Dr. Prafulla Joglekar
Lindback Professor of
Operations Management
Chair - Management Department

NASA/ASEE Fellowship Publications

• “A Comprehensive Set of Models of Intra and Inter-organizational Coordination for Marketing and Inventory Decisions in a Supply Chain" International Journal of Integrated Supply Management. Forthcoming, Spring 2006. (M. Tavana, M., & J. Rappaport, coauthors.)
• “A Dual Pricing Model for Price Sensitive Products subject to sudden obsolescence” Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Forthcoming Fall 2005. (P. Lee, co-author).
• “A Heuristic to Determine Price and Lot size in Face of a Supplier’s Temporary Price Reduction over an Interval” Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal, Forthcoming.
• "Methodology Development for Assessment of Spaceport Technology Returns and Risks" in E. Hosler (ed.) NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, NASA CR-2001-210265, Kennedy Space Center, FL, 2001, pp. 105-113.
• "Space Transportation Operations: Assessment of Methodologies and Models," in E. Hosler (ed.) NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, NASA CR-2001-210260, Kennedy Space Center, FL, 2001, pp. 121-130.
• "Applying Costs, Risks, and Values Evaluation (CRAVE) Methodology to Engineering Support Request (ESR) Prioritization," in L. Anderson, E. Hosler, and W. Camp (Eds.) NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, Contractor Report No. CR-197448, Kennedy Space Center, FL., October 1994, pp. 263-311.
• "Cost Benefits of Advanced Software: A Review of Methodology used at Kennedy Space Center," in E. Hosler and C. Valdes (eds.) NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, Contractor Report No. CR-194678, Kennedy Space Center, FL., October 1993, pp. 229-267.

Publications in Refereed Journals

• "Responding to a One-time-only Sale (OTOS) of a Product Subject to Sudden Obsolescence." Journal of Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal, 6(2), December 2003, pp.93-106. (P. Lee, co-author).
• "Note on A Comparative Evaluation of Nine Well-Known Algorithms for Solving the Cell Formation Problem in Group Technology," Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences, 5(3), 2001, pp. 69-83. (Q. Chung, Q. & M. Tavana, coauthors).
• "Exploiting a One-Time-Only Sale (OTOS): An Assessment of the Practicality and Potential Benefits of Alternative Strategies," Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Fall 1998, pp. 19-35. (P. Lee, co-author).
• "Comments on: A comparative analysis for determining optimal price and order quantity when a sale increases demand," European Journal of Operations Research, 109(1), 1998, pp. 228--241. (P. Lee, co-author).
• "Volume Discount Decisions: Wealth Maximization or EOQ Approach?" Naval Research Logistics, 45, 1998, pp. 377-389. (J. Kelly, co-author).
• "Comments on Fortune Favors a Prepared Firm," Management Science, October 1997, pp. 1455-1462. (A. Bohl and M. Hamburg, co-authors).
• "A Profit Maximization Model for a Retailer's Stocking Decisions on Products Subject to Sudden Obsolescence," Production and Operations Management, 5(3), Fall 1996, pp. 288-294. (P. Lee, co-author).
• "A Group Decision Framework for Consensus Ranking of Technical Manager Candidates," Omega, 24(5), 1996, pp. 523-538. (M. Tavana and D. Kennedy, co-authors).
• "Conditions for Government Support of Private Research and Development: A Short Communication," European Journal of Operations Research, 94, 1996, pp. 626-630. (M. Hamburg, co-author).
• "A Clustering Algorithm to Identify Information Subsystems," Journal of International Information Management, 3 (Special Edition), 1994, pp. 129-141. (M. Tavana and S. Banerjee, co-authors).
• "The Development and Validation of a Campus Recruiting Expert System using Expert Opinions and Historical Data," Expert Systems with Applications, 7(2), 1994, pp. 305-321. (M. Tavana and P. Lee, co-authors).
• "An Exact Formulation of Inventory Costs and Optimal Lot Size in Face of Sudden Obsolescence," Operations Research Letters,14, 1993, pp. 283-290. (P. Lee, Co-author).
• "The Individually Responsible and Rational Approach to Economic Lot Sizes for One Vendor and Many Purchasers," Decision Sciences, 21(3), 1990, pp. 492-506. (S. Tharthare, co-author).
• "Comment on the Price and Value of Decision Support Systems," MIS Quarterly, 14(1), March 1990, pp. 7-12. (K. Toraskar, co-author).
• "Industry Investment in Basic Research Assuming Interdependence of Benefits from Appropriable and Inappropriable Activities," Management Science, 36(2), 1990, pp. 224-239.
• "Industry Concentration and the Allocation of Resources to Basic Research," Management Science, 35(2), February 1989, pp. 208-225. (M. Hamburg, co-author).
• "Comments on a Quantity Discount Pricing Model to Increase Vendor Profits," Management Science, 34(11), November 1988, pp. 1391-1398.
• "Industry Resource Allocation to Basic Research under Normally Distributed Benefits," Decision Sciences, 18(1), 1987, pp. 1-24. (M. Hamburg, co-author).
• "A Closer Look at the Returns and Risk of Pharmaceutical R & D," Journal of Health Economics, 5(2), 1986, pp. 153-177. (M. Paterson, co-author).
• "A Homogeneous Industry Model of Resource Allocation to Basic Research and Its Policy Implications," Management Science, 32(2), 1986, pp. 225-236. (M. Hamburg, co-author).
• "Modes of Strategy Formulation: The Content-Focused and Process-Focused Modes Can and Must Meet," American Business Review, January 1985, pp. 1-9. (W. Acar and R. Chaganti, co-authors).
• "Cost-Benefit Studies of Health Care Programs: Choosing Methods for Desired Results," Evaluation and the Health Professions, 7(3), 1984, pp. 285-303.
• "An Evaluation of Federal Policy Instruments to Stimulate Basic Research in Industry," Management Science, 29(9), 1983, pp. 997-1015. (M. Hamburg, co-author).
• "An Evaluation of Federal Policies Concerning Joint Ventures for Applied Research and Development," Management Science, 29(9), 1983, pp. 1016-1025. (M. Hamburg, co-author).
• "Advocacy Through Convenient Definition of Societal Objectives: The Case of Cost-Benefit Analyses in Health Care," Evaluation and the Health Professions, 5(4), 1982, pp. 363-379.
• "Comments on Measuring Power in Voting Bodies," Public Choice, 26, 1976, pp. 135-140.
• "Comments on Hofshi, Korsh, 1972," Management Science, 22(5), 1976, pp. 717-720.
• "A Student Appraisal of the Proposed Guidelines for Operations Research," Management Science, 18(10), June 1972, pp. B618-B625. (D. Carpio and others, co-authors).

