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Indiana University Bloomington

Operations & Decision Technologies

ODT Widget Faculty

 
"The faculty at Kelley are amazing to work with. The Academy students are really engaged and are very impressive."
—Casey Wayson,
Recruiter, Eaton Corp.

H. Sebastian (Seb) Heese

Contact Information

(812) 855-2729
hheese [at] indiana [dot] edu (E-mail)
Business School, Room 670B

Personal Web Page

  • Associate Professor of Operations Management

Campus

  • Bloomington

Education

  • PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2004
  • MS, Technical University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and University of Seville (Spain), 2000

Professional Experience

  • DaimlerChrysler AG
  • IBM
  • Bertelsmann Distribution

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • MBA Teaching Excellence Award
  • Kelley Research Excellence Award

Professional Interests

Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Conflict and Coordination, Retail Operations, Healthcare Operations

Selected Publications

  • Bretthauer, K., H. S. Heese, H. Pun, and E. Coe (2011), "Blocking in Healthcare Operations: A New Heuristic and an Application," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 20, Issue 3, May/June, pp. 375-391.
    Read Abstract ››

  • Heese, H. S. (2010), “Competing with Channel Partners: Supply Chain Conflict when Retailers Introduce Store Brands,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 57, No. 5, pp. 441-459. Read Abstract ››

  • Pun, H. and H. S. Heese (2010), “The Value of Losing Control: Competition in Markets for Complements,” Naval Research Logistics, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 188-210. Read Abstract ››

  • Groznik, A. and H. S. Heese (2010), “Supply Chain Interactions due to Store-Brand Introductions: The Impact of Retail Competition,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 203, No 3, pp. 575-582. Read Abstract ››

  • Heese, H. S. (2007), "Inventory Record Inaccuracy, Double Marginalization and RFID Adoption," Production and Operations Management, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 542-553. Read Abstract ››

  • Cattani, K., W. Gilland, H. S. Heese, and J. M. 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.  Read Abstract ››

  • Heese, Hans S. and Jay Swaminathan (2006), “Product Line Design with Component Commonality and Cost-Reduction Effort," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 206-219. Read Abstract ››