Faculty Directory

Associate Professor of Operations Management

Marion B. Ingersoll Professor

Education

PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2006)

MEng Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001)

BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000)

Academic Expertise

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2012

Saint Mary’s College of California, 2009-2012

California State University, East Bay, 2006-2009

Selected Publications

1. “Technical Note – Data-Driven Profit Estimation Error in the Newsvendor Model“

   Journal Article:A. Siegel and M. Wagner, (forthcoming). Operations Research,
2. “Crowdsourcing Last-Mile Deliveries“

   Journal Article:S. Fatehi, M. Wagner, (2022). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 24(2), pp. 791-809.
3. “Profit Estimation Error in the Newsvendor Model under a Parametric Demand Distribution“

   Journal Article:Siegel, A. and Wagner, M., (2021). Management Science, Vol. 67(8), pp. 4863-4879.
4. “Designing Practical Coordinating Contracts in Decentralized Projects“

   Journal Article:S. Chen, T. Klastorin and M. Wagner, (2021). Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 68(2), pp. 183-198.
5. “Crowdvoting Judgment: An Analysis of Modern Peer Review“

   Journal Article:M. Wagner, (2020). Stochastic Systems, Vol. 10(3), pp. 193-222.
6. “The Impact of 3D Printing on Manufacturer-Retailer Supply Chains“

   Journal Article:Arbabian, M. and Wagner, M., (2020). European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 285, pp. 538-552.
7. “Crowdfunding via Revenue-Sharing Contracts“

   Journal Article:S. Fatehi and M. Wagner, (2019). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 21(4), pp. 538-552.
8. “Robust Inventory Management: An Optimal Control Approach“

   Journal Article:Wagner, M., (2018). Operations Research, Vol. 66(2), pp. 426-447.
9. “Closed-Form Solutions for Robust Inventory Management“

   Journal Article:Mamani, H., Nassiri, S. & Wagner, M., (2017). Management Science, Vol. 63(5), pp. 1625-1643.
10. “Production Cost Functions and Demand Variability Effects in Price-Only Contracts“

    Journal Article:D. Hochbaum & M. Wagner, (2015). IIE Transactions, Vol. 47(2), pp. 190-202.
11. “Range Contracts: Risk Sharing and Beyond“

    Journal Article:D. Hochbaum & M. Wagner, (2015). European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 243(3), pp. 956-963.
12. “Robust Policies and Information Asymmetry in Supply Chains with a Price-Only Contract“

    Journal Article:M. Wagner, (2015). IIE Transactions, Vol. 47(8), pp. 819-840.
13. “Incentive Contracts in Serial Stochastic Projects“

    Journal Article:T. Chen, T. Klastorin, & M. Wagner, (2015). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 17(3), pp. 290-301.
14. “Optimizing Boat Resources at the U.S. Coast Guard: Deterministic and Stochastic Models“

    Journal Article:Radovilsky, Z., & Wagner, M., (2012). Operations Research, Vol. 60(5), pp. 1035-1049.
15. “Online Lot-Sizing Problems with Ordering, Holding and Shortage Costs“

    Journal Article:Wagner, M., (2011). Operations Research Letters, Vol. 39(2), pp. 144-149.
16. “Almost Sure Asymptotic Optimality for Online Routing and Machine Scheduling Problems“

    Journal Article:Jaillet P., & Wagner, M., (2010). Networks, Vol. 55(1), pp. 2-12.
17. “Fully Distribution-Free Profit Maximization: The Inventory Management Case“

    Journal Article:Wagner, M., (2010). Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 35(4), pp. 728-741.
18. “Risk Management in Uncapacitated Facility Location Models with Random Demands“

    Journal Article:Bhadury, J., Peng, S., & Wagner, M., (2009). Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 36(4), pp. 1002-1011.
19. “LP-Based Online Scheduling: From Single to Parallel Machines“

    Journal Article:Correa, J., & Wagner, M., (2009). Mathematical Programming, Vol. 119(1), pp. 109-136.
20. “Stochastic 0-1 Linear Programming under Limited Distributional Information“

    Journal Article:Wagner, M., (2008). Operations Research Letters, Vol. 36(2), pp. 150-156.
21. “Generalized Online Routing: New Competitive Ratios, Resource Augmentation and Asymptotic Analyses“

    Journal Article:Jaillet P., & Wagner, M., (2008). Operations Research, Vol. 56(3), pp. 745-757.
22. “Online Routing Problems: Value of Advanced Information as Improved Competitive Ratios“

    Journal Article:Jaillet P., & Wagner, M., (2006). Transportation Science, Vol. 40(2), pp. 200-210.

Consulting

Amazon

Microsoft

United States Coast Guard

Genworth Financial

Honors and Awards

1. Meritorious Service Award for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2022).

2. Urban Transportation Outstanding Paper Award, Informs Transportation Science and Logistics

Society (2021).

3. Excellence in Teaching Award for the Master of Science in Business Analytics program at the

University of Washington (2021).

4. Best Paper: IIE Transactions (Scheduling and Logistics) Best Paper Award Competition (2017).

5. Meritorious Service Award for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2016).

6. Honorable Mention: IIE Transactions (Design and Manufacturing) Best Paper Award Competition (2016).

7. Ron Crockett Award for Innovation in Education (2014).

8. Alan Khade Award for the best paper at the CSU-POM conference (2014).

9. Meritorious Service Award for Operations Research (2013).

10. Glover-Klingman Prize for the best paper published in Networks in 2010 (2012).