JEAN-MICHEL THIZY

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Ph.D. Industrial Administration, Operations Research,

Education

Graduate School of Industrial Administration,

Carnegie Mellon University, 1981,

Dissertation: Location Problems: Properties and

Algorithms.

M.S. Operations Research,

Graduate School of Industrial Administration,

Carnegie Mellon University, 1979.

M.S. Industrial Administration,

Graduate School of Industrial Administration,

Carnegie Mellon University, 1977.

Licence s-sciences math matiques, Paris, 1976.

Dipl me d'ing nieur d'Arts et M tiers (approximately M.Eng. Mechanical/

Industrial Engineering, national degree), Paris, 1975.

Adjunct Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa,

Experience

Canada, 2004-2007.

Associate Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa,

Canada, 1988-2004.

Adjunct Professor, Ecole Nationale Sup rieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne,

France, 2003.

Chairman, Systems Science Program, University of Ottawa, Canada 1997-2002

innovating networks of research, integration of collaborative information

systems, communication & decision combining interactive training, mental

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imaging underlain by software & mathematical engineering in environmental

management, multicultural negotiation, sustainable governance.

Member of Technical staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1987-88: development

of commercial decision support systems using Karmarkar's interior point

method for linear programming.

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, State University of

New York at Buffalo, 1985-1987.

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering

and Applied Science, Princeton University, 1982-1985.

Research Associate, Development and Implementation of Cross

Decomposition for Solving Location Problems on Distribution Networks,

Department of Industrial Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,

Belgium, 1981-82.

Teaching assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 1977-1981.

Refereed

(unless noted, authors are listed alphabetically;) available from:

Publications

http://business.admin.uottawa.ca/~thizy/publications.html

An ex-post bound on the greedy heuristic for the uncapacitated facility

location problem, RAIRO Operations Research, 2006, 143-166.

w/ G. R. Mateus Exact Sequential Choice of Locations in a Network, Annals

of Operations Research 86, 1999, pp. 199-219.

w/ H. Venema, E. Schiller and K. Adamowski A Water Resources Planning

Response to Climate Change in the Senegal River Basin, Journal of

Environmental Management 49 (1) 1997, pp. 125-155.

A Facility Location Problem with Aggregate Capacity, INFOR 32(1), 1994,

pp.1-18.

A Note on A Comparison of Heuristic Methods for Service Facility

Locations, International Journal of Operations and Production Management

13(6) 1993, pp. 86-87.

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Adapting a Commercial Linear Programming Spreadsheet Interface to User

Requirements, Investigaci n Operativa 3(1), 1993, pp.41-49.

w/ G. Cornu jols and R. Sridharan A Comparison of Heuristics and

Relaxations for the Capacitated Plant Location Problem, European Journal of

Operational Research 50(3), 1991, pp. 280-297.

Analysis of Lagrangian Decomposition for the Multi-item Capacitated Lot

Sizing Problem, INFOR 29(4), 1991, pp.271-283.

w/ W.H. Chen Analysis of Relaxations for the Multi-Item Capacitated Lot

Sizing Problem, Annals of Operations Research 26, 1990, pp. 29-72.

w/ H.P. Simao A Dual Simplex Algorithm for the Canonical Representation

of the Uncapacitated Plant Location Problem, Operations Research Letters

8(5), 1989, pp. 279-286.

w/ L.N. Van Wassenhove Lagrangean Relaxation for the Multi-Item

Capacitated Lot-Sizing Problem: A Heuristic Implementation, IIE

Transactions 17(4), 1985, pp. 308-313.

w/ L.N. Van Wassenhove and B.M. Khumawala Comparison of Exact and

Approximate Methods of Solving the Uncapacitated Plant Location Problem,

Journal of Operations Management 6(1), 1985, pp. 23-34.

w/ G. Cornu jols Some Facets of the Simple Plant Location Polytope,

Mathematical Programming 23(1), 1982, pp. 50-74.

w/ G. Cornu jols A Primal Approach to the Simple Plant Location Problem,

SIAM Journal of Algebraic and Discrete Methods 3(4), 1982, pp. 504-510.

