Profile
David L. Olson
James & H.K. Stuart Chancellor's Distinguished Chair
Management, CBA 209P.O. Box 880491
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA
Phone: (402) 472-4521
Fax: (402) 472-5855
E-mail:
Joined the college in 2001.
Expertise:
- Information Systems
- Operations Management
Education:
Ph.D. - General Business at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1981
M.B.A. - Kearney State College in 1978
B.S. Mathematics at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 1966
M.B.A. - Kearney State College in 1978
B.S. Mathematics at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 1966
Research Interests:
MIS, decision making, simulation, quantitative analysis, data mining
Teaching Interests:
MIS, project management, decision support systems, simulation, quantitative analysis, decision theory
Published in the following:
Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
European Journal of Operational Research
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Decision Sciences
Decision Support Systems
Journal of Operations Management
Journal of Multicriteria Decision Analysis
Foundations of Information Systems
dozens of others
Books Published:
Decision Support Models and Expert Systems (1992)
Decision Aids for Selection Problems (1996)
Introduction to Management Science (1997)
Decision Support Models and Expert Systems (1998)
Introduction to Simulation and Risk Analysis (1998)(2001)(2005)
Business Statistics: Quality Information for Decision Analysis (1998)
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Decision Modeling (2000)(2003)
Introduction to Information Systems Project Management (2001)(2003)
Multiple Criteria Analysis in Strategic Siting Problems (2001)
Managerial Issues of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (2004)
European Journal of Operational Research
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Decision Sciences
Decision Support Systems
Journal of Operations Management
Journal of Multicriteria Decision Analysis
Foundations of Information Systems
dozens of others
Books Published:
Decision Support Models and Expert Systems (1992)
Decision Aids for Selection Problems (1996)
Introduction to Management Science (1997)
Decision Support Models and Expert Systems (1998)
Introduction to Simulation and Risk Analysis (1998)(2001)(2005)
Business Statistics: Quality Information for Decision Analysis (1998)
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Decision Modeling (2000)(2003)
Introduction to Information Systems Project Management (2001)(2003)
Multiple Criteria Analysis in Strategic Siting Problems (2001)
Managerial Issues of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (2004)
Awards:
Fellow, Decision Sciences Institute
Program Chair 1997 Decision Sciences Annual Meeting
Vice President Decision Sciences Institute 1989-1991, 1994-1996, 2003-2005
Program Chair 1997 Decision Sciences Annual Meeting
Vice President Decision Sciences Institute 1989-1991, 1994-1996, 2003-2005
Research
Selected Articles:
- Infusion of Electronic Commerce in the Information Systems Curriculum
- A Modified Fuzzy MADM Model
- Comparative Analysis of Multiattribute Techniques Based on Cardinal and Ordinal Inputs
- Multicriteria Support for Construction Bidding
- Ordinal Judgments in Multiattribute Decision Analysis
- Rule Induction in Data Mining: Effect of Ordinal Scales,” Expert
- The Master’s Degrees in E-Commerce: A Survey Study
- The case of urban infrastructure decision making
- The Method of Grey Related Analysis to Multiple Attribute Decision Making Problems with Interval Numbers
- Simulation of Fuzzy Multiattribute Models
- A Simulation Study of IT Outsourcing in the Credit Card Business: A Practical Study of a Thai Bank
- Comparison of first order predicate logic, fuzzy logic and non-monotonic logic as knowledge representation methodology
- An integrated method to evaluate business process alternatives
- Soft systems and systems dynamics to construct a transition firm model
- Systems dynamics model of a transition firm
- Requirements negotiation using multi-criteria preference analysis
- Comparison of weights in TOPSIS models
- Issues in Multinational ERP Implementation
- Business Intelligence Through Text Mining
- Incorporating Data Mining Models into Business Classes: Some Methodological and Practical Considerations
- Alternative Means to Implement ERP: Internal and ASP
- Information Technology in Support of Incident Management Systems
- Data Mining and Simulation: A Grey Relationship Perspective
- IT project selection methods in state government
- A comparison of stochastic dominance and stochastic DEA for vendor evaluation
- Entrepreneurial applications of the lean approach to service industries
- Public sector information system critical success factors
- Integrating Systems Thinking into IS Education
- A TOPSIS Data Mining Demonstration and Application to Credit Scoring
- Knowledge sharing: Effects of cooperative type and reciprocity level
- Simulation as a Pedagogical Tool for Managerial Decision Making in a Transition Economy
- A Multiple Perspective Approach to Problem Formulation: A Case Study of a Vietnamese Company
- Data Mining in Business Services
- Evaluation of ERP Outsourcing
- Fuzzy Systems Dynamics Model of a Transition Firm
- How Interfirm Collaboration Benefits IT Innovation
- CIO’s perspectives of Critical success factors in ERP upgrade projects
- Web Services Composition Strategy in Enterprise Systems
- Similarity Measures between Intuitionistic Fuzzy (Vague) Sets: A Comparative Analysis
- E-Commerce and the Undergraduate MIS Curricula: An Empirical Analysis
- Goal Programming Formulation for a Comparative Analysis for a Comparative Analysis of Scalar Norms and Ordinal vs. Ratio Data
- Knowledge Sharing: Effects of Cooperative Type and Reciprocity Level
- Open Process and Open-Source Enterprise Systems
Books & Book Chapters:
- Introduction to Simulation and Risk Analysis
- Statistics, Data Analysis, and Decision Making
- Multiple Criteria Analysis in Strategic Siting Problems
- Introduction to Business Data Mining
- Managerial Issues of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
- Introduction to Management Science, 3rd Ed.
- Introduction to Information Systems Project Management, 2nd Ed.
- Managerial Issues of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Chinese
- Introduction to Management Science 2nd ed.
- Simulation and Risk Analysis
- Advances in Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Human Systems Management: Knowledge and Wisdom
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Advanced Data Mining Techniques
- New Frontiers in Risk Management
