BUS 936:
Management Science & Technology Research Seminar

Professor Prakash P. Shenoy

Spring 2006
The schedule for the Spring 2006 session of BUS 936 Management Science & Technology Research Seminar is as shown below. Default rooms and times are as follows (unless otherwise specified):

Room 502 Summerfield Hall
Fridays, 8:30--9:50 AM

Date
Speaker
Title of Presentation
Fri, Jan 20 Sreekumar R. Bhaskaran
PhD Candidate
Univ. of Texas-Austin		 Strategic Implications of Intermediaries upon Leasing and Selling of Durable Goods
Fri, Jan 27 John V. Gray
PhD Candidate
Univ of North Carolina-Chapel Hill		 The Effect of Learning and Strategic Behavior on Manufacturing Outsourcing Decisions
Fri, Feb 03 Michael R. Galbreth
PhD Candidate
Vanderbilt Univ.		 Optimal Acquisition and Sorting Policies for Remanufacturing
Fri, Feb 10 Prakash P. Shenoy
Dist. Prof. of Artificial Intelligence
KU Business School		 Gaussian Belief Functions
Fri, Feb 17* James Lemieux
Asst. Prof. of Marketing
KU Business School		 How Deadlines Affect the Purchase Process for Services
Fri, Feb 24 Kissan Joseph
Assoc. Prof. of Marketing
KU Business School		 Quantity Surcharges: An Explanation Based on Hassle Costs
Fri, Mar 03
No presentation
Fri, Mar 10 Ken Cogger
Peak Consulting
Denver, CO		 Piecewise Linear Modeling: Theory, Guidelines, and Applications
Fri, Mar 17
No presentation
Fri, Mar 24
Spring break
Fri, Mar 31
No presentation
Fri, Apr 07 Rama Subramaniam
Asst. Prof. of Marketing
KU Business School		 Quantity Discounts in a Competitive Market with Direct Sales
Fri, Apr 14 Kissan Joseph
Assoc. Prof. of Marketing
KU Business School		 The Optimal Design of Rebate Programs
Fri, Apr 21 Mohammad Rahman
PhD Cand. in Dec. Sci.
KU Business School		 An Analysis of Wikipedia
Sat, Apr 22**

AI Dinner at 1277 N. 935 Rd
Fri, Apr 28 Srinath Gopalakrishna
Assoc. Prof. of Marketing
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia		 Determining the Effectiveness of Sales Contests
Fri, May 05 Chakravarthi Narasimhan
Dist. Prof. of Marketing
Washington Univ. in St. Louis		 Persuasive Advertising and Product Line Design

* This presentation is jointly with BUS 901, 10:00--11:50 am in 424 Su.

** The AI dinner is at 1277 N. 935 Rd., Lawrence, KS, 66047.

Schedules from earlier semesters:

Fall 2005 Spring 2005 Fall 2004 Fall 2003 Spring 2003 Fall 2002 Spring 2002 Fall 2001 Spring 2001 Fall 2000 Spring 2000 Fall 1999 Spring 1999 Fall 1998 Spring 1998 Fall 1997

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