Refereed

Conference

Elements of Worst-case and Probabilistic Analysis of Relaxations for the

Proceedings

Capacitated Facility Location Problem, Proceedings of ROADEF 2005,

Presses Universitaires Fran ois Rabelais, University of Tours, France, 2005,

pp.67-82.

Illustrating Constraint Programming Systems in Logistic Planning,

Computer-Aided Systems Theory - CAST '94, Springer-Verlag lecture notes in

Computer Science 1105, 1996, pp. 423-437.

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Projective and Symbolic Degeneracy-reducing Techniques for Multiple

Objective Linear Programming in Multi-objective Programming and Goal

Programming Theories and Applications, Springer-Verlag lecture notes in

Economics and Mathematical Systems, 1996, pp. 116-127.

Thizy, J.-M., D. E. Lane, S. Pissarides and S. Rawat, Interactive Multiple

Criteria Optimization for Capital Budgeting in a Leading Canadian

Telecommunications Company, in Multi-objective programming and Goal

programming theories and applications, Springer-Verlag lecture notes in

Economics and Mathematical Systems, 1996, pp. 128-147.

Refereed abstracts of

Conference

'Approche poly drale de lifting non-s quentiel pour localisation,' Proceedings

Proceedings

of ROADEF 2011, Saint-Etienne, France, 4 mars 2011.

'Garantie a posteriori de l'heuristique gloutonne appliqu e au probl me de

localisation de sites avec contrainte de budget,' Proceedings of ROADEF

2011, St-Etienne, France, 2 mars 2011.

'Sensitivit d'un syst me de contr le de stock revue continue (Q,r) avec

contrainte de qualit de service,' Proceedings of ROADEF 2011, Saint-

Etienne, France, 3 mars 2011.

'A case for parsimonious linear algebra in optimization,' Proceedings of

ROADEF 2011, Saint-Etienne, France, 4 mars 2011.

Interactive column generation for the assignment of courses, ROADEF 2008,

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 26 February 2008.

Post-optimal Analysis of the Continuous Review (Q, r) Inventory Control

System with Quality of Service Constraint, ROADEF 2008, Clermont-

Ferrand, France, 26 February 2008.

Analyse post-optimale d'un syst me de contr le de stock revue continue

(Q,r) avec contrainte de qualit de service, ROADEF 2007, Grenoble, France,

28 February 2007.

Mod les de g n ration de colonnes et d'aide interactive pour l'affectation de

responsabilit s dans une unit de services, Proceedings of ROADEF 2005,

Tours, France, February 2005.

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Polytope de lifting d'in galit s sur trous impairs pour le probl me de

localisation de sites sans capacit, Proceedings of ROADEF 2005, Tours,

France, February 2005.

Un syst me interactif d'aide l'affectation de responsabilit s dans une unit

de services, Proceedings of Francoro IV, Fribourg, Switzerland, 20 Aug 2004.

Garantie a posteriori de l'heuristique gloutonne appliqu e la localisation de

sites sans capacit et au probl me de recouvrement, Proceedings of Francoro

IV, Fribourg, Switzerland, 19 Aug 2004.

Analyse post-optimale d un probl me de contr le continu : gestion de stock

(Q,r), Proceedings of Francoro IV, Fribourg, Switzerland, 19 Aug 2004.

Analyse d'une limite a posteriori pour l'heuristique gloutonne appliqu e la

localisation de sites sans capacit, Proceedings of ROADEF 2003, Avignon,

France, 27 February.

Analyse post-optimale de contr le continu de stock (Q,r), Proceedings of

ROADEF 2003, Avignon, France, 27 February.

Interactive bi-level course faculty assignment, Proceedings of the First

International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated

Timetabling (ICPTAT '95), 1995, pp. 217-230.

Conference

w/ E. Thibault and L. Orozco-Barbosa An Integrated Optimisation

Proceedings

Methodology for the Design of the National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ)

Metropolitan Area Network (Man) Backbone, First International Workshop

on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks, Brugge, Belgium, May

19, 1998.

