Ana Muriel

Education

• B.Sc., University of Seville, 1993;
• M.Sc., Northwestern University, 1994;
• Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1997

Publications

• “Machine Scheduling, Linear Programming and List Scheduling Heuristics,” L. M. A. Chan, A. Muriel and D. Simchi-Levi. Operations Research 46, Number 5, pp. 729-741 (1998).
• “On the Effectiveness of Zero-Inventory Ordering Policies for Economic Lot-Sizing Models with Piece-Wise Linear Cost Structures,” L. M. A. Chan, A. Muriel, Z. J. Shen, and D. Simchi-Levi. Operations Research 50, Number 6, pp. 1058-1067 (2002).
• “Effective Zero-Inventory Ordering Policies for the Single-Warehouse Multi-Retailer Problem with Piece-Wise Linear Cost Structures,” L. M. A. Chan, A. Muriel, Z. J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, and C.-P. Teo. Management Science 48, Number 11, pp.1446—1460 (2003).
• “Capacitated Multicommodity Network Flow Problems with Piece-wise Linear Concave Costs,” A. Muriel and F. Munshi. IIE Transactions 36, Number 7 / July 2004, pp. 683 - 696.
• “Managing Flexible Capacity in a Make-to-Order Environment,” E. Bish, A. Muriel and S. Biller. Management Science 51, Number 2, 167-180 (2005).
• “Impact of Partial Manufacturing Flexibility on Production Variability,” A. Muriel, A. Somasundaram and Y. Zhang. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 8(2), pp.192-205 (2006).
• “Optimal Implementation and Benefits of Rolling Inventory,” A. Muriel and R. Ruiz-Benitez. IIE Transactions 38, Number 6, July 2006, pp. 591 – 603. Highlighted in the Research section of IE Magazine, July 2006.
• “Impact of Price Postponement on Capacity and Flexibility Investment Decisions,” A. Muriel, Y. Zhang and S. Biller. Production and Operations Management 15(2), pp. 198 – 214, (2006).
• “Optimal Ordering Policies with Convertible Lead Times,” G. Gallego, Y. Jin, A. Muriel, G. Zhang and V.T. Yildiz. European Journal of Operational Research 176 (2), January 2007, pp. 892-910.
• “Measuring the Impact of Increased Product Substitution on Pricing and Capacity Decisions under Linear Demands,” B. Lus and A. Muriel. Production and Operations Management 18(1), January 2009.
• “Single-Warehouse Multi-Retailer Inventory Systems with Full TruckLoad Shipments,” Jin, Y. and A. Muriel. Naval Research Logistics 56(5), 450-464, August 2009.
  
• “The Impact of Flexibility and Capacity Allocation on the Performance of Primary Care Practices,” H. Balasubramanian, A. Muriel and Liang Wang. Flexible Services and Manufacturing 24 (4), 422-447, December 2012.
• “Consumer Returns in a Decentralized Supply Chain,” R. Ruiz-Benitez and A. Muriel. International Journal of Production Economics, 147, Part C, 573 – 592, January 2014.
• “Dynamic allocation of same-day requests in multiphysician primary care practices in the presence of prescheduled appointments” H. Balasubramanian, S. Biehl and A. Muriel. Healthcare Management Science, 17(1), 31-48, 2014.
• “Guidelines for Scheduling in Primary Care under Different Patient Types and Stochastic Nurse and Provider Service Times,” HJ Oh, A Muriel, H Balasubramanian, K Atkinson, T Ptaszkiewicz. IIE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering 3 (4), 263-279.
• “When to Offer Low-Quality or Remanufactured Versions of a Product,” Y. Jin, A. Muriel and Y. Lu. Decision Sciences Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2016

Honors

• 2017 IISE Best Track Paper, IISE Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
• 2015 Leadership Award Finalist, Pratt & Whitney, E. Hartford, CT.
• 2015 Diversity Ally, College of Engineering, UMass Amherst
• 2009 INFORMS Moving Spirit Award.
• Premio Nacional de I+D en Logística Integral (National R&D Award in Logistics), 1er Congreso de Logística y Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro, Zaragoza, Spain, Sept.’07.
• Best Paper Award in the Closed Loop Supply Chain Track, POMS-Dallas, May 2007.
• “2007, 2010, 2013, and 2015 IE Advisor of the Year,” UMass Amherst.
• 2006-2007 Community Service Learning Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• “2004 Meritorious Service Award,” Operations Research, An INFORMS Journal.
• Oberwolfach NSF Fellow, 2004.
• Ramón y Cajal Award, from the Ministry of Science and Technology in Spain, 2004.
• Nominated for 2003 and 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award, U. of Massachusetts.
• “2003 and 2009 IE Professor of the Year,” University of Massachusetts Amherst.
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2002.
• “2001 Meritorious Service Award,” Operations Research, An INFORMS Journal.