Vera Tilson

Bio

Prior to her academic career, Professor Tilson worked as a software engineer and project manager in telecommunications, medical instrumentation, supply chain software and financial industries.

Teaching Interests

Professor Tilson''s teaching interests are in quantitative decision making and in healthcare operations management. She was the recipient of the MBA Superior Teaching award in 2009.

Research Interests

Professor Tilson’s research interests are in health care operations, stochastic scheduling and supply chain management. She has published articles in the Management Science, MSOM, OR, Production and Operations Management Journal, DSS, European Journal of Operations Research, and others.

Professional History

Associate Professor of Operations Management

University of Rochester, Simon Business School

July 2013 -

Project Manager

TravelAnalytics Inc.

October 2004 - May 2005

Software Developer

QuikCAT.com

2000 - 2001

Software Developer

Polydyne Development Corp.

1998 - 2000

Project Manager

News Digital Systems Ltd

April 1997 - May 1998

Systems Integration Engineer

News Digital Systems Ltd

1995 - April 1997

Software Engineer

News Digital Systems Ltd

1994 - 1995

Member Applied Mathematics Group

MathSoft Inc

1992 - 1994

Software Engineer

Code Laboratories

1987 - 1991

Education

Case Western Reserve University - 2006

Ph D

Operations Management

Colorado School of Mines - 1992

MS

Applied Mathematics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1992

Other

Master''s Thesis Research - Visiting Scholar

MIT - 1987

BS

Electrical Engineering

Publications

2016

Case Article—Medication Waste Reduction in an In-Hospital Pharmacy: A Case That Bridges Problem Solving Between a Traditional Case and an Industry Project

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Volume: 16

Issue: 2

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.2015.0147ca

2016

Case—Medication Waste Reduction in an In-Hospital Pharmacy

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Visit the website: dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.2015.0147ca

2016

Case—Medication Waste Reduction in an In-Hospital Pharmacy, Part A

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Volume: 16

Issue: 2

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.2015.0147csa

2015

Optimizing the timing and number of batches for compounded sterile products in an in-hospital pharmacy

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Decision Support Systems

Volume: 76

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2015.02.013

2015

Configuring Surgical Instrument Tray Sets to Reduce OR Costs

Contribution Type: Conference Proceeding

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Healthcare Conference

2014

On the Complexity of Project Scheduling to Minimize Exposed Time

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: European Journal of Operational Research

Volume: 237

Issue: 2

Visit the website: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221714001283

2014

Monopoly Production and Pricing of Finitely Durable Goods with Strategic Consumers'' Fluctuating Willingness to Pay

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: International Journal of Production Economics

Issue: 154

Visit the website: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925527314001327

2014

Mathematical Modeling to Reduce Waste of Compounded Sterile Products in Hospital Pharmacies

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Hospital Pharmacy

Volume: 49

Issue: 7

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/hpj4907-616

2014

Quantitative Case Study: Use of Pharmacy Patient Information Systems to Improve Operational Efficiency

Contribution Type: Conference Proceeding

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: System Sciences (HICSS), 2014 47th Hawaii International Conference

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2014.521

2013

Technical Note—Managing a Secret Project

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Operations Research

Volume: 61

Issue: 1

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.1120.1123

2013

The Impact of Technology on the Labor Procurement Process

Contribution Type: Conference Proceeding

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: HICSS - 46

Visit the website: ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6480349

2013

Optimal Workflow Decisions for Investigators in Systems with Interruptions

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Management Science

Volume: 59

Issue: 5

Visit the website: dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1120.1632

2012

A Queueing Model to Evaluate the Impact of Patient “Batching” on Throughput and Flow Time in a Medical Teaching Facility

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volume: 14

Issue: 4

2012

Case Article—Vermillion OVA1 Test

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Volume: 12

Issue: 3

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.1110.0081ca

2012

Case—Vermillion OVA1 Test, Part A

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Volume: 12

Issue: 3

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.1110.0081csa

2012

Case—Vermillion OVA1 Test, Part B

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Volume: 12

Issue: 3

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.1110.0081csb

2012

Literature survey: Mathematical models in the analysis of durable goods with emphasis on information systems and operations management issues

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Decision Support Systems

Volume: 53

Issue: 2

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2012.01.012

2011

Analytical Model of Adoption of item level RFID in a two-echelon supply chain with shelf-space and price-dependent demand

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Decision Support Systems

Volume: 51

Issue: 2011

2011

Reminder Systems for Reducing No-shows in Office Practices

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Proceedings of the 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

2011

Unexpected Motivations behind Joining Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Proceedings of the 44th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences

2011

Literature Survey: Mathematical Models in the Analysis of Durable Goods with Applications to IS Research

Contribution Type: Conference Proceeding

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Visit the website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2011.286

2010

A Research Agenda for Emerging Roles of Healthcare GPOs and Their Evolution from Group Purchasing to Information Sharing to Strategic Consulting

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

2010

Analytical Model of Adoption of Item Level RFID in a Two-Echelon Supply Chain with Shelf-Space and Price-Dependent Demand

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

2010

Unanticipated Influence of Coordination Mechanisms on Physician Workstyles and ED Operational Efficiency

Contribution Type: Conference Proceeding

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems

2009

Channel Strategies for Durable Goods

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Productions and Operations Management

Volume: 18

Issue: 2009

2009

Pricing and Allocation of Retail Space with One RFID Enabled Supplier and One Non-RFID Enabled Supplier

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: International Journal of Revenue Management

Volume: 3

Issue: 2009

2009

Scheduling Projects with Stochastic Activity Duration to Maximize EPV

Contribution Type: Journal Article, Academic Journal

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: European Journal of Operational Research

Volume: 198

Issue: 2009

2008

Monotonicity Properties of Wholesale Price Contracts

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Mathematical Social Sciences

Volume: 56

Issue: 2008

2008

Operational Performance of a US Emergency Department: Impact of Coordination Mechanisms and Physician Workstyles

Journal/Publisher/Proceedings Publisher: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research

2008

Unanticipated Influence of Coordination Mechanisms on Physician Workstyles and ED Operational Efficiency

Current Research Programs

Management of Medication Inventory in Hospital Units

Mathematical Modeling to Evaluate Batch Operations for In-hospital Pharmacy (provisional title)

Work on for submission to DSS

Test Routing Decisions in Emergency Rooms