Douglas Morrice
Professor
Department: Information, Risk & Operations Management
Additional Titles: Bobbie and Coulter R. Sublett Centennial Professor
Industry Areas: Energy, High Technology, Retail
Research Areas: Computer Simulation, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management
Douglas Morrice holds the Bobbie and Coulter R. Sublett Centennial Professorship in Business. He is also Professor of Operations Management and the Director of the University of Texas Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence (www.mccombs.utexas.edu/scm), a company-sponsored center dedicated to developing research and teaching programs in supply chain management in the Red McCombs School of Business. He served as Information, Risk, and Operations Management Department Chair from 2007-2011.
Dr. Morrice received his Ph.D. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. His research includes the modeling and analysis of service operations, risk management, and supply chain management. Dr. Morrice’s research has received funding from SAP America under the University Alliance Research Grant Program. Additionally, he was a Visiting Research Scientist for Schlumberger from 1996-1998. Dr. Morrice has over 40 technical publications and 2 patents. His research has appeared in Management Science, Operations Research, IIE Transactions, Journal of Production and Operations Management, and the Association for Computing Machinery Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation.
Dr. Morrice is an area editor for the Association for Computing Machinery Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, a senior editor for the Journal of Production and Operations Management, and an editor-at-large for Interfaces. Dr. Morrice served as a Proceedings Editor for the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference, the Program Chair for the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference and is currently an Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) representative and Past-Chair on the Winter Simulation Conference Board of Directors. He is a member of INFORMS and the Production and Operations Management Society. He has designed and delivered executive development programs on operations modeling and supply chain management for several organizations including Schlumberger, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and Texas Instruments.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & AWARDS
2005 |
Red McCombs School of Business, Dean's Fellowship, Fall
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2004 |
College of Business Administration Foundation Advisory Council Centennial Fellowship 3
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2004 |
The University of Texas Supply Chain Management Consortium Membership, 2003
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1999 |
Faculty Research Assignment Grant, The University of Texas at Austin, Fall
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Paul M Cronin, Douglas J. Morrice, Jonathan F. Bard, and Luci K. Leykum. Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Collaborative Care in Internal Medicine: Applications to Length of Stay, Readmissions, and Discharge Planning. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. Forthcoming.
Jingyao Huang, Douglas J. Morrice, and Jonathan Bard. Apr 2024. Coordinated Scheduling for In-clinic and Virtual Medicine Patients in a Multi-station Network. IISE Transactions 6(4): 437-457.
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Defining and Assessing Visibility Enablers in the Industrial Construction Supply Chain. By: Vineeth Dharmapalan, William J. O'Brien, and Douglas J. Morrice. Journal of Management in Engineering. Jul2022. Vol. 38(4):1-13
Douglas J. Morrice, Jonathan F. Bard, and Karl Koenig. Designing and Scheduling a Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Practice Unit for Patient-Centered Care. Health Systems, forthcoming.
Youngbum Hur, Jonathan F. Bard, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2021. Appointment Scheduling at a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic Using Stochastic Programming. Naval Research Logistics 68(1), 134-155.
Hui Xiao, Loo Hay Lee, Douglas J. Morrice, Chun-Hung Chen, and Xiang Hu. 2021. Ranking and Selection for Terminating Simulation under Sequential Sampling. IISE Transactions 53(7), 735-750.
Dongyang Wang, Kumar Muthuraman, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2019. Coordinated Patient Appointment Scheduling for a Multistation Healthcare Network. Operations Research 67(3), 599-618.
Pengfei Zhang, Jonathan F. Bard, Douglas J. Morrice, and Karl M. Koenig. 2019. Extended Open Shop Scheduling with Resource Constraints: Appointment Scheduling for Integrated Practice Units. IISE Transactions 51(10), 1037-1060.
