Mark Hillier
Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods
Evert McCabe Faculty Fellow
Department of Management Science
UW Business School
University of Washington
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 685-1912
Fax: (206) 685-9392
e-mail: mhillier@u.washington.edu
Education
1994 Ph. D. Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Dissertation: "Models for Manufacturing System Design: Optimal
Operation Assignment and Product Grouping"
Advisor: Margaret Brandeau
1991 M. S. Operations Research (with Distinction)
Stanford University, Stanford, CA. GPA - 4.00
1989 B. S. in Engineering with a concentration in Computer Science (with
Distinction) Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. GPA - 3.80
Academic Appointments
2000-present Associate Professor
Evert McCabe Endowed Fellow (since 2004)
Department of Management Science
School of Business Administration
University of Washington
1993-2000 Assistant Professor
Department of Management Science
School of Business Administration
University of Washington
Winter 1993 Teaching Fellow
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department
Stanford University
Research Interests
o modeling of issues related to component commonality, delayed product
differentiation, and centralization
o improving the efficiency of unpaced production lines through workload
balancing (or unbalancing) and buffer space allocation
o optimizing operation assignment problems
o just-in-time production scheduling
o logistics
Publications in Refereed Journals
Hillier, M. S., and F. S. Hillier (2005), "Simultaneous Allocation
of Workload and Buffer Space in Unpaced Production Lines with Random Processing
Times," forthcoming, IIE Transactions.
Hillier, M. S. (2002) "The Costs and Benefits of Commonality in
Assemble-to-Order Systems with a (Q,R)-Policy for Component
Replenishment," European Journal of Operational Research, 141
(3), 570-586.
Hillier, M. S. (2002) "Using Commonality as Backup Safety Stock,"
European Journal of Operational Research, 136 (2), 353-365.
Hillier, M. S., and M. L. Brandeau (2001) "Cost Minimization and
Workload Balancing in Printed Circuit Board Assembly," IIE Transactions,
33, 547-557.
Hillier, M. S. (2000) "Characterizing the Optimal Allocation of
Storage Space in Production Line Systems with Variable Processing Times,"
IIE Transactions, 32, 1-8.
Hillier, M. S. (2000), "Component Commonality in Multiple-Period,
Assemble-to-Order Systems", IIE Transactions, 32, 755-766.
(Winner of Best Paper Award for 2000-2001 in IIE Transactions (Scheduling
and Logistics)).
Hillier, M. S. (1999) "Component Commonality in a Multiple-Period
Inventory Model with Service Level Constraints," International
Journal of Production Research, 37, 12, 2665-2683.
Hillier, M. S. (1999) "Product Commonality in Multiple-Period,
Make-To-Stock Systems," Naval Research Logistics, 46,
737-751.
Hillier, M. S., and M. L. Brandeau (1998) "Optimal Component Assignment
and Board Grouping in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing," Operations
Research, 46, 675-689.
Book Chapters
Hillier, M. S., and F. S. Hillier (2002) "An Overview of Conventional
Optimization Techniques", Chapter 1 in Evolutionary Optimization
by R. Sarker, X. Yao, and M. Mohammadian, in the Kluwer Academic International
Series in Operations Research and Management Science, pp. 3-26.
Proceedings
Brandeau, M. L., and M. S. Hillier, (1993) "Strategic Production
Planning: Operation Assignment and Product Grouping," Division
of Design and Manufacturing Conference Proceedings (National Science
Foundation).
Textbooks
Hillier, F. S. and M. S. Hillier, (2003) Introduction to Management
Science: A Modeling and Case Studies Approach with Spreadsheets, Second
Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Hillier, F. S., M. S. Hillier, and G. J. Lieberman, (2000) Introduction
to Management Science: A Modeling and Case Studies Approach with Spreadsheets,
McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Other Publications
Hillier, M. S., (1994) "Models for Manufacturing System Design:
Optimal Operation Assignment and Product Grouping," Dissertation,
Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Stanford
University.
