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Michael F. Gorman

Professor & Charles R. and Patricia R. Niehaus Chair in Business Analytics and Operations Management

Full-Time Faculty

School of Business Administration: Online MBA, MIS, OSC and Business Analytics

Contact

Email: Michael F. Gorman
Phone: 937-229-2938
Curriculum Vitae: Read CV

Profile

Professor Michael F. Gorman holds the Niehas Chair of Operations and Analytics at the University of Dayton department of MIS, OPS and Analytics.  He has over 23 years of academic experience at University of Dayton, and 10 years practical experience at BNSF Railway. He has over 60 academically reviewed publications and over 100 conference and invited presentations. His specialty is in the applications of analytics, with a focus on transportation and logistics issues. He is the former Editor in Chief of the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces), and serves on 3 editorial boards. He has been a finalist in the Edelman and Wagner Awards of INFORMS, and has won the INFORMS Award for the Teaching of Applied Analytics and the POMS Wick Skinner award for teaching.  He helped found the Analytics Society of INFORMS as its first President, and created the Innovative Applications of Analytics Award.  He has held numerous other elected and volunteer positions at INFORMS.  Mike has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Economics from Xavier University and a MS in Economics and Ph.D. in Business and Economics at Indiana University.

Courses Taught

  • BAI 151 - Business Integration Experience
  • DSC 210 - Statistics for Business I
  • MBA 617 - Business Process Improvement
  • MBA 691 - Analytic Framework for Business Decision Making
  • MBAN 615 - Case Studies in Analytics
  • MBAN 710 - Capstone Project in Analytics
  • OPS 350 - Business Process Management
  • OPS 495 - Capstone OM Project

Degrees

  • Indiana University, PhD (Business/Economics), 1994
  • Indiana University, MA (Economics), 1990
  • Xavier University, BS (Computer Science/Economics), 1987

Professional Activities

  • Editor in Chief, Interfaces/INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 2017-2022.
  • Associate Editor, Computers and Operations Research, 2017-present.
  • Associate Editor, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2015-present.
  • Editor, Surveys in Operations Research and Management Science, 2013-2016.
  • Editor, Management Insights, Management Science, 2010-2016.

