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Lawrence Wein

 

Research Papers

Published Papers and Technical Reports

  1. 1988a. Empirical Evaluation of a Queueing Network Model for Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication, Operations Research, 36, 202-215, (with H. Chen, J.M. Harrison, A. Mandelbaum, and A. van Ackere). [Abstract and Full Text]
  2. 1988b. Scheduling Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing 1, 115-130. [Abstract and Full Text]
  3. 1989a. Capacity Allocation in Generalized Jackson Networks, Operations Research Letters 8, 143-146. [Abstract and Full Text]
  4. 1989b. Scheduling Networks of Queues: Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Simple Open Network, Queueing Systems 5, 265-280, (with J. M. Harrison). [abstract]
  5. 1990a. Optimal Control of a Two-Station Brownian Network, Mathematics of Operations Research 15, 215-242. [Full Text]
  6. 1990b. Scheduling Networks of Queues: Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Two-Station Closed Network, Operations Research 38, 1052-1064, (with J.M. Harrison). [Abstract and Full Text]
  7. 1990c. Scheduling Networks of Queues: Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Two-Station Network With Controllable Inputs, Operations Research 38, 1065-1078. [Full Text]
  8. 1991a. Brownian Networks With Discretionary Routing, Operations Research 39, 322-340. [Full Text]
  9. 1991b. Due-Date Setting and Priority Sequencing in a Multiclass M/G/1 Queue, Management Science 37, 834-850. [Full Text]
  10. 1991c. The Impact of Processing Time Knowledge on Dynamic Job Shop Scheduling, Management Science 37, 1002-1014, (with J. Ou). [Full Text]
  11. 1992a. On the Relationship Between Yield and Cycle Time in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing 5, 156-158. [Abstract and Full Text]
  12. 1992b. Performance Bounds for Scheduling Queueing Networks, Annals of Applied Probability 2, 460-480, (with J. Ou). [Full Text]
  13. 1992c. A Broader View of the Job Shop Scheduling Problem, Management Science 38, 1018-1033, (with P. B. Chevalier). [Full Text]
  14. 1992d. Scheduling Networks of Queues: Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Multistation Network with Controllable Inputs, Operations Research 40, S312-S334. [Abstract and Full Text]
  15. 1992e. Dynamic Scheduling of a Multiclass Make-to-Stock Queue, Operations Research 40, 724-735. [Abstract and Full Text]
  16. 1992f. On the Improvement from Scheduling a Two-Station Queueing Network in Heavy Traffic, Operations Research Letters 11, 225-232, (with J. Ou). [Abstract and Full Text]
  17. 1992g. A Product Design Problem in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Operations Research 40, 986-998, (with F. Avram). [Full Text]
  18. 1992h. Monotone Control of Queueing Networks, Queueing Systems 12, 391-408, (with M. H. Veatch). [abstract]
  19. 1993a. Scheduling Networks of Queues: Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Multistation Closed Network, Operations Research 41, 743-758, (with P. B. Chevalier). [Full Text]
  20. 1994a. Optimal Control of a Two-Station Tandem Production/Inventory System, Operations Research 42, 337-350, (with M. H. Veatch). [Full Text]
  21. 1994b. Scheduling Networks of Queues: Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Bi-Criteria Problem, Chapter 7 of Stochastic Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing System, Ed. David D. Yao, Springer-Verlag, New York.
