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Michael R. Wagner
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)

Expertise

crowdsourcing, machine learning, operations management, operations research, optimization

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

“Technical Note – Data-Driven Profit Estimation Error in the Newsvendor Model”
Siegel, A., and Wagner, M., (2023). Operations Research, Vol. 71(6), pp. 2146–2157.

“Crowdsourcing Last-Mile Deliveries”
Fatehi, S., and Wagner, M., (2022). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 24(2), pp. 791–809.

“Profit Estimation Error in the Newsvendor Model Under a Parametric Demand Distribution”
Siegel, A., and Wagner, M., (2021). Management Science, Vol. 67(8), pp. 4863–4879.

“Designing Practical Coordinating Contracts in Decentralized Projects”
Chen, S., Klastorin, T., and Wagner, M., (2021). Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 68(2), pp. 183–198.

“Crowdvoting Judgment: An Analysis of Modern Peer Review”
Wagner, M., (2020). Stochastic Systems, Vol. 10(3), pp. 193–222.

“The Impact of 3D Printing on Manufacturer-Retailer Supply Chains”
Arbabian, M., and Wagner, M., (2020). European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 285, pp. 538–552.

“Crowdfunding via Revenue-Sharing Contracts”
Fatehi, S., and Wagner, M., (2019). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 21(4), pp. 538–552.

“Robust Inventory Management: An Optimal Control Approach”
Wagner, M., (2018). Operations Research, Vol. 66(2), pp. 426–447.

“Closed-Form Solutions for Robust Inventory Management”
Mamani, H., Nassiri, S., and Wagner, M., (2017). Management Science, Vol. 63(5), pp. 1625–1643.

“Production Cost Functions and Demand Variability Effects in Price-Only Contracts”
Hochbaum, D., and Wagner, M., (2015). IIE Transactions, Vol. 47(2), pp. 190–202.

“Range Contracts: Risk Sharing and Beyond”
Hochbaum, D., and Wagner, M., (2015). European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 243(3), pp. 956–963.

“Robust Policies and Information Asymmetry in Supply Chains with a Price-Only Contract”
Wagner, M., (2015). IIE Transactions, Vol. 47(8), pp. 819–840.

“Incentive Contracts in Serial Stochastic Projects”
Chen, T., Klastorin, T., and Wagner, M., (2015). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 17(3), pp. 290–301.

“Optimizing Boat Resources at the U.S. Coast Guard: Deterministic and Stochastic Models”
Radovilsky, Z., and Wagner, M., (2012). Operations Research, Vol. 60(5), pp. 1035–1049.

“Online Lot-Sizing Problems with Ordering, Holding and Shortage Costs”
Wagner, M., (2011). Operations Research Letters, Vol. 39(2), pp. 144–149.

“Almost Sure Asymptotic Optimality for Online Routing and Machine Scheduling Problems”
Jaillet, P., and Wagner, M., (2010). Networks, Vol. 55, pp. 2–12.

“Fully Distribution-Free Profit Maximization: The Inventory Management Case”
Wagner, M., (2010). Mathematics of Operations Research, Vol. 35(4), pp. 728–741.

“Risk Management in Uncapacitated Facility Location Models with Random Demands”
Bhadury, J., Peng, S., and Wagner, M., (2009). Computers & Operations Research, Vol. 36(4), pp. 1002–1011.

“LP-Based Online Scheduling: From Single to Parallel Machines”
Correa, J., and Wagner, M., (2009). Mathematical Programming, Vol. 119(1), pp. 109–136.

“Stochastic 0-1 Linear Programming Under Limited Distributional Information”
Wagner, M., (2008). Operations Research Letters, Vol. 36(2), pp. 150–156.

“Generalized Online Routing: New Competitive Ratios, Resource Augmentation and Asymptotic Analyses”
Jaillet, P., and Wagner, M., (2008). Operations Research, Vol. 56(3), pp. 745–757.

“Online Routing Problems: Value of Advanced Information as Improved Competitive Ratios”
Jaillet, P., and Wagner, M., (2006). Transportation Science, Vol. 40(2), pp. 200–210.

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).

Consulting

Amazon Microsoft United States Coast Guard Genworth Financial
Michael R. Wagner

Academic Department

Information Systems & Operations Management