Mikhail Sher, Ph.D.

Dr. Sher’s main research interests lie in the areas of inventory control and supply chain management with a focus on optimal order policies and supply chain coordination. His secondary research stream is focused on application of decision sciences tools to accounting, marketing and service operations management. His favorite part about teaching is seeing the growth and progress of his students.

Scholarly Articles

Sher, M., Kim, S. L., Banerjee, A., & Paz, M. T. (2018). A Supply Chain Coordination Mechanism for Common Items Subject to Failure in the Electronics, Defense, and Medical Industries. International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE), 203.

Sher, M. & Kim, S.L. (2015). An Economic Order Quantity Model for Items Experiencing Failure in Storage. International Journal of Operational Research (IJOR), 22(4).

Sher, M. & Kim, S.L. (2014). Supply Chain Coordination with Quantity Discount for Seasonal Demand. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 3(3).

Sher, M. and Banerjee, A. (2014). Solving Unit Commitment Problem with Parallel Computing. Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management. Berlin, Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Presentations/Invited Talks

Conference Presentations:

Lee, R., Paz, M., Sher, M. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Role of Fairness Heuristics in Promoting Supply Chain Cooperation
Presented at Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference 2018, Providence, RI, April 2018

 

Sher, M., McCullough, B.D., Paz, M.T., Wang, S. “Make Me an Offer” – The Effects of Poker Room Promotions on Player Traffic and Revenue Generation
Presented at Academy of Business Research Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, September 2017
Best Paper Award

 

Sher, M. & Paz, M.T. Coordination Mechanisms for a Supply Chain with a Two-Stage Ordering Policy
Presented at Academy of Business Research Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 2017

 

Sher, M., Banerjee, A., Kim, S.L. An Economic Production Quantity Model and Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms for Items Experiencing Failure in Storage
Presented at Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference 2016, Alexandria, VA, April 2016

 

Sher, M. & Kim, S.L. Supply Chain Coordination with Quantity Discount for Seasonal Demand
Presented at Informs Annual Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, November 2014

 

Sher, M. & Banerjee, A. Solving Unit Commitment Problem with Parallel Computing
Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management, Philadelphia, PA, November 2013

 

Sher, M. & Kim, S.L. An Economic Order Quantity Model for Items Experiencing Failure in Storage
Presented at Informs Annual Meeting 2013, Minneapolis, MN, October 2013