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Georghios P. Sphicas
Professor of Management
Georghios_Sphicas@baruch.cuny.edu
Education:
BBA American University of Beirut Business Administration 1968 BA American University of Beirut Mathematics 1969 MS Columbia University Operations Research 1971 PhD Columbia University Management Science and Operations Management 1973
Areas of Expertise:
Management Science, Operations Management, Decision Theory, Inventory Modeling, Service Facilities, Production Systems
Selected Publications:
"EOQ and EPQ with linear and fixed backorder costs: Two cases identified and models analyzed without calculus " International Journal of Production Economics, 100 (2006), pp.59-64.
"A Systematic Approach to Determine the Optimal Maintenance Policy for an Automated Manufacturing System" (with W. T. Chien and C. T. Lin). Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 13: 225-33, 1997.
"Design of Inspection Policy in an Assembly Oriented Flexible Manufacturing System" (with C. Lin, T. W. Chien, and L. F. Hsu). Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 15 (3): 311-36, 1994.
"On Sensitivity Analysis in Decision Theory" (with George Schneller). Decision Sciences, 16: 399-409, 1985.
"An Inventory Model with Finite-Range Stochastic Lead Times" (with F. Nasri). Naval Reasearch Logistics Quarterly, 31: 609-16, 1984.
"Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Starr's Domain Criterion" (with George Schneller). Theory and Decision, 15: 321-36, 1983.
Academic Activities:
Has held a number of elected and appointed positions in the Department of Management, the School of Business and the PhD Program.
Has served as an Area Coordinator and as an elected member of the Department Executive Committee in the Department of Management.
Has served as Coordinator for Management Planning Systems Specialization for several years in the PhD Program in Business and also as an elected member of the Executive Committee.
Has served on and chaired numerous examination and defense committees in the PhD Program, and supervised more than a dozen dissertations.
Professional Activities:
Has held visiting professorship appointments at Columbia University and elsewhere and has served as consultant to companies and city agencies.
Awards, Honors, etc.:
Best Paper Award, Decision Sciences Conference (with G. Schneller).
Various research grants.
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma.
