Faculty Directory
Kenneth R. Baker
Nathaniel Leverone Professor of Management
E-Mailken.baker@dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-2064
DegreeAB, Harvard College, 1965; PhD, Cornell University, 1969
AREAS OF EXPERTISEManagement science, spreadsheet-based modeling, operations management
Current Research Topics
Design, planning, and control of contemporary manufacturing systems; spreadsheet engineering
Selected Publications
"Sequencing: The Shortest Processing Time Rule," in Building Intuition: Insights from Basic Operations Management Models and Principles, Springer, 2008; with S. Powell and B. Lawson, "A Critical Review of the Literature on Spreadsheet Errors," Decision Support Systems, 46, 2008; with S. Powell, B. Lawson, and L. Foster-Johnson, "A Comparison of Spreadsheet Users with Different Levels of Experience," Omega, 37, 2009; with D. Trietsch, "Safe Scheduling: Setting Due Dates in Single-Machine Problems," European Journal of Operational Research, 196, 2009; with S. Powell and B. Lawson, "Errors in Operational Spreadsheets," Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 21, 2009; with S. Neslin, T. Novak, and D. Hoffman, "An Optimal Contact Model for Maximizing Online Panel Participation Rates," Management Science, 55, 2009; with S. Powell and B. Lawson, "Impact of Errors in Operational Spreadsheets," Decision Support Systems, 47, 2009; with D. Trietsch, Principles of Sequencing and Scheduling, John Wiley & Sons, 2009; with S. Powell, Management Science: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, third edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010; with B. Keller, “Solving the Single-Machine Tardiness Problem Using Integer Programming," Computers and Industrial Engineering 59, 2010; Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, second edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, 1969–72; Visiting Professor, North Carolina State University, 1972– 73 and 1976; Associate Professor of Business Administration, Duke University, 1973–79; Visiting Professor, University of Waterloo, 1976; Visiting Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, 1979–80; Tuck School of Business, 1979–present, 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, University of Michigan, 1993; Visiting Professor, Harvard University, 1994; Visiting Professor, Vermont Law School, 1996–97; Visiting Professor, University of Arizona, 2001
Editorial positions: Senior Editor, International Journal of Planning and Scheduling, 2010–present; Senior Editor, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 1996–2002; Associate Editor, Management Science, 1976–82, Journal of Scheduling, 1997–2004; Editorial Board, IIE Transactions, 1970–76, Journal of Manufacturing and Operations Management, 1987–92
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.