Dongyang Wang, Douglas J. Morrice, Kumar Muthuraman, Jonathan F. Bard, Luci K. Leykum, and Susan H. Noorily. 2018. Coordinated Scheduling for a Multi-server Network in Outpatient Pre-operative Care. Production and Operations Management 27(3), 458-479.
Jonathan F. Bard, Zhichao Shu, Douglas J. Morrice, Luci K. Leykum, and Ramin Poursani. 2016. Annual Block Scheduling for Family Medicine Residency Programs with Continuity Clinic Considerations. IIE Transactions 48(9), 797-811.
Jonathan F. Bard, Zhichao Shu, Douglas J. Morrice, and Luci K. Leykum. 2016. Annual Block Scheduling for Internal Medicine Residents with 4+1 Templates. Journal of the Operational Research Society 67(7), 911-927.
Jonathan Bard, Zhichao Shu, Douglas J. Morrice, Dongyang Wang, Ramin Poursani, and Luci Leykum. 2016. Improving Patient Flow at a Family Health Clinic. Health Care Management Science 19(2), 170-191.
Douglas J. Morrice, Paul Cronin, Fehmi Tanrisever, and John C. Butler. 2016. Supporting Hurricane Inventory Management Decisions With Consumer Demand Estimates. Journal of Operations Management 45, 86-100.
Susan Heath, Jonathan Bard, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2013. A GRASP for Simultaneously Assigning and Sequencing Product Families on Flexible Assembly Lines. Annals of Operations Research 203(1), 295-323.
Fehmi Tanrisever, Douglas J. Morrice, and David Morton. 2012. Managing capacity flexibility in make-to-order production environments. European Journal of Operational Research 216(2), 334-345.
Susan K. Monkman, Douglas J. Morrice, and Jonathan F. Bard. 2008. A production scheduling heuristic for an electronics manufacturer with sequence-dependent setup costs. European Journal of Operational Research 187, 1100-1114.
Jennifer L. Loveland, Susan K. Monkman, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2007. Dell Uses New Production Scheduling Algorithm to Accommodate Increased Product Variety. Interfaces 37, 209-219.
Peter Mullarkey, Grant Butler, Srinagesh Gavirneni, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2007. Schlumberger Uses Simulation in Bidding and Executing Land Seismic Surveys. Interfaces 37, 120-132.
Edward G. Anderson, Douglas J. Morrice, and Gary Lundeen. 2006. Stochastic Optimal Control for Staffing and Backlog Policies in a Two-Stage Customized Service Supply Chain. Production and Operations Management 15(2), 262–278.
Edward G. Anderson and Douglas J. Morrice. 2005. The "Physics" of Capacity and Backlog Management in Service and Custom Manufacturing Supply Chains. System Dynamics Review 21(3), 217-247.
James A. Fitzsimmons, Edward G. Anderson, Douglas J. Morrice, and Edward G. Powell. 2004. Managing Service Supply Relationships. International Journal of Services Technology and Management 5(3), 221-232.
Ricki G. Ingalls and Douglas J. Morrice. 2004. PERT Scheduling With Resource Constraints Using Qualitative Simulation Graphs. Project Management Journal 35(3), 5-14.
Srinagesh Gavirneni, Douglas J. Morrice, and Peter Mullarkey. 2004. Simulation Helps Maxager Shorten Its Sales Cycle. Interfaces 34(2), 87-96.
Ricki G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice, Enver Yücesan, and Andrew B. Whinston. 2003. Execution Conditions:A Formalization of Event Cancellation in Simulation Graphs. Journal on Computing 15(4), 397-411.
Edward G. Anderson and Douglas J. Morrice. 2002. Capacity and Backlog Management in Queuing-Based Supply Chains, in Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference,
R. G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice, Andrew B. Whinston, and E. Yucesan. 2002. Edge Execution Conditions: A Formal Way of Characterizing Event Cancellation in Simulation Graphs. INFORMS Journal of Computing.
