Faculty Directory
Kenneth R. Baker
Nathaniel Leverone Professor of Management
E-Mailken.baker@dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-2064
DegreePhD, Cornell University, 1969; AB, Harvard College, 1965
AREAS OF EXPERTISEManagement science, spreadsheet-based modeling, operations management
Current Research Topics
Design, planning, and control of contemporary manufacturing systems; spreadsheet engineering
Selected Publications
With D. Trietsch, "PERT 21: Fitting PERT/CPM for Use in the 21st Century," International Journal of Project Management, 30, 2012; with D. Trietsch, L. Mazmanyan, and L. Gevorgyan, "Modeling Activity Times by the Parkinson Distribution with a Lognormal Core: Theory and Validation," European Journal of Operational Research, 216, 2012; with D. Altheimer, "Heuristic Procedures for the Stochastic Flow Shop Problem," European Journal of Operational Research, 216, 2012; with D. Trietsch, "Three Heuristic Procedures for the Stochastic, Two-Machine Flow Shop Problem," Journal of Scheduling, 14, 2011; Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, second edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011; with B. Keller, “Solving the Single-Machine Tardiness Problem Using Integer Programming," Computers and Industrial Engineering, 59, 2010; with S. Powell, Management Science: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, third edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010; with D. Trietsch, Principles of Sequencing and Scheduling, John Wiley & Sons, 2009; with S. Powell and B. Lawson, "Impact of Errors in Operational Spreadsheets," Decision Support Systems, 47, 2009; with S. Neslin, T. Novak, and D. Hoffman, "An Optimal Contact Model for Maximizing Online Panel Participation Rates," Management Science, 55, 2009; "Sequencing: The Shortest Processing Time Rule," in Building Intuition: Insights from Basic Operations Management Models and Principles, Springer, 2008
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 1979–present; Visiting Professor, University of Arizona, 2001–02; Visiting Professor, Vermont Law School, 1996–97; Visiting Professor, Harvard University, 1994; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, 1993; Associate Dean of Faculty, 1990–93, Associate Dean, 1998–2000, Co-Director, Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Program, 2001–11, Thayer School of Engineering; Visiting Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, 1979–80; Visiting Professor, University of Waterloo, 1976; Associate Professor of Business Administration, Duke University, 1973–79; Visiting Professor, North Carolina State University, 1972–73 and 1976; Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, 1969–72
Editorial positions: Senior Editor, International Journal of Planning and Scheduling, 2010–present, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 1996–2002; Associate Editor, Journal of Scheduling, 1997–2004, Management Science, 1976–82; Editorial Boards, Journal of Manufacturing and Operations Management, 1987–92, IIE Transactions, 1970–76
Research & Teaching Summary
Professor Baker's research deals with mathematical modeling and operations management, and he is widely known for his work on sequencing and scheduling. The author or co-author of three spreadsheet modeling textbooks, he recently taught the elective course Applications of Optimization.