  22. 1995a. Dynamic Scheduling of a Production/Inventory System with By-Products and Random Yield, Management Science 41, 1000-1017, (with J. Ou). [Full Text

  23. 1996a. Sequential Screening in Semiconductor Manufacturing, I: Exploiting Spatial Dependence, Operations Research 44, 173-195, (with M. D. Longtin and R. E. Welsch). [Full Text]
  24. 1996b. Sequential Screening in Semiconductor Manufacturing, II: Exploiting Lot-to-Lot Variability, Operations Research 44, 196-205, (with J. Ou). [Full Text]
  25. 1996c. Setting Base Stock Levels Using Product-form Queueing Networks, Management Science 42, 259-268, (with R. Rubio). [Full Text]
  26. 1996d. Pooled Testing for HIV Screening: Capturing the Dilution Effect, Operations Research 44, 543-569, (with S.A. Zenios). [Full Text]
  27. 1996e. Scheduling a Make-to-Stock Queue: Index Policies and Hedging Points, Operations Research 44, 634-647, (with M. H. Veatch). [Full Text]
  28. 1996f. Heavy Traffic Analysis of a Transportation Network Model, Journal of Applied Probability 33, 870-885, (with W. B. Peterson). [Full Text]
  29. 1997a. Dynamic Multidrug Therapies for HIV: A Control-Theoretic Approach, Journal of Theoretical Biology 185, 15-29, (with S. A. Zenios and M. A. Nowak). [Abstract and Full Text]
  30. 1997b. Inspection for Circuit Board Assembly, Management Science 43, 1198-1213, (with P. B. Chevalier). [Full Text]
  31. 1998a. Mathematical Analysis of Antiretroviral Therapy Aimed at HIV-1 Eradication or Maintenance of Low Viral Loads, Journal of Theoretical Biology 192, 81-98, (with R. M. D'Amato and A. S. Perelson). [Abstract and Full Text]
  32. 1998b. Pooled Testing for HIV Seroprevalence Estimation: Exploiting the Dilution Effect, Statistics in Medicine 17, 1447-1467, (with S. A. Zenios). [Abstract and Full Text]
  33. 1998c. Dynamic Scheduling of a Two-Class Queue with Setups, Operations Research 46, 532-547, (with M. I. Reiman). [Full Text]
  34. 1998d. A Dynamic Stochastic Stock Cutting Problem, Operations Research 46, 690-701, (with E. V. Krichagina, R. Rubio and M. I. Taksar). [Full Text]
  35. 998e. Management of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection: Modelling When to Change Therapy, Antiviral Therapy 3, 147-158, (with R. M. D'Amato and R.A. D'Aquila). [Abstract and Full Text]
  36. 1999a. Evidence-based Organ Allocation, American Journal of Medicine 107, 52-61, (with S. A. Zenios and G. B. Chertow). [Abstract and Full Text]
  37. Heavy Traffic Analysis of Polling Systems in Tandem, Operations Research 47, 524-534, (with M. I. Reiman). [Full Text]
  38. 1999c. Heavy Traffic Analysis of the Dynamic Stochastic Inventory-Routing Problem, Transportation Research 33, 361-380, (with R. Rubio and M. I. Reiman).  [Pdf file]
  39. 2000a. The Stochastic Economic Lot Scheduling Problem: Heavy Traffic Analysis of Dynamic Cyclic Policies, Operations Research 48, 136-154, (with D. M. Markowitz and M. I. Reiman). [Full Text]
  40. 2000b. Dynamic Allocation of Kidneys to Candidates on the Transplant Waiting List, Operations Research 48, 549-569, (with S. A. Zenios). [Full Text]
  41. 2000c. Dynamic Optimization of a Linear-Quadratic Model with Incomplete Repair and Volume-Dependent Sensitivity and Repopulation, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 47, 1073-1083, (with J. E. Cohen and J. T. Wu). [Abstract and Full Text]
  42. 2000d. Management of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection: Analyzing When to Change Therapy, Management Science 46, 1200-1213, (with ft. M. D’Amato and R.A. D’Aquila). [Full Text]
  43. 2000e. Inventory Management of Remanufacturable Products, Management Science 46, 1412-1426, (with L. B. Toktay and S. A. Zenios). [Full Text]
  44. 2001a. Heavy Traffic Analysis of Dynamic Cyclic Policies: A Unified Treatment of the Single Machine Scheduling Problem, Operations Research 49, 246-270, (with D.M. Markowitz). [Full Text]
  45. 2001b. Estimation of Replicative Senescence via a Population Dynamics Model of Cells in Culture, Experimental Gerentology 36, 79-88, (with J. T. Wu).  [Abstract and Full Text]
  46. 2001c. Modeling and Analysis of a Virus that Replicates Selectively in Tumor Cells, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 63, 731-768, (with J. T. Wu, H. M. Byrne and D.H. Kirn).  [Abstract and Full Text]
  47. 2001d. Analysis of a Forecasting-Production-Inventory System with Stationary Demand, Management Science 47, 1268-1281, (with L. B. Toktay). [Full Text]
  48. 2001e. A Simple and Effective Component Procurement Policy for Stochastic Assembly Systems, Queueing Systems 38, 221-248, (with J. Gallien). [Abstract and Full Text]
  49. 2001f. Analysis and Comparison of Multimodal Cancer Treatments, IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics in Medicine and Biology 18, 343-376, (with D. R. Beil).  [Abstract and Full Text]
  50. 2002a. Sequencing Surgery, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy: Insights From a Mathematical Analysis, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 74, 279-286, (with D. R. Beil).  [Abstract and Full Text

  51. 2002b. Emergency Response to a Smallpox Attack: The Case for Mass Vaccination, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 99, 10935-10940, (with E. H. Kaplan and David L. Craft). [Full Text]
  52. 002c. A Mathematical Model of the the Impact of Novel Treatments on the Aβ Burden in the Alzheimer's Brain, CSF and Plasma, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 64, 1011-1031, (with D. L. Craft and D. J. Selkoe). [Abstract and Full Text]
  53. 2002d. A Mathematical Model of the Impact of Infused Cytotoxic Agents on Brain Tumors: Implications for Detection, Design and Delivery, Cell Proliferation 35, 343-361, (with J. T. Wu, A. G. Ianculescu and R. K. Puri). [Abstract and Full Text]
  54. 2002e. Hepatic Arterial Infusion of a Replication-selective Oncolytic Adenovirus (dl1520): Phase II Viral, Immunologic, and Clinical Endpoints, Cancer Research 62, 6070-6079, (with T. Reid, E. Galanis, J. Abbruzzese, D. Sze, J. Andrews, B. Randlev, C. Heise, M. Uprichard, M. Hatfield, L. Rome, J. Rubin and D. Kirn). [Abstract and Full Text]
  55. 2003a. Smallpox Eradication in West and Central Africa: Surveillance-Containment or Herd Immunity?, Epidemiology 14, 90-92, (with E. H. Kaplan). [Pdf file]
  56. 2003b. Emergency Response to Anthrax Attack, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100, 4346-4351, (with D. L. Craft and E. H. Kaplan).[Pdf file] , Commentary [Pdf file], Press Conference [Pdf file]
  57. 2003c. Analysis of a Decentralized Production-Inventory System, Manufacturing & Services Operations Management 5, 1-17, (with R. Caldentey). [Abstract and Full Text]
  58. 2003d. Validation and Analysis of a Mathematical Model of a Replication-competent Oncolytic Virus for Cancer Treatment: Implications for Virus Design and Delivery, Cancer Research 63, 1317-1324 (with J. T. Wu and D. H. Kirn). [Abstract and Full Text]
  59. 2003e. Optimal Scheduling of Radiotherapy and Angiogenic Inhibitors, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 65, 407-424, (with A. Ergun and K. Camphausen). [Abstract and Full Text]
  60. 2003f. Smallpox Bioterror Response (a Letter), Science 300, 1503-1505, (with E. H. Kaplan).  [Full Text]
  61. 2003g. Detecting a Bioterror Attack by Screening Blood Donors: A Best-case Analysis, Emerging Infectious Diseases 9, 909-914, (with E. H. Kaplan, C. A. Patton and W. P. FitzGerald). [Abstract and Full Text]
  62. 2003h. Analyzing Bioterror Response Logistics: The Case of Smallpox, Mathematical Biosciences 185, 33-72, (with E. H. Kaplan and D. L. Craft). [Abstract and Full Text]
  63. 2003i.  An Inverse-Optimization-Based Auction Mechanism to Support a Multiattribute RFQ Process, Management Science 49, 1529-1545, (with D. R. Beil). [Abstract and Full Text]
  64. 2004a. Analysis of a Three-way Race Between Tumor Growth, a Replication-competent Virus and an Immune Response, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 66, 605-625 (with J. T. Wu and D. H. Kirn). [Abstract and Full Text]
  65. 2004b. Decision Making for Bioterror Preparedness: Examples from Smallpox Vaccination Policy, Chapter 20 in Handbook of OR/MS Applications in Health Care, Eds. F. Sainfort, M. Brandeau, and W. Pierskalla, Kluwer Publishers (with E. H. Kaplan).
  66. 2004c. The Impact of Novel Treatments on Aβ Burden in Alzheimer's Disease: Insights from a Mathematical Model, Chapter 32 in Handbook of OR/MS Applications in Health Care, Eds., F. Sainfort, M. Brandeau and W. Pierskalla, Kluwer Publishers (with D. L. Craft and D. J. Selkoe).
  67. 2005a. Evaluation of a HEPA/Vaccine Plan for Indoor Remediation After an Airborne Anthrax Attack, Emerging Infectious Diseases 11, 69-76 (with Y. Liu and T. J. Leighton).  [Abstract and Full Text]
  68. 2005b. Modeling and Analysis of Protein Design Under Resource Constraints, (with Y. Nov). Journal of Computational Biology 12, 247-282. [Abstract and Full Text]
  69. 2005c. A Smart Market for Industrial Procurement with Capacity Constraints, (with J. Gallien). Management Science 51, 76-91. [Abstract and Full Text]
  70. 2005d. Using Fingerprint Image Quality to Improve the Identification Performance of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program, (with M. Beveja). PNAS 102, 7772-7775. [Abstract and Full Text]
  71. 2005e. Analyzing Bioterror Response Logistics: The Case of Anthrax, (with D. L. Craft and A. H. Wilkins).  Management Science 51, 679-694 [Abstract and Full Text]
  72. 2005f. Analyzing a Bioterror Attack on the Food Supply: The Case of Botulinum Toxin in Milk, (with Y. Liu). PNAS 102, 9984–9989. [Abstract and Full Text]
  73. 2005g. Optimization of Influenza Vaccine Selection, (with J. T. Wu and A. S. Perelson). Operations Research 53, 456-476 [Abstract and Full Text]
  74. 2005h. Evaluation of Public Health Interventions for Anthrax: a Report to the Secretary's Council on Public Health Preparedness, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science 3, 348-356 (with D. L. Craft). [Full Text]
  75. 2006a.  Preventing Catastrophic Chemical Attacks, Issues in Science & Technology 23, 1, 31-33. [Full Text]
  76. 2006b.  Preventing the Importation of Illicit Nuclear Materials in Shipping Containers, (with A. H. Wilkins, M. Baveja and S. E. Flynn). Risk Analysis 26, 1377-1393 [Abstract and Full Text]  [Appendix]
  77. 2006c. Revenue Management of a Make-to-Stock Queue, (with R. Caldentey). Operations Research 54, 859-875 [Pdf file]
  78. 2007a. Analyzing the Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases by a Dominant Lethal Genetic System, (with M. P. Atkinson, Z. Su, N. Alphey, L. S. Alphey, P. Coleman). PNAS 104, 9540–9545. [Abstract and Full Text]
  79. 2007b. The Last Line of Defense: Designing Radiation Detection-Interdiction Systems to Protect Cities From a Nuclear Terrorist Attack, (with M. P. Atkinson). IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 54, 3, 654-669. [Pdf file]
  80. 2007c. The Optimal Spatiotemporal Deployment of Radiation Portal Monitors Can Improve Nuclear Detection at Overseas Ports, Science & Global Security 15, 211-233 (with Y. Liu, Z. Cao and S. E. Flynn). [Pdf file]
  81. 2008a. A Queueing Analysis to Determine How Many Additional Beds Are Needed for the Detention and Removal of Illegal Aliens, (with Y. Liu). Management Science 54, 1-15. [Pdf file]
  82. 2008b. Spatial Queueing Analysis of an Interdiction System to Protect Cities From a Nuclear Terrorist Attack, (with M. P. Atkinson). Operations Research 56, 247-254. [Pdf file]
  83. 2008c. Quantifying the Routes of Transmission for Pandemic Influenza, (with M. P. Atkinson).  Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 70, 820-867. [Pdf file]
  84. 2008d. Optimal Stopping Analysis of a Radiation Detection System to Protect Cities From a Nuclear Terrorist Attack, (with M. P. Atkinson and Z. Cao). Risk Analysis 28, 353-371. [Pdf file]
  85. 2008e. Mathematically Assessing the Consequences of Food Terrorism Scenarios. Journal of Food Science 73, M346-M353 (with Y. Liu). [Pdf file]
  86. 2009a. A Pooling Analysis of Two Simultaneous Online Auctions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Articles in Advance, pp. 1–19 (with D. R. Beil). [Pdf file] [Appendix]
  87. 2009b. Homeland Security: From Mathematical Models to Implementation. Operations Research 57, 801-811. [Pdf file]
  88. 2008c. A Dynamic Model for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among U.S. Troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom. To appear in Management Science (with M. P. Atkinson and A. Guetz). [Pdf file] [Appendix]
  89. 2009d. Analyzing the Homeland Security of the U.S.-Mexico Border. To appear in Risk Analysis (with Y. Liu and A. Motskin). [Pdf file] [Appendix]
  90. 2009e. Space Debris: Assessing Risk and Responsibility. To appear in Advances in Space Research (with A. M. Bradley). [Pdf file]
  91. 2009f. An Effective Two-finger, Two-stage Biometric Strategy for the US-VISIT Program, (with M. Baveja). To appear in Operations Research. [Pdf file]
  92. 2009g. Assessing Infection Control Measures for Pandemic Influenza. To appear in Risk Analysis (with M. P. Atkinson). [Pdf file] [Appendix]
  93. 2009h. Asymptotic Biometric Analysis for Large Gallery Sizes, submitted for publication (with M. Baveja and H. Yuan). [Pdf file] [Appendix]
  94. 2009i. An Overlapping Networks Approach to Resource Allocation for Domestic Counterterrorism, submitted for publication (with M. P. Atkinson). [Pdf file] [Appendix]