Warren W. Fisher, PhD

Professor of Management

Department of Management, Marketing, and International Business
Stephen F. Austin State University

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Academic Background:

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, August 1983.
    Major area:  Operations and Logistics Management
    Minor area:  Operations Research, including Digital Simulation, Stochastic Processes, Non-Linear Programming, and Reliability
    Dissertation Title:  "Cannibalization Policies in an Aircraft Maintenance System with Spares, Repair, and Resource Constraints"

B.S., Business Administration, University of Southwestern Louisiana, May 1971.
    Awards:  Graduated with "Highest Distinction."
    Shearson Hammill Award (highest GPA, College of Commerce).

Major Publications:

Behara, Ravi S., Fisher, Warren W., and Lemmink, J., "Modeling and Evaluating Service Quality Measurement Using Neural Networks," International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 22, No. 10 (fall 2002), pp. 1162-1185.  Received Citation of Excellence from Emerald Management Reviews in March 2003 (recognized as one of the top fifty articles published by Emerald in 2002).

Ahmed, Imtiaz and Fisher, Warren W., "Due Date Assignment, Job Order Release, and Sequencing Interaction in Job Shop Scheduling," Decision Sciences, Vol. 23, No. 3 (May/June 1992), pp. 633-647.

Fisher, Warren W., "Markov Process Modelling of a Maintenance System with Spares, Repair, Cannibalization, and Manpower Constraints," Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Vol. 13, No. 7 (1990), pp. 119-125.

Fisher, Warren W., "Issues and Models in Maintenance Systems Incorporating Cannibalization:  A Review," INFOR (Information Systems and Operational Research), Vol. 28, No. 1 (February 1990), pp. 67-88.

Fisher, Warren W., "Analytic Performance Estimation for Complex Maintenance Systems," Simulation, Vol. 51, No. 6 (December 1988), pp. 222-226.

Fisher, Warren W. and Brennan, J. J., "The Performance of Cannibalization Policies in a Maintenance System with Spares, Repair, and Resource Constraints," Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 1 (1986), pp. 1-15.


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