Douglas J. Morrice and L. W. Schruben. 2001. A Frequency Domain Metamodeling Approach to Transient Sensitivity Analysis. IIE Transactions33, 229-244.
John C. Butler, Douglas J. Morrice, and P. W. Mullarkey. 2001. A Multiple Attribute Utility Theory Approach to Ranking and Selection. Management Science 47(6), 800-816.
Douglas J. Morrice, A. Kenyon, and C.J. Beckett. 2001. Optimizing Operations in 3D Land Seismic Surveys. Geophysics 66, 1818-1826.
S. Gavirneni, C. Hooykaas, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2001. Simulation of Back Deck Operations on a Marine Seismic Vessel. Interfaces 31, 16-28.
Edward G. Anderson and Douglas J. Morrice. 2000. A Simulation Game for Service-Oriented Supply Chain Management: Does Information Sharing Help Managers with Service Capacity Decisions? Journal of Production and Operations Management 9, 40-55.
J. Ritchie-Dunham, Edward G. Anderson, Douglas J. Morrice, and J. Scott. 2000. A Strategic Supply Chain Simulation Model, in Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference,
S. Gavirneni, P. W. Mullarkey, and Douglas J. Morrice. 2000. Dynamic Output Analysis for Simulations of Manufacturing Environments, in Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference,
R. G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice, and Andrew B. Whinston. 2000. Implementation of Temporal Intervals in Qualitative Simulation Graphs. ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation 10, 215-240.
R.G. Ingalls and Douglas J. Morrice. 2000. Qualitative Simulation Modeling and Analysis of PERT, in Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference,
J. Fitzsimmons, Douglas J. Morrice, E. Powell, W. Rice, and D. Tirupati. 2000. Service Chain Management, in Defying the Limits: Reaching New Heights in Customer Relationship Management, San Francisco, CA: Montgomery Research Institute.
James A. Fitzsimmons, Douglas J. Morrice, Edward Powell, William Rice, and Devanath Tirupati. 2000. Service Chain Management: Optimizing Service Delivery, in Reaching New Heights in Customer Relationship Management, Montgomery Publications.
Edward G. Anderson and Douglas J. Morrice. 1999. A Simulation Model to Study the Dynamics in a Service-Oriented Supply Chain, in Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice, John Butler, P. W. Mullarkey, and S. Gavirneni. 1999. Sensitivity Analysis in Ranking And Selection For Multiple Performance Measures, in Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference,
S.H. Jacobson and Douglas J. Morrice. 1998. A Mathematical Model for Assessing the Temporal Association Between Health Disorders and Medical Treatments. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference 71, 209-228.
Douglas J. Morrice, John Butler, and P. W. Mullarkey. 1998. An Approach to Ranking and Selection For Multiple Performance Measures, in Proceedings of the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference,
M. Hazra, Douglas J. Morrice, and S. K. Park. 1997. A Simulation Clock-Based Solution to the Frequency Domain Experiment Indexing Problem. IIE Transactions 29, 769-782.
Douglas J. Morrice, P. W. Mullarkey, A. S. Kenyon, H. Schwetman, and J. F. Zhou. 1997. Simulation of a Signal Quality Survey, in Proceedings of the 1997 Winter Simulation Conference,
S. H. Jacobson and Douglas J. Morrice. 1996. Analyzing the Temporal Association Between Health Disorders and Medical Treatments Using Probability Models and Monte Carlo Simulation, in Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference,
R. G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice, and Andrew B. Whinston. 1996. Eliminating Canceling Edges from the Simulation Graph Model Methodology, in Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference,
J. M. Charnes, Douglas J. Morrice, D. T. Brunner, and J. J. Swain, eds. 1996. Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference.
Andrew B. Whinston, Ricki G. Ingalls, and Douglas J. Morrice. 1996. Simulation With Interval Time Specification. Business Strategy.
