
- Smith, L.D., Sanchez, S.M, & Lawrence, E.C.,
"A Comprehensive Model for Managing Credit Risk on Home Mortgage
Portfolios," Decision Sciences, Vol. 27(2), Spring 1996,
291-317.
- Smith, L.D., & Moses, S.,
"Strategic Planning of Transportation Services for Petroleum
Products: An Application of Capacitated Gravity Models," European
Journal of Operational Research, Vol 88, 1996, 215-230.
- Smith, L.D., & Lawrence, E.C., "Forecasting
Losses on a Liquidating Long-Term Loan Portfolio," Journal of
Banking and Finance, Vol 19, 1995, 959-985.
- Smith, L.D., Nauss, R. & Bird, D.,
"Decision Support for Bus Operations in a Mass Transit
System," Decision Sciences, Vol. 21(1), Winter 1990,
183-203.
Other Information:
- Extensive experience as consultant to
major North American corporations and governmental agencies, designing
and implementing quantitative models and computer-based systems for
risk analysis, forecasting, corporate planning and business
operations.
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