Hillier, M. S., (1994) "OR Courseware (version 2.0)," a tutorial
software package included with: Hillier, F.S., and G.J. Lieberman, Introduction
to Operations Research, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Hillier, M. S., (1990) "OR Courseware (version 1.0)," a tutorial
software package included with: Hillier, F.S., and G.J. Lieberman, Introduction
to Operations Research, 5th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Work In Progress
Hillier, M. S., "A Cost Model to Assign Buffer Space in Unpaced
Production Lines to Control WIP"
Hillier, M. S., "A Cost Model to Assign Work and Buffer Space in
Unpaced Production Lines to Control WIP"
Hillier, M. S., "Partial Component Commonality in Assemble-to-Order
Models"
Hillier, M. S., "Assemble-in-Advance and Assemble-to-Order-A Hybrid
Strategy"
Hillier, M. S., "Facility Location and Inventory Centralization"
Hillier, M. S., and C. V. Jones, "Synchronous Flow Scheduling"
Invited Cluster Organizer and Chairman at INFORMS National Meeting
Cluster (3 invited sessions): "Managing Product Variety,"
Salt Lake City. May 2000.
Invited Session Organizer and Chairman at INFORMS National Meeting
Session: "Issues in Commonality," Seattle. October 1998.
Scholarly Presentations
"Simultaneous Allocation of Workload and Buffer Space in Unpaced
Production Lines", INFORMS National Meeting, Denver, October 2004.
"Component Commonality in Multiple-Period, Assemble-to-Order Systems",
IIE/IERC Conference, Orlando, May 2002.
"The Costs and Benefits of Commonality in a Variety of Multiple-Period
Models", University of Washington, Management Science Department Seminar,
May 2001.
"The Costs and Benefits of Commonality in a Variety of Multiple-Period
Models", INFORMS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, May 2000.
"Characterizing the Optimal Allocation of Storage Space in Unpaced
Assembly Lines", INFORMS National Meeting, Cincinnati. May 1999.
"Using Commonality as Backup Safety Stock," INFORMS National
Meeting, Montréal. May 1998.
"Commonality in Multiple-Period Systems," University of Washington,
Management Science Department Seminar. October 1997 (invited).
"Commonality in Multiple-Period Systems," University of Southern
California. September 1997 (invited).
"Component Commonality in Multiple-Period Assemble-to-Order Systems,"
INFORMS National Meeting, San Diego. May 1997.
"Component Commonality in a Multiple-Period Inventory Model with
Service Level Constraints," INFORMS National Meeting, Washington,
DC. June 1996.
"Optimal Component Assignment and Board Grouping in Printed Circuit
Board Manufacturing," University of Washington, Industrial Engineering
Seminar. April 1996 (invited).
"Operation Assignment and Workload Balancing in Printed Circuit
Board Manufacturing," INFORMS National Meeting, Los Angeles. April
1995.
"Operation Assignment and Workload Balancing in Printed Circuit
Board Manufacturing," 15th International Symposium on Mathematical
Programming, Ann Arbor. August 1994.
"The Effect of Commonality on Overall Costs in a Simple Inventory
Model," University of Washington, Management Science Department Seminar.
May 1994 (invited).
"Models for Manufacturing System Design: Optimal Operation Assignment
and Product Grouping," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, San Francisco.
November 1992 (invited).
"Component Commonality in a Multiple-Period Inventory Model with
Service Level Constraints," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, San Francisco.
November 1992.
"Optimal Operation Assignment and Product Grouping in Printed Circuit
Board Manufacturing," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, Orlando. April 1992.
Other Research Related Activities
Attended Ninth ORSA Doctoral Colloquium at Stanford University. November
1992.
Professional Affiliations
Member of INFORMS (and previously ORSA and TIMS) since March 1992.
Member of IIE since January 2002.