L. W. Schruben, D. Goldsman, and Douglas J. Morrice. 1996. Using Null Effects Estimators in the Analysis of Simulation Output, in Proceedings of the 1996 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice. 1995. A Comparison of Frequency Domain Methodology and Conventional Factor Screening Methods. Operations Research Letters 17, 165-174.
Douglas J. Morrice and I. R. Bardhan. 1995. A Weighted Least Squares Approach to Computer Simulation Factor Screening. Operations Research 43, 792-806.
Douglas J. Morrice and S. H. Jacobson. 1995. Amplitude Selection in Transient Sensitivity Analysis, in Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice and M. Song. 1995. An Approximation Method for a Single Server Queue with Cyclically Indexed Arrival and Service Rates. Applied Mathematics and Computation: Modeling of the Environment 71, 247-269.
Douglas J. Morrice, R. S. Gajulapalli, and S. R. Tayur. 1994. A Single Server Queue with Cyclically Indexed Arrival and Service Times. Queueing Systems: Theory and Application 15, 165-198.
J. W. Dalle Molle and Douglas J. Morrice. 1994. Initial Transient Detection in Simulations Using the Second-Order Cumulant Spectrum. Annals of Operations Research 53, 443-470.
R. G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice, and Andrew B. Whinston. 1994. Interval Time Clock Implementation for Qualitative Event Graphs, in Proceedings of the 1994 Winter Simulation Conference,
R. G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice, and Andrew B. Whinston. 1994. Qualitative Discrete Event Simulation Using Event Graphs, in Proceedings of the 1994 European Simulation Multiconference,
Andrew B. Whinston, R.G. Ingalls, and Douglas J. Morrice. 1994. Simulation With Interval Time Specification, in Proceedings of the IEEE SMC Conference,
S. H. Jacobson, Douglas J. Morrice, D. G. Withers, E. Yucesan, and W. D. Kelton. 1994. Teaching Simulation: A Panel Discussion, in Proceedings of the 1994 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice and Alok Gupta. 1994. Transient Sensitivity Analysis in Computer Simulation, in Proceedings of the 1994 European Simulation Multiconference,
J.W. Dalle Molle and Douglas J. Morrice. 1993. An Information Theoretic Approach to Computer Simulation Sensitivity Analysis, in Proceedings of the 1993 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice and L. W. Schruben. 1993. Simulation Factor Screening Using Cross-Spectral Analysis. Operations Research Letters 13, 247-257.
Douglas J. Morrice and L. W. Schruben. 1993. Simulation Factor Screening Using Harmonic Analysis. Management Science 39, 1459-1476.
J. W. Dalle Molle, M. J. Hinich, and Douglas J. Morrice. 1992. Estimating Sample Statistics and Their Sampling Cumulants in Simulation Output Analysis, in Proceedings of the 1992 European Simulation Multiconference,
J. W. Dalle Molle, M. J. Hinich, and Douglas J. Morrice. 1992. Higher-Order Cumulant Spectral-Based Statistical Tests of Pseudo Random Variate Generators, in Proceedings of the 1992 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice. 1991. The Effects of Batching on the Power of the Test for Frequency Domain Methodology, in Proceedings of the 1991 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice, L. W. Schruben, and S. H. Jacobson. 1990. Initial Transient Effects in the Frequency Domain, in Proceedings of the 1990 Winter Simulation Conference,
Douglas J. Morrice and L. W. Schruben. 1989. Simulation Sensitivity Analysis Using Frequency Domain Experiments, in Proceedings of the 1989 Winter Simulation Conference,
S. H. Jacobson, Douglas J. Morrice, and L. W. Schruben. 1988. The Global Simulation Clock as the Frequency Domain Experiment Index, in Proceedings of the 1988 Winter Simulation Conference,
James A. Fitzsimmons, Edward G. Anderson, Douglas J. Morrice, and G. Edward Powell. Service Chain Management. International Journal of Services Technology and Management 2004.