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Research Disciplines
Statistics
Statistics research topics include datamining, quality control, correlation/covariance and skewness models.
Operations Research
Operations research, nonlinear optimization, which encompasses a range of mathematical methods to model and optimize the performance of complex systems in business, engineering and medicine.
Operations Management
Operations management, the modeling and analysis of strategic and operational decisions in supply chain management and health care systems.
Highlighted Research
Zhong, Yuyun, Shen, Wenjing, and Ceryan, Oben, Tiered Refunds and Return Restoration for Seasonal Products: Profit and Environmental Impacts. Production and Operations Management (Forthcoming).
Gefen, David, and Riedl, Rene, Revisiting Trust in Human-AI Interaction: The Rise of Artificial Companions that Foster Emotional Bonds. Journal of the Association for Information Systems (Forthcoming).
Latest Research
Soyster, A.L, Murphy, F., Toof, D.I., and Lev, Benjamin, Shapley Inspired Solutions to Linear Programming Based N-Person Cooperative Games. International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management (Forthcoming).
Gefen, David, Ben Assuli, Ofir, Shamir, Noam, and Denekamp, Yaron, How Military Campaigns Changed Hospital Health Information Exchange (HIE) Access Rate Patterns Over Time. The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems (Forthcoming).
Zhang, C., Chen, S., Su, W., Balezentis, T., and Lev, Benjamin, Addressing rank reversal in subgroup dominance benefit of the doubt model: a case study of the Human Development Index. European Journal of Operational Research 334 (Oct 2026):562-574.
Spavound, Simon, Schaer, Oliver, and Markou, Panos, Tutorial: Extracting Unstructured Text Using Large Language Models. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (Sep 2026):24.
Spavound, Simon, Schaer, Oliver, and Markou, Panos, Tutorial: Extracting Unstructured Text Using Large Language Models. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (Sep 2026):24.
Wang, Y., Jans, R., Mendoza, J. E., and Lev, Benjamin, Integrated optimization of charging facility planning and en-route charging scheduling for heterogeneous electric bus systems. OMEGA 142 (Jul 2026):103537.
Zhou, X., Zhao, N., Feng, P., Zhang, D., and Lev, Benjamin, Commodity supply chain network equilibrium under bilateral risk hedging. European Journal of Operational Research 331 (Jun 2026):770-789.
Pan, Y., Huang, Z., Lev, Benjamin, Xu, L., Olson, D., and Wang, Z., A literature review on the artificial intelligence in manufacturing systems under industry 5.0. International Journal of Production Research 64 (May 2026):5120-5161.
Li, Jianhong, Hu, Chen, Dai, Mingzhuo, Shen, Wenjing, and Chen, Zhiyuan, Advance selling in the presence of valuation uncertainty and demand correlation. OMEGA (Jan 2026).
Li, Z., Lev, Benjamin, and Lyu, R., Optimal Cooperative Service Strategy Led by Platforms: The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Delivery Suppliers. Annals of Operations Research (Jan 2026).
Li, Z., and Lev, Benjamin, Integrating the Physical and Digital Strategies for Supplier: The Role of Offline Showroom and Augmented Reality Experiences. Computers & Operations Research 185 (Jan 2026):107294.
Schaer, Oliver, Kourentzes, Nikolaos, and Fildes, Robert, Analogy-based life cycle forecasts with pre-release buzz. European Journal of Operational Research 333 (Year 2026):88-100.
Li, Z., and Lev, Benjamin, Optimal Dynamic Pricing Strategy for Non-Durable Experience Goods: The Role of Consumer AI Learning. International Journal of Production Research 63 (Oct 2025):10700-10724.
Peng, M., Long, Y., Gao, K., Gan, L., Shu, W., Liu, W., and Lev, Benjamin, Two-stage flood disaster analysis driven by smart tools orienting resilience: A case study of Zhuozhou City. International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management 20 (Oct 2025):640-651.
Ke, W., Zhou, X., Lev, Benjamin, and Shen, W., Strategic Inventory with an Unreliable Manufacturer across Multiple Supply Chain Structures. OMEGA 133 (Jun 2025):103229.
Hussain, W., Merigo, J. M., Rahimi, I., and Lev, Benjamin, Half a century of Omega - The International Journal of Management Science: A bibliometric analysis. OMEGA 133 (Jun 2025):103226.
Guo, Y., Bai, C., and Lev, Benjamin, Independence or cooperation? Evaluating emission reduction strategies in non-competitive and competitive environments. Journal of the Operational Research Society 76 (Apr 2025):659-676.
Zhang, C., Luo, D., Su, W., and Lev, Benjamin, Optimal ranking model of fuzzy preference relations with self-confidence for addressing self-confidence failure. European Journal of Operational Research 322 (Apr 2025):615-628.
Gefen, David, Leffew, Barry, Ragowsky, Arik, and Riedl, Rene, The Importance of Distrust in Trusting Digital Worker Chatbots. Communications of the ACM 68 (Apr 2025).
Zhou, X., Xu, J., Guo, T., Wang, S., and Lev, Benjamin, 3D hover location and drone routing optimization for one-to-many continuous wireless charging problem. IEEE Engineering Management Review 72 (Feb 2025):29-46.