Reviewing Activities
Reviewed many papers for the following journals:
o Management Science
o Operations Research
o IIE Transactions
o European Journal of Operational Research
o Naval Research Logistics
o Journal of Operations Management
o International Journal of Production Economics
o Computers and Operations Research
o Interfaces
Administrative Service
o Member of Masters Program Committee (2001-present)
o Member of Faculty Council (2001-2003, 2004-present)
o Member of IT Steering Committee (2003-present)
o Member of Professorship Selection Committee (2002-2003, 2003-2004,
2004-2005)
o Member of Doctoral Admissions Committee (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
o McGowan Scholarship Selection Committee (2005)
o Member of MBA Curriculum Review Committee (2003, 2004)
o Member of Teaching Assignment Committee (2004)
o Member of Undergraduate Scholarship Committee (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2004)
o Member of Dempsey Chair Search Committee (2000-2003)
o Member of Marketing and International Business Chair Search Committee
(2001-2002)
o Member of Piggot-Paccar Professorship Search Committee (2001-2002)
o Member of Information Systems Recruiting Committee (2001-2002)
o Member of Operations Management Recruiting Committee (1998-1999, 1999-2000)
o Member of Undergraduate Program Committee (1997-2001)
Membership on Doctoral Committees
o Weiyu Tsai, Ph. D. (Operations Management), graduated 2003.
o Joong Son, Ph. D. (Operations Management), graduated 2000.
o Mark Cutler, Ph. D. (Operations Management), graduated 1999.
o Mark McKay, Ph.D. (Operations Management), graduated 1999.
Teaching Interests
o Spreadsheet Modeling
o Quantitative Methods
o Operations Management
Courses Taught
University of Washington
o Business Adminstration 502. Decision Support Models (daytime-MBA
required course).
o Quantitative Methods 501Y. Decision Support Models (evening-MBA
required course).
o Quantitative Methods 551. Modeling with Spreadsheets (MBA elective).
o MSIS 502. Computer-Based Statistical Analysis and Decision Support
Modeling (required course in MSIS program).
o TMMBA 514. Decision Support Models (required course in TMMBA
program).
o Quantitative Methods 450. Spreadsheet Modeling for Managerial Decision
Making (undergraduate elective).
o Operations Management 301. Principles of Operations Management
(undergraduate required course).
o Operations Management 402. Introduction to Logistics (undergraduate
elective).
o Operations Management 535. Logistics and Physical Distribution
Management (MBA elective).
Stanford University
o Industrial Engineering 366. Optimization Models in Manufacturing
(doctoral required course).
o Industrial Engineering 260 (teaching assistant). Analysis of Production
and Operating Systems (undergraduate and masters required course).
Relevant Practical Experience
Software Development Consultant. Developed tutorial software
to accompany the textbooks Introduction to Operations Research (5th and
6th edition), Introduction to Mathematical Programming (1st and 2nd edition),
and Introduction to Stochastic Models in Operations Research (1st edition)
by Hillier and Lieberman. Software is currently published by McGraw Hill,
Inc., and included with the textbooks. Summers, 1987-1995.
Honors and Awards
o Evert McCabe Endowed Fellowship (2004-2007)
o Winner of MBA Core Professor of the Quarter, Spring 2005
o Winner of Evening MBA Core Professor of the Quarter, Winter 2005
o 2004 Dean's Citizenship Award for "exemplary citizenship in the
UW Business School"
o Neal and Jan Dempsey Endowed Faculty Fellowship (2002-2003 and 2003-2004)
o Best Paper Award for 2000-2001, IIE Transactions (Scheduling and
Logistics)
o Winner of MBA Elective Professor of the Quarter, Winter 2001
o Meritorious Service Award for the journal Operations Research.
1998.
o Alpha Phi Faculty of the Year recipient (teaching award: 1 of 8, university-wide).
March 1997.
o 2nd Prize in Student Paper Competition of the ORSA Technical Section
onManufacturing and Operations Management, for the paper entitled Models
for Manufacturing System Design: Optimal Operation Assignment and Product
Grouping. June 1994.
o National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. 1989-1992.
o Tau Beta Pi Fellow. 1989-1990.
o McCabe Engineering Award (most outstanding graduating engineer), Swarthmore
College. June 1989.
o Phi Beta Kappa. June 1989.
o Strozier Award ("most valuable"), Swarthmore Men's Varsity
Swim Team. June 1989.
o John Purdue Memorial Award (most outstanding engineer entering Junior
year), Swarthmore College. September 1987.