Publications in Refereed Books and Conference Proceedings

• “Continuously Increasing Price in an inventory cycle: An Optimal Strategy for E-tailers.” Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 26 - 29, 2005. ISSN#: 1539-722X. Pp. 1584-1598. (P. Lee, co-author).
• "Optimal Price and Lot Size in Face of a Supplier's Temporary Price Reduction Over an Interval," Proceedings of the Academy of Information and Management Sciences, Volume 7 No. 2, pp 63-72, October 2003.
• "Responding to a One-time-only Sale (OTOS) of a Product Subject to Sudden Obsolescence." Proceedings of the Academy of Information and Management Sciences, Volume 7 No. 1, pp 21-26, April, 2003 (P. Lee, co-author).
• "Optimal Price and Order Quantity Strategies for the Reseller of a Product with Price Sensitive Demand." Proceedings of the Academy of Information and Management Sciences, Volume 7 No. 1, pp 13-20, April 2003.
• "A Retailer's Price and Order Quantity Decisions in Face of Price Elastic Demand and a One-time-only Sale (OTOS) by the Wholesaler," Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, FL., Volume 2, pp. 1079-1081, November 1996. (P. Lee, co-author).
• "Costs Risks, and Values Evaluation (CRAVE): A Methodology for Global Technology Deployment Decisions," in A. Chakravarti (ed.) Proceedings of Symposium on Emerging Paradigms in Globalizing Technology, Manufacturing, and Service Operations, Goldering Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. January, 1994, pp. 1-39. (K. Toraskar co-author).
• "Applying Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Methodology for Information Technology Decisions," in R. Banker, R. Kauffman, M. Mahmood (eds.), New Perspectives on the Strategic and Economic Value of Information Technology Investment, Harrisburg, PA: Idea Publishing Group, January 1993, pp. 119-142. (K. Toraskar, co-author).
• "Application of Queuing Theory to a Non-profit Referral System," Proceedings of Northeast American Institute of Decision Sciences, Philadelphia, April 1983, pp. 150-152. (M. Tavana, co-author).
• "Designing and Implementing a comprehensive Program of Executive Training and Development for Nonprofit Organizations: A Status Report," Proceedings of Northeast American Institute for Decision Sciences Conference, Washington, DC. April, 1982, pp. 100-102.
• "Developments in the Theory of Voluntary Provision of Collective Goods," Proceedings of Society for General Systems Research, Denver, Colorado, February 1977, pp. 232-239.

Other Publications

• "Operations Planning and Control," in L. Miller (ed.), Managing Human Service Organizations, Quorum Books, New York, NY. 1989, pp. 153-166.
• "A Typology of Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Health Care Sector," in B. Horisberger and W. Van Eimeren (ed.), Die Kosten Nutzen - Analyse, Springer - Verlag, New York, 1986, pp. 249-300. (M. Paterson, co-author).
• "Cost-Benefit Studies of Health Care Programs: Choosing Methods for Desired Results," in D. Coronary (ed.) Evaluation Studies Annual, Sage, 1986.
• "New Decision-Making Tools: Applying Management Science in Non-profits," in Conference Report, Non-profit Management Association. Copper Mountain, CO., June 1983. pp. 32-34.
• "Status on Economics of Potato and Onion Preservation by Use of Irradiation," Proceedings of a joint seminar (BARC/IAEA/FAO), Bombay, India, January 1969. pp. 28-31. (K. Karnik, co-author).
• "A Model for an Optimal Integrated Business Planning and Execution System," The Executive, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 1968, pp. 15-18.

Selected Working Papers

• The Individually Responsible and Rational Approach to Economic Lot Sizes for One Vendor and Many Purchasers: A Rejoinder, Working paper 93-17, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA. 1993. (S. Tharthare, co-author).
• An Integrated Model of Quantity Discounts to Maximize a Vendor's Profits, Working paper 93-7, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA. 1993. (J. Rappaport, co-author).
• Inventory Decisions in Face of Sudden Obsolescence, Working paper 93-6, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA. 1993. (P. Lee, co-author).
• Economic Order Quantities, Volume Discounts, and Wealth Maximization: A Comment, Working paper 93-3, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA. 1993. (J. Kelly, co-author).