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Faculty

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 ››