Kyle D. Cattani

• Associate Professor of Operations Management
• W.W. Grainger, Inc. Faculty Fellow

Campus

• Bloomington

Education

• PhD, Stanford University, 1997
• MBA, University of California at Berkeley, 1986
• BS, Brigham Young University, 1984

Professional Experience

• Indiana University, 2005-present
• Decision Sciences, 2006-present, Associate Editor
• Production and Operations Management Society, 2004-present, Senior Editor
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997-2005
• Hewlett Packard Company, 1986-1992

Professional Interests

Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Managing Operations in the Presence of Uncertainty, Managing Product End of Life, Mass Customization

Selected Publications

• DeYong, G., K. Cattani (2012), "Well Adjusted: Using expediting and cancelation to manage store replenishment for a seasonal good," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 93-105. Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K., F.  Jacobs, and J. Schoenfelder (2011), “Common Inventory Modeling Assumptions that Fall Short: Arborescent Networks, Poisson Demand, and Single-Echelon Approximations,” Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 29, No. 5, July, pp. 488-499.  Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K., E. Dahan, and G. Schmidt (2010), “Lowest Cost May Not Lower Total Cost: Using “Spackling” to Smooth Mass-Customized Production,” Production and Operations Management, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 531-545. Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K. and S. Heese (2009), “Seeking Closure: Competition in Complementary Markets,” Decision Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 4. Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K., A. Marucheck, and O. Perdikaki (2007), "The Perishability of Online Grocers," Decision Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 2. Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K., W. Gilland, S. Heese, and J. Swaminathan (2006), "Boiling Frogs: Pricing Strategies for a Manufacturer Adding a Direct Channel that Competes with the Traditional Channel," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 40-56.

• Cattani, K., G. Ferrer, and W. Gilland (2003), "Simultaneous Production of Market-specific and Global Products: A Two-stage Stochastic Program with Additional Demand after Recourse", Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 50, No. 5. Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K. and G. Souza (2003), "Good Buy? Delaying End–of–Life Purchases", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 146, No. 1. Read Abstract ››

• Cattani, K. and W. Hausman (2000), "Why are Forecast Updates Often Disappointing?", Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 2, No. 2. Read Abstract ››