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Dr. Zhiwei Zhu
Head & Professor, Business Systems, Analysis & Technology
SLEMCO/BORSF Professorship in Business Administration
Ph.D., Clemson University, Industrial Management, December 1988
Dissertation: A Goal Programming Workload Balancing Optimization Model for Ambulance Allocation: An Application to Shanghai, P.R. China. |
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| Refereed Journal Publications |
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- "An Empirical Study of the Use of Payback Method: Opportunistic Behavior or Efficient Choice", Journal of Accounting and Finance Research. (2004) Vol. 12, No. 4, With S. Chen.
- "Turning Click-through Visitors into Customers: A Study of Chinese Hotel Websites", Journal of Hospi tality and Leisure Marketing. (2004) Vol. 11, No. 4,. With K. Hsu and J. Agrusa.
- "Information Network Technology in the Banking Industry", Industrial Management and Data Systems. (2004) Vol. 104, No. 5, pp. 409-417. With L. Scheuermann.
- "To Implement Production Schedules: TOC or LP"Manufacturing Engineering (2002) Vol. 81, No. 4, pp 190-195. With M. Qiu & L. Fredendall.
- "An Application of Hierarchical Production Planning in a Multi-Product, Multi-Machine Environment", International Journal of Production Research. (2001) Vol. 39, No. 13, pp 2803-2816. With M. Qiu & L. Fredendall.
- "Outsourcing - a Strategic Move: the Process and the Ingredients for Success", Management Decision, (2001). Vol. 39, No. 5, pp 373-378. With K. Hsu & J. Lillie.
- "Minimizing the Sum of Earliness/Tardiness in Multi-Machine Scheduling: A Mixed Integer Programming Approach", (2000). Computer & Industrial Engineering, Vol. 38, pp 297-305. With R. Heady.
- "A Simulation Study of the Relationship between Deliberate and Emergent Strategies with Porter's Generic Strategies", International Journal of Management, (2000). Vol. 17, No. 4, pp 558-569. With J. Roge.
- "Safety Improvement: An Application of Behaviour Modification Techniques", Journal of Applied Management Studies, (2000). VoL. 9, No.1, pp 135-140. With J. Wallin & R. Reber.
- "Effectiveness of Competitive Strategies in Fast Food Market: An Analysis of Customers’Preferences", Journal of Restaurant and Foodservice Marketing, (1999). Vol.3, No. 3, pp 39-48. With N. Rumore, J. Tanner, & L. Scheuermann.
- "A Comparison of Quality Porgrams: TQM & ISO 9000," Total Quality Management, (1999). Vol. 10, No.2, pp 283-289. With L. Scheuermann.
- "Minimizing the Sum of Job Earliness and Tardiness in a Multimachine System," International Journal of Production Research., (1998). Vol. 36, No. 6, pp1619-1632. With R. Heady.
- "A Preliminary Survey of Justification Procedures Used for TQM Initiatives by Manufacturers,"Journal of Engineering Valuation and Cost Analysis, (1998). Vol. 1, pp 305-313. With R. Heady, J. Tanner, & J. Authement.
- "The TQM Success Efforts: Use More Quantitative or Qualitative Tools?," Industrial Management and Data Systems, (1997). Vol. 97, No. 7, pp264-270. With L. Scheuermann & S. Scheuermann.
- "Evaluating Instructors' Perceptions of Students' reparation for Management Curricula,"Journal of Education for Business, (1997). Vol. 73, No. 2, pp 77-84. With P. Lanier, J. Tanner, & R. Heady.
- "Scheduling Customized Bag Production: An Application of the Group Technology Concept,"Industrial Management and Data Systems, (1997). Vol. 97, No. 1, pp 31-36. With W. Cernich, P. Meredith, & P. Lanier.
- "Load Selection of Automated Guided Vehicles in Flexible Manufacturing Systems," International Journal of Production Research, (1996). Vol. 34, No. 12, pp.3383-3400. With J. Lee & M. Tangiarukij.
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| Grants and Contracts |
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- Co-Principal, "Enhancement of International Business Infrastructure of Academic, Research and Economic Development", Funded by Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. 6/99-5/00, Funding amount: $63,720.
- Co-Principal, "A Computerized Scheduling System for Continuous Manufacturing Industry", Funded by Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. 6/95-5/97, Funding amount: $93,690.
- Investigator, "Multidisciplinary Faculty Enhancement to Improve Abilities to Teach, Publish, Seek Sponsored Research, and Contribute to Economic Development in Apparel Manufacturing", Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. 6/93-5/94, Funding amount: $83,178.
- Summer Research Grant awarded by the University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1994,Amount awarded: $3,900.
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| Honors and Awards |
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- Graduate Faculty Research Mentor Award by the College of Business Administration of the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1999.
- Research Excellence Award by the College of Business Administration of the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1995.
- The 1997 Research Award by the Southern Business Administration Association, "Internet Chat Rooms for Professor Office Hours".
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