
Indiana University – Ph.D.
University of Kansas – M.B.A., B.S.
CBM 184
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
• Ph.D. in Management, University of California, Irvine, 2007
• M.A. in Business Administration, Peking University, 2001
• B.A. in Accounting Peking University, 1999
Room CBT 187
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
•Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Finance, 2004
•M.S. Boston College, Carroll Graduate School of Management, Chestnut Hill, MA, Finance, 1996
•M.Mgt American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, AZ, International Management, 1991
•B.S. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Business Administration, 1989
Room CBT 182
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
• Applications: Emerging Economy and Agriculture Supply Chain; Fashion and Seasonal Products
Ph.D., Operations Management, Purdue University, USA
Graduate Certificate, Applied Statistics, Purdue University, USA
M.S., Operations Research and Control Theories, Tsinghua University, P.R. China
B.S., Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, P.R. China
• Agricultural Supply Chains in Emerging Markets: Competition and Cooperation under Correlated Yields (2023, with M. Dada and P. Kouvelis). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. Forthcoming
• A Periodic Review Inventory Model with Two Delivery Modes, Fractional Lead-Times, and Age-and-Period-Dependent Backlogging Costs (2016, with S. Chand and Y. Xu). International Journal of Production Economics. 173, 199-206.
• Optimality of (s, S)-policies in a dynamic pricing model with replenishment opportunities: a sample path approach (2013, with X. Xu). Operations Research Letters. 41(6), 719-725.
• Day-Definite Full Container Load Service for Time-Sensitive Shippers: On the Perspective of Total Distribution Cost (2013, with P. Kouvelis). Int. J. of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management. 6(3), 1-39.
• Outsourcing, Yield Uncertainty and Contingency Responses (2013, with P. Kouvelis). Production and Operations Management. 22(1), 164-177.
• Contingency Strategies in Managing Supply Systems with Uncertain Lead Times (2012, with P. Kouvelis). Production and Operations Management. 21(1), 161-176.
• Managing the New Uncertainty: Can a new, day-definite ocean transport product deliver benefits for shippers in a changing and challenging market (2009, with P. Kouvelis)? Research Report/Whitepaper, Washington University in St. Louis.
• Managing Inventory over a Short Season: Models with Two Procurement Opportunities (2009, with S. Chand, M. Dada and S. Mehta). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 11(1), 174-184.
• Flexible Backup Supply and the Management of Lead-Time Uncertainty (2008, with P. Kouvelis). Production and Operations Management, 18(2), 184-199.
Room CBM 179
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Tuesday and Thursday: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
or by appointment

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Kentucky
M.Eng., Computer Software and Theory, University of Science and Technology of China
Room CBT 181
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
or by appointment
Application Areas: Disaster Relief Logistics, Health Care Operations Management, Sustainable Operations, Real-time Traffic Management, Military Operations
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Ph.D. in Operations Management, 2018
M.S. in Operations Management, 2017
B.S. in Operations Management, 2014
R. A. Cook and E. J. Lodree. Dispatching policies for last-mile distribution with stochastic supply and demand. Cook and Lodree [2017], Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 106:353 – 371.
E. J. Lodree, N. Altay, and R. A. Cook. Staff assignment policies for a mass casualty event queuing network. Lodree et al. [2017] Annals of Operations Research.
Room CBT 180
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Monday and Tuesday: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Room CBM 184
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Room C 102
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Room CBM 173
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States


Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies, 2008 Northeastern Illinois University
Pursuing Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance, Northeastern Illinois University
Dwan (Dee) joined the College of Business and Management in July, 2017 as an Office Administrator. Dee has been with NEIU for 11 years having served in the President’s Office, Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs, the Physics department and Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. Prior to joining NEIU, Dee spent 28 years in banking as a Corporate Trainer, Customer Service Administrator, Branch Manager and Assistant Vice President with various institutions.
Northeastern Illinois University alumna, Interdisciplinary Studies, December 2008
Current Northeastern Illinois University student, pursuing Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance
Dee believes in giving back to the community, not limited to and including fundraisers for: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Association, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Suicide Prevention of America, The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and The Alzheimers Association of America.
'I'm a student of art, which imitates life and therefore I commit my desires and studies to classical and musical genres, as well as dancing and sports'.
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States


B.A. English & Creative Writing, 2019 Northeastern Illinois University

CBM 159
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

CBM 159
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States