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Daniel G. Shimshak, Ph.D.
Professor of Management Science
617-287-7891
daniel.shimshak@umb.edu

 


EducationProfessor Shimshak
Ph.D., The City University of New York
MBA, Baruch College
M. Eng., Stevens Institute of Technology
B. Eng., Stevens Institute of Technology

Areas of Expertise
Management Science Modeling and Statistics
with an application to health care systems

Background
Consulted with several companies on projects involving forecasting, performance evaluation, quality assessment and cost containment. Served as Acting Dean, Associate Dean, MBA Program Director, and Department of Management Science and Information Systems Chair at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Courses Taught
Statistics, Operations Management, Managerial Decision Making, Quality Management, Decision Support Systems and Simulation

Research Interests
Data Envelopment Analysis, Performance and Efficiency Analysis, Nursing Home Outcomes Evaluation

Selected Publications
“Stepwise Selection of Variables in Data Envelopment Analysis: Procedures and Managerial Perspectives” (with J.M. Wagner), forthcoming in European Journal of Operational Research.

“ Evaluating the Performance of Nursing Homes Using Data Envelopment Analysis” (with M.L. Lenard, J.M. Wagner, F.W. Porell and R.K. Klimberg), in Applications of Management Science, Volume 11, Mathematical Programming, Kenneth D. Lawrence, ed., New York: Elsevier Ltd., 2004, 89-105.

“ Advances in Physician Profiling: The Use of DEA” (with J.M. Wagner and M.A. Novak),
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 37, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 141-163.

“Physician Profiling Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Case Study” (with J.M. Wagner),
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4, 2000, pp. 358-374.

“Health Care Utilization of Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders” (with M.C. DeFuria),
CRANIO, The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, Vol. 16, No. 3, July 1998, pp. 185-193.

“Application of Loglinear Modeling to Inpatient Data for Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Claimants” (with N. Ashrafi),
International Journal of Technology Management, Special Issue on Management of Technology in Health Care, Vol. 15, Nos. 3/4/5, 1998, pp. 421-432.

“Medical Claims Profiles of Subjects with Temperomandibular Joint Disorders” (with R.L. Kent and M.C. DeFuria),
CRANIO, The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 1997, pp. 150-158.

“Deterministic Approximations for Inventory Management at Service Facilities” (with O. Berman and E.H. Kaplan),
IIE Transactions, Vol. 25, No. 5, September 1993, pp. 98-104.

Professional Activities
Member, INFORMS
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Jaw Joints & Allied Musculo-Skeletal Disorders Foundation
Member, Internet Communications Advisory Committee, The New England Institute of Art & Communications

Honors
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Grants
University of Massachusetts Boston Faculty Development Grants

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