Selected Publications

  • Gorman, M. F., Clarke, J. P., de Koster, R., Hewitt, M., Roy, D., & Zhang, M. (2023). Emerging practices and research issues for big data analytics in freight transportation. Maritime Economics & Logistics, 25(1), 28-60.
  • Gorman, M. F. 2022 Case – Case Article—Blending Statistics, Optimization, and Simulation in a Multiphase Case, INFORMS Transactions on Education.
  • Gorman, M.F. 2022. Case Article - Swirltubs After Market Vehicle Inventory Case.
    INFORMS Transactions on Education.
  • Gorman, M. F. 2021. Case— Case Article — Integrative Case Study: Louisiana Branch Lines.
    INFORMS Transactions on Education.
  • Gorman M. F. 2021. When the Problem is not the Problem: Contextual Complications in Modeling.  INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 51(4), 245-261.
  • Gorman, M. F. 2021. Le Macaron Implements Ordering Optimization, INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 51(3), 236-241.
  • Gorman M. F. 2020. Editorial: The 13th Rothkopf Rankings: All-Time Interfaces/INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 50-year anniversary special edition. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 50(6), 387-395.
  • Gorman, M. F., Nittala, L., & Alden, J.M. 2020. Anatomy of the Edelman: Measuring the world’s best analytics projects. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 50(6), 373-386.
  • Gorman, M. F. 2019. The 12th Rothkopf Rankings, Interfaces, 46(3), 264-276.
  • Gorman, M. F, Wilker, Z. & Stiffler, P. 2019. Practice Summary: Mikesell’s Implements a Scheduling Tool to Improve Operating Efficiency, Informs Journal on Applied Analytics, 49(3) 227-230.
  • Gao, L., Shi, J., Gorman, M. F. and Luo, T. 2019. Business analytics for intermodal capacity management. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 22(2) 310-329.
  • Conway, D. G. and Gorman, M. F. 2018. A Tutorial of Integrating Duality and Branch and Bound in Earliness-Tardiness Scheduling with Idle Insertion Time Problems. International Journal of Production Research. 56 (1-2), 262-277.
  • Gorman, M. F. 2017. A Survey of Research in Field-Based Education: A Summary of Process, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 18 (3) 145-161.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2016). A "Metasurvey" Analysis in Operations Research and Management Science: A Survey of Literature Reviews. Surveys in Operations Research and Management Science, 21(1), 18-28.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2016). Multiple Period Repair Kit Problem with Capacity Considerations. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 6(5), 457-468.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2016). Editorial: The 11th Rothkopf Rankings: 28 Years of Tracking Applied Research in Academia. Interfaces, 46(3), 264-276.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2016). From Magnum Opus to Mea Culpa: A Cautionary Tale of Lessons Learned from a Failed Decision Support System. Interfaces, 46(2), 183-195.
  • Gorman, M. F., Ball, T. (2015). ChemStation Embarks on a New Approach to Delivery Scheduling. Interfaces, 45(6), 567-571.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2014). Introduction to the Interfaces Special Issue on Operations Research in Freight Transportation and Logistics.  Interfaces, 44(6), 533-534.
  • Gorman, M. F., Klimburg, R. (2014). Benchmarking Academic Programs in Business Analytics. Interfaces, 44(3), 329-341.
  • Gorman, M. F., et. al. (2014). State of the Practice: A Review of the Application of OR/MIS in Freight Transportation. Interfaces, 44(6), 535-554.
  • Camm, J. D., Cochran, J., Gorman, M. F. (2014) Use of Interfaces in Academia. Interfaces, 45(2), 187-195.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2013). Integrating Strategic and Tactical Rolling Stock Models with Cyclical Demand. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 3(2), 162-173.
  • Gorman, M. F., Wynn, D., Salisbury, W. D. (2013). Searching for Herbert Simon: Extending the Reach and Impact of Business Intelligence Research through Analytics. International Journal of Business Intelligence Research, 4(1), 1-12.
  • Stoeslein, M., Kanet, J., Gorman, M. F., Minner, S. (2013). Time-Phased Safety Stocks Planning and its Financial Impacts: Empirical Evidence Based on European Econometric Data. International Journal of Production Economics, 149, 47-55.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2012). Analytics, Pedagogy and the Pass the Pigs Game. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 13(1), 57-64.
  • Gorman, M. F., Kanet, J. J. (2011). Toward a Better Understanding of the Bullwhip Effect. Production and Inventory Management, 47(1), 33-42.
  • Gorman, M. F., Crook, K., Sellers, D.  (2011). North American Freight Rail Industry Real-Time Optimized Equipment Distribution Systems: State of the Practice. Transportation Research, Part C, 19, 103-114.
  • Gorman, M. F., Sellers, D., Acharya, D. (2010). CSX Railway Cashes in on Optimization of Empty Equipment Distribution. Interfaces, 40(1), 5-16. 2009 Edelman Award Finalist.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2010). Hub Group Implements a Suite of OR Tools to Improve Operations. Interfaces, 40(5), 368-384. 2009 Wagner Award Finalist.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2010). The University of Dayton Operations Management Capstone Course: Undergraduate Student Field Consulting Applies Theory to Practice. Interfaces, 40(6), 432-443.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2009). Statistical Estimation of Line Congestion Delay in U.S. Freight Rail. Transportation Research, Part E, 45, 446-456. 
  • Gorman, M. F., Hoff, J., Kinion, R. (2009). Tales from the Front: Lean Case Studies Indicate that You Can Have too Much of a Good Thing. Interfaces, 39(6), 540-548.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2008). Effective Integration of Technology into Business Statistics. INFORMS Transactions of Education, 9(1), 10-19.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2008). Evaluating the Public Investment Mix in U.S. Freight Transportation Infrastructure. Transportation Research, Part A, 42(1), 1-14.
  • Ahire, S. A., Gorman, M. F., Dwiggens, D., Mudrey, O. (2007). Operations Research Helps Reshape Operations Strategy at Standard Register Company. Interfaces, 37(6), 553-565. 
  • Gorman, M. F., Ahire, S. (2006). A Major Appliance Manufacturer Rethinks its Inventory Policies for Service Vehicles. Interfaces, 36(5), 407-419. 2005 Wagner Award Finalist.
  • Gorman, M. F., Kanet, J. J. (2005). Evaluating Operations Management-Related Journals via the Author Affiliation Index. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 7(1), 3-19.
  • Brannon, J. I., Gorman, M. F. (2002). The Effects of Information Costs on Search and Convergence in Experimental Markets. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 47(4), 375-390.
  • Gorman, M. F. (2001). Intermodal Pricing Model Creates a Network Pricing Perspective at BNSF. Interfaces, 31(4), 37-49.
  • Gorman, M. F., Brannon, J. I. (2000). Seasonality and the Production-Smoothing Model. International Journal of Production Economics, 65(2), 173-178.
  • Gorman, M. F. (1998). An Application of Genetic and Tabu Searches to the Freight Railroad Operating Plan Problem. Annals of Operations Research, 78, 51-69.
  • Gorman, M. F. (1998). Santa Fe Railway Uses Operating Plan Model to Improve its Service Design. Interfaces, 28(4), 1-12.