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Theodore Klastorin
Professor Emeritus of Operations Management

Education

  • PhD University of Texas (1973)
  • BS (1969)

Expertise

manufacturing management, operations management, operations research, project management, supply chain management

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 1974
Assistant professor at Wake Forest University, 1972-1974

Selected Publications

“To Preannounce or Not: New Product Development in a Competitive Duopoly Market”
Klastorin, K., Mamani, H., & Zhou, Y.-P., (2016). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 25(12), pp. 2051–2064.

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

“An Effective Methodology for the Stochastic Project Compression Problem”
Klastorin, T., & Mitchell, G., (2007). IIE Transactions, Vol. 39(9), pp. 957–969.

“The Impact of Small Lot Ordering on Traffic Congestion in a Physical Distribution System”
Berk, E., Klastorin, T., & Moinzadeh, K., (1997). IIE Transactions, Vol. 29(8), pp. 671–679.

“Impact of Material Flow Policies and Goals on Job Outcomes”
Brown, K., Doerr, K., Klastorin, T., & Mitchell, T., (1996). Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 81(2), pp. 142–152.

Honors and Awards

PhD Outstanding Mentor Award for ISOM, 2011-2012
Best paper in the operations area for his article, "An Effective Methodology for the Stochastic Project Compression Problem," with G. Mitchell, IIE Transactions, Vol 39, No. 19, October, 2007, pp. 957-969
Senior Research Fellow, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin, 1990-present
UW School of Business Andrew V. Smith Faculty Development Award, 1994

Current Research

Coordination mechanisms in decentralized supply chains, Resource allocation in uncertain and highly risky projects, Impact of random shocks on production and service systems

Consulting

Microsoft Corporation: Design Assistance on Microsoft Project Davis, Wright, Tremaine (and Paccar Corporation): Expert testimony on manufacturing issues Fluke Corporation: Advanced project management
Theodore Klastorin

Academic Department

Information Systems & Operations Management

Academic Service

Editorial board of IIE Transactions and Journal of Manufacturing and Service Operations
Chairman of Department of Management Science, 1986-1990, & 1994-present
Co-director of Program in Engineering and Manufacturing Management, 1992-1995
Co-chairman of 1998 biennial research conference of MSOM section of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences