DAVID L. ELDREDGE

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¦ MAILING Dept. of Computer Science & Information Systems ¦

¦ ADDRESS: College of Business Home ¦

¦ Murray State University 63 Wildwood Dr. ¦

¦ Murray, Kentucky 42071-0009 Murray, KY 42071 ¦

¦ TELEPHONE: (502) 762-3037 (502) 753-6299 ¦

¦ FAX: (502) 762-3199 ¦

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EDUCATION: ¤ Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1961-68,

Operations Research, Dept.of Industrial and

Systems Engineering.

M.S., June 1963, thesis title: "The Application of

the Fibonacci Search Technique to the Method of

Steepest Ascent."

Ph.D., August 1968, dissertation title:

"Experimental Designs for the Optimization of

Statistical Simulations."

¤ Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1958-59,

Aerospace Engineering M.S. program, no degree.

¤ Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1955-58, Aerospace

Engineering.

B.S., June 1958, The 1958 Aerospace Engineering

Honor Student.

¤ University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1954-55,

Engineering B.S.program, no degree.

¤ Honors--Merit Scholarship (1954-57); North American

Aviation Graduate Fellowship (1963-66); scholastic

honoraries--Sigma Gamma Tau, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa

Phi, Alpha Pi Mu, Sigma Xi, and Beta Gamma Sigma

¤ Continuing Education--University of Minnesota, Summer

1985, Basic Management Information Systems Faculty

Development Institute. Indiana University, Summer

1986, Advanced Management Information Systems Faculty

Development Institute. SIMSCRIPT simulation language

week-long seminar, Dayton, Ohio, May 1989.

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PROFESSIONAL Professor of Computer Information Systems, Murray State

EXPERIENCE: University, Murray, Kentucky, 1976-present. Tenure

granted in 1980. Taught on MSU's exchange program at the

University of Regensburg, Germany, Fall 1993.

Dean of the College of Business and Public Affairs,

Murray State University, 1977-85. Initial AACSB

accreditation of the M.B.A. degree attained in 1981.

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PROFESSIONAL Mead Johnson Professor of Management and Assistant Dean,

EXPERIENCE: School of Business, University of Evansville,

(Continued) Evansville, Indiana, 1969-76. Tenure granted in 1975.

Manager of Management Science, Miles Laboratories, Inc.,

Elkhart, Indiana, 1969. Technical staff of 5 persons.

Analysis for marketing, production, finance and research.

Manager of Operations Research, Mead Johnson & Co.,

Evansville, Indiana, 1966-69. Technical staff of 4.

Analysis for marketing, distribution and production.

Senior Weapon Systems Research Engineer, North American

Aviation, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1961-66. Analysis of

future weapon systems with emphasis on anti-submarine

warfare. Secret security clearance.

Weapons Systems Engineer, LTV Corporation, Dallas,

Texas, 1958-60. Analysis of carrier-based interceptor

aircraft. Confidential security clearance.

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Murray State Graduate • Management Science for Decision Making

University • Computer Simulation

• Decision Support and Expert Systems

• Quantitative Methods & Information Systems

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Under- • Statistical Analysis & Control for

graduate Business & Industry I & II

• Computer Simulation

• Systems Planning

• Application Program Development in COBOL I

• Introduction to Computers

• Introduction to Operations Management

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University of Graduate • Operations Research I & II

Evansville • Systems Simulation

• Statistical Forecasting

• Management Information Systems

• Business Research

• Business Strategy & Policy

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Under- • Quantitative Business Analysis I & II

graduate • Introduction to Operations Management

• Production & Inventory Control

• Business Policy

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COURSE SOFTWARE USED:

Management Science/Operations Research: Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 for

Windows, Quantitative Systems for Business (QSB+), Computer Models

for Management Science, Microcomputer Models for Management Decision

Making, and 1,2,3 Forecast!.

Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows, PC Globe,

Minitab, and Exploring Statistics with the IBM PC.

Decision Support Systems: Interactive Financial Planning System

(IFPS), Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2, and Multiplan.

Expert Systems: EXSYS.

Software Engineering: Excelerator (Obtained grant from Intech

Corporation to provide software for the department).

Computer Languages: FORTRAN, VISUAL BASIC, AND COBOL

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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

An Excel Companion for Business Statistics. Cincinnati South-Western College Publishing, 1998.

Microsoft Excel for Statistical Analysis. St. Paul, MN, West Publishing Company, 1997.

"Prerequisites, Content and Pedagogical Characteristics of the Introductory POM Course," International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 1997. Co-authors Rex Galloway and Zubar Mohamed of W. Kentucky Univ.

"An Ongoing Study of the Practice of Simulation in Industry," accepted

for publication by Simulation and Gaming, September 1996. Co-author

Hugh Watson, Univ. of Georgia.

The Business Strategy and Policy Game, 3rd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Ginn

Press, 1995. Co-authors D. L. Bates, California State Univ., Long Beach

and Wiley Mangum, Pace Univ.

"Support Software: Survey of Software for the First MS/OR Course in MBA

Programs," OR/MS Today, February 1993.

The Business Strategy and Policy Game, microcomputer edition. Boston,

Ma: Allyn & Bacon, Inc., 1993. Co-author James Marshall, California

State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona.

Invited to participate in a DELPHI panel of 16 scholars for forecasting the

nature of business computer gaming in the year 2010, Jan. 1992.

"Applying the Object-oriented Paradigm to Discrete-event Simulations

Using the C++ Language," Simulation, May 1990. Co-authors John D.

McGregor, Clemson University, and Marguerite Summers, Sangamon St. Univ.

The Introduction to Business Game. Boston, MA.: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.,

1984.

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The Business Strategy and Policy Game, 2nd ed. Boston, MA.: Allyn

& Bacon, Inc., 1984. Co-author D. L. Bates.

Strategy and Policy: Analysis, Formulation and Implementation, 2nd ed.

Boston, MA.: Allyn & Bacon, Inc., 1984. Co-author D. L. Bates.

The Business Strategy and Policy Game, Japanese ed. Tokyo, Japan:

The SANNO Institute, 1983. Co-author D. L. Bates.

"Study of the Undergraduate Business Policy Course at AACSB-Accredited

Schools," Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1,

January-March 1983. Co-author Rex F. Galloway.

"A Cost Minimization Model for Warehouse Distribution Systems,"

Interfaces: A TIMS-ORSA Journal, Vol. 12, No. 4, August 1982.

"A Cost Minimization Production Planning Model for Continuous Process

Chemical Plant Operations," Journal of Operations Management. Vol.

2, No. 3, May 1982. Co-author Bob Holdman.

"The Composition and Prerequisite Requirements of the Introductory

Course in Production/Operations Management," Collegiate News &

Views, Vol. 34, No. 3, Spring 1981. Co-author Rex F. Galloway.

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

"A Spreadsheet Implementation of the Analytical Hierarchy Process for a

Customer-Product Allocation System," Decision Sciences Institute

(DSI) National Meeting, November 1992. Published in conference

Proceedings.

"MBA MS/OR Software Support," DSI National Meeting, November 1991.

Published in conference Proceedings.

"Upgrading the Business Strategy and Policy Game," paper for the annual

meeting of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential

Learning (ABSEL), April 1991. Published in conference Proceedings,

co-author James Marshall.

"A Survey of the Practice of Simulation in Industry," DSI National

Meeting, November 1990. Published in conference Proceedings,

co-author Hugh J. Watson.

Conference treasurer for the National Educational Computer Conference,

Nashville, Tennessee, June 1990. Conference cash flow was $504,138.

"A Comparison of Object-oriented Programming and Simulation Languages

for Microcomputer Simulations: Progress Report #1," Operations

Research Society of America (ORSA) and The Institute of Management

Science (TIMS) Joint National Meeting, October 1988. Co-author

John D. McGregor.

"A Survey of End-User Computing," DSI National Meeting, November

1986. Published in conference Proceedings.

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"Microcomputers: Organizational Issues," Chairperson for Research

Paper Session for the DSI National Meeting, November 1985.

"A Sequential Optimization Approach for Computer Simulations," DSI

National Meeting, November 1982. Published in conference

Proceedings.

"Financial Decision Model for Chemical Plant Operations," DSI National

Meeting, November 1980. Published in conference Proceedings.

"Simulation as a Technique for Teaching Collective Bargaining," ABSEL

Annual Meeting, April 1979. Published in conference Proceedings.

"Screening Designs for Simulation," Invited Paper for the ORSA/TIMS

Joint National Meeting, November 1976.

"The Ding Dong Steeple Bell Company Study: Bridging the Gap Between

the Two Worlds of Business Statistics," DSI National Meeting,

November 1974. Published in the conference Proceedings.

"Statistical Evaluation of Quality Control Assay Procedures in the

Pharmaceutical Industry," Paper for the ORSA/TIMS Joint National

Meeting, April 1974.

"Experimental Optimization of Statistical Simulations," Winter

Simulation Conference Meeting, January 1974. Published in the

conference Proceedings.

"A Model for Optimizing Distribution Systems," DSI Midwest Meeting,

1973. Published in the conference Proceedings.

"Sample Size for Comparative Simulation Experiments," DSI Southeastern

Meeting, 1973. Published in the conference Proceedings.

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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TEACHING

"Introduction to Expert Systems in Business," Madisonville Area

Manufacturers Association, Madisonville, Ky., September 1989.

"Microcomputer Models for Operations Research," Panama Canal

Commission, Panama City, Panama, June 1986.

"COBOL: Introductory Concepts," Department of Information Systems,

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky, September 1985.

"Decision Support System Modeling for Managers," NASA, Johnson Space

Center, Houston, Texas, June 1985.

"Introduction to Decision Support Systems," U.S. Army, Ft. Bliss, El

Paso, Texas, May 1985.

"Statistical Quality Control," Hoover Ball and Bearing Company, Cadiz,

Kentucky, 1976.

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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TEACHING (Continued)

"Fundamentals of Production and Inventory Control," American

Production and Inventory Control Society, 1976.

"Economic Analysis," Review Course for the Professional Engineers

Examination, 1976.

"Production and Inventory Control," National Association of Purchasing

Management, 1975.

"Introduction to Systems Simulation," National-Southwire Aluminum Co.,

Hawesville, Kentucky, 1975.

"Quantitative, Statistical and Computer Methods," Review Course for

the Certified Public Accountant Examination, 1974.

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CONSULTING

"Estimation of Probability of Smelting Pot Shutdown and Probability of Production Loss Due to Rectifier Transformer Failure." National-Southwire Aluminum Co.,

Hawesville, Kentucky, 1996.

"Development of pricing and customer rating models," South Eastern Book

Company, 1991.

"Applications of Management Science/Operations Research to Production

and Inventory Planning and Control," Pinkerton Tobacco Company,

Owensboro, Kentucky, 1990.

Publisher text book reviews: Irwin (1989, 1990 & 1991), West Publishing

(1989 & 1990), PWS-Kent (1988), Wadsworth (1984, 1986 & 1987),

Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1987), Allyn & Bacon (1978) and William

C. Brown (1977).

"Initial Management Information Systems Study for the Driving Record

Identification and Verification System," Small Business Development

Center, Murray, Kentucky, 1986.

"Executive Development in Strategic Planning and Decision Making,"

Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska, 1982-83.

"Economic Optimization of Chemical Plant Operations," B.F. Goodrich

Company, 1976.

"Experimental Design and Analysis for Smelting Pot Component

Analysis," National-Southwire Aluminum Company, 1975-76.

"Finished Product Distribution Analysis," Bristol-Myers Company, New

York, 1970.

"Risk Analysis," D/P Computing Services, Evansville, Indiana, 1970.

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Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)

Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)

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PERSONAL

Birth Date: October 26, 1936 Birth Place: Lakota, Iowa

Marital Status: Married (1959) Daughters: Three (1960, 1964 & 1968)

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