Faculty Directory

Professor of Operations Management

Burlington Northern/Burlington Resources Professor in Manufacturing Management

Faculty Co-Director of the Master of Supply Chain Management Program

Education

PhD Stanford University (1985)

MS Stanford University (1982)

BA University of California, San Diego (1981)

Academic Expertise

Current Research

Supply chain management, Impact of information availability in production and inventory systems, Benefit of Omni-Channel distribution systems, Order expedition strategies in inventory systems, Channel coordination through multiple supply shipments, Applications of Operations Management in Cloud Computing

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 1984

Selected Publications

“When to Lock the Volatile Input Price? Procurement of Commodity Components under Different Pricing Schemes”
Chen, S., Lei, J., & Moinzadeh, K. (2022). Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM), Vol. 24(2), pp. 1183–1201.

“Discount Schemes for the Preemptible Service of a Cloud Platform with Unutilized Capacity”
Chen, S., Moinzadeh, K., & Tan, Y. (2021). Information Systems Research (ISR), Vol. 32(3), pp. 967–986.

“Capacity Expansions with Bundled Supplies of Attributes: An Application to Server Procurement in Cloud Computing”
Arbabian, M., Chen, S., & Moinzadeh, K. (2021). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 23(1), pp. 191–209.

“Pricing Schemes in Cloud Computing: Utilization-Based versus Reservation-Based”
Chen, S., Lee, H., & Moinzadeh, K. (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(1), pp. 82–102.

“Contracting Models for P2P Content Distribution”
Moinzadeh, K., Li, Y., Ghasemkhani, H., & Tan, Y. (2018). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 27(11), pp. 1940–1959.

“Inventory Control and Delivery Time Quotation for Assembly Supply Chains”
Chen, S., & Moinzadeh, K. (2018). Operations Research, Vol. 66(4), pp. 1004–1022.

“Impact of Retailers with Knowledge of Supplier’s Inventory on Supply Chain Performance”
Jain, A., Mamani, H., & Moinzadeh, K. (2017). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 26(3), pp. 542–556.

“Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Shipments: The Optimal Inventory Subsidizing Contracts”
Chen, S., Lee, H., & Moinzadeh, K. (2016). Operations Research, Vol. 64(6), pp. 1320–1337.

“Priority Allocation in a Rental Model with Decreasing Demand”
Jain, A., Moinzadeh, K., & Dumrongsiri, A. (2015). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 17(2), pp. 236–248.

“Leadtime Management through Expediting in a Continuous Review Inventory System”
Mamani, H., & Moinzadeh, K. (2014). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 23(1), pp. 95–109.

“A Single-Supplier, Multiple-Retailer Model with Single-Season, Multiple-Ordering Opportunities and Fixed Ordering Cost”
Jain, A., Moinzadeh, K., & Zhou, Y.-P. (2012). Operations Research, Vol. 60(5), pp. 1098–1110.

“A Supply Chain Model with Direct and Retail Channels”
Dumrongsiri, A., Jain, A., Ming, F., & Moinzadeh, K. (2008). European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 187(3), pp. 691–718.

“Incorporating Delay Mechanism in Ordering Policies in Multi-Echelon Distribution Systems”
Moinzadeh, K., & Zhou, Y.-P. (2008). IIE Transactions, Vol. 40(4).

“Coordinated Replenishment and Shipping Strategies in Inventory/Distribution Systems”
Gurbuz, M., & Moinzadeh, K. (2007). Management Science, Vol. 52(2).

“Optimal Processing Policies for an e-Commerce Web Server”
Moinzadeh, K., Mookerjee, V., & Tan, Y. (2005). INFORMS Journal on Computing, Vol. 17(1), pp. 99–110.

“Economic Control and Inspection Policies for High-Speed Unreliable Production Systems”
Moinzadeh, K., & Tan, Y. (2005). IIE Transactions, Vol. 37(8), pp. 711–724.

“A Supply Chain Model with Reverse Information Exchange”
Jain, A., & Moinzadeh, K. (2005). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 7(4), pp. 361–378.

“A Multi-Echelon Inventory System with Information Exchange”
Moinzadeh, K. (2002). Management Science, Vol. 48(3), pp. 414–426.

“Coordinating Orders in Supply Chains Through Price Discounts”
Klastorin, T., Moinzadeh, K., & Son, J. (2002). IIE Transactions, Vol. 34(8), pp. 679–689.

“An Improved Ordering Policy for Continuous Review Systems with Arbitrary Inter-Demand Time Distributions”
Moinzadeh, K. (2001). IIE Transactions, Vol. 33(2), pp. 111–119.

“Adjustment Strategies for a Fixed Delivery Contract”
Moinzadeh, K., & Nahmias, S. (2000). Operations Research, Vol. 48(3), pp. 408–423.

Consulting

AT&T Wireless (Cingular wireless), studied the design and staffing issues at the retail stores

Microsoft, analyzed supply chain issues facing company's intercontinental region

Boeing Company, supply contract design

Starbucks, studied the effects of waiting lines on company's potential loss of market share

Honors and Awards

Dean's Leadership Award, 2017

Excellence in Teaching Award in Master in Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Program, 2017

Ron Crocket Award for Graduate Teaching, 2013

TMMBA Professor of the Quarter, 2013

TMMBA Professor of the Quarter, 2012

TMMBA Teaching Recognition-Excellence in Teaching Award, 2012

TMMBA Professor of the Quarter, Autumn, 2010

Dean’s Faculty Research Award, 2001

MBA Core Professor of the Quarter, Spring, 2001

Dean's Research Award, 1996

Burlington Northern Foundation Achievement Award for Scholarship, 1990

Seafirst Faculty Research Award, 1987

Academic Service

Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management (POM), 2014-present

Associate Editor, Operations Research, Department of Manufacturing, Service Supply Chain Operations, 2006-present

Department Editor, IIE Transactions, Department of Inventory and Supply Chain Management, 1997-2000

Associate Editor, Management Science, 1998-2003