Michael Hewitt
Associate Professor at Quinlan School of Business
Biography
Quinlan School of Business
About
Dr. Hewitt is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Department in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago, where he also serves as the Director of graduate programs in Supply Chain Management. His research includes developing quantitative models of decisions found in the transportation and supply chain management domains, particularly in freight transportation and home delivery. His work has assisted the decision-making of companies such as Exxon Mobil, Saia Motor Freight, and Yellow Roadway. He has expanded his area of expertise to include workforce planning, including working on multi-disciplinary projects at the intersection of operations management and cognitive psychology. His research has been funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the Material Handling Institute, and the New York State Health Foundation. Before entering the PhD program at Georgia Tech, Dr. Hewitt worked as a software engineer, contributing to the development of software to support consumer set-top boxes and content delivery to LED signs in mass transit stations.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, August 2009
- M. S. Financial Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 1998
- M. S. Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 1997
- B. S. Mathematics & Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 1995
Research Interests
- Supply chain
- Transportation
- Workforce Planning
Courses Taught
- ISSCM 241: Introduction to Business Statistics (Undergraduate course)
- SCMG 332: Introduction to Operations Management (Undergraduate course)
- SCMG 338: Logistics for the Global Economy
- SCMG 341: Introduction to Spreadsheet Modeling (Undergraduate course)
- SCMG 480: Introduction to Operations Management (MBA course)
- SCMG 488: Inventory Management (MS Supply Chain Management course)
- INFS 492: Introduction to Database Systems (MBA course)
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