Recent unpublished

Lifting polytope for odd hole inequalities in the uncapacitated facility location

Working papers

problem.

Sensitivity Analysis of the Continuous Review (Q, r) Inventory Control

System, Working Paper 02-56, Telfer School of Management.

w/ P. Mercier An Interactive Course Assignment System, Working Paper

02-55, Telfer School of Management.

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Two homologous forward algorithms for logistic planning, Working Paper

02-54, Telfer School of Management.

Completion of Location Problems, Set Covering Problems and the Greedy

Algorithm of G.Cornu jols and J.-M. Thizy, Working Paper 02-51, Telfer

School of Management.

(with T.I. ren), Lecture Notes CAST 94 - Fourth International Workshop on

Editorship

Computer Aided Systems Technology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario,

May 16-20, 1994.

Unpublished

Conference

Thizy, J.-M. and P. Mercier Un syst me interactif d'aide l'affectation de

Presentations

cours universitaires, Francoro III,, Quebec, May 9, 2001.

w/ G. R. Mateus Comparison of Approximate and Exact Solution Methods

for Location on Capacitated Network Flow Problems, Symposium on

combinatorial optimization (CO96), London, March 1996.

Worst-case and Probabilistic Comparison of Lagrangian Decompositions of

the Capacitated Facility Location Problem, Symposium on combinatorial

optimization (CO96), London, March 1996.

Interactive Bi-level Course Faculty Assignment, International Conference on

the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (ICPTAT) '95, Edinburgh,

August 30, 1995.

Reduction Techniques for Location on Capacitated Network Flow Problems,

Conference/workshop on algorithmic approaches to large and complex

combinatorial optimization problems, Giens (France), May 23 - 28, 1994.

The Use of Modelling Systems in Logistic Planning, International

Conference for Computer Assisted System Technology, Ottawa, Canada, May

19, 1994.

Constraint Logic Programming and Mathematical Programming: Applications

to Logistic Planning, Computer Science and Operations Research: the Impact

of Emerging Technology, ORSA Computer Science Technical Section

Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, January 6, 1994.

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w/ D. E. Lane, S. Rawat and Yiang Yi, A Decision Support System for

Optimal Resources Allocation In Capital Budgeting, Operational Research

Society of India Conference, December 1992.

w/ G. R. Mateus Reduction Techniques for Location on Capacitated Network

Flow Problems, 6th SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics, Vancouver,

June 8-11, 1992.

Decomposition Algorithms for Multi Commodity Network Flows,

Optimization Days, May 1992.

w/ G. R. Mateus Comparison of Approximate and Exact Solution Methods

for Network Location Problems, 4th SIAM Conference in Optimization,

Chicago, May 11, 1992.

w/ G. R. Mateus A Lagrangian Framework for Greedy Heuristics Applied to

Network Location Problems, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Orlando,

Fl, April, 1992 .

w/ D. E. Lane, H. Muli, S. Pissarides and S. Rawat, A Decision Support

System for Optimal Resource Allocation in Network Planning and

Provisioning, ORSA Conference on Telecommunications, Boca Raton, 1992.

Applications of Constraint Logic Programming to Optimization and Facility

Location, Optimization Days, Montreal, May 8, 1991.

Analysis of Lagrangian Decomposition for the Capacitated Facility Location

Problem, Optimization Days, Montreal, 1990.

The multi commodity network flows: non-linear, interior point methods,

CORS/90, 22 May 1990.

Polyhedral and Worst-case Analysis of Facility Location, ORSA/TIMS Joint

National Meeting, Philadelphia, Oct 30, 1990.

Modeling Mathematical Programs: from Matrix Generators to Constraint

Logic Programming, Systems Sciences Conference, 31 October 1990.

Analysis of Lagrangian decomposition for the Multi-item Capacited Lot

Sizing Problem, Optimization Days, Montreal, May 6, 1989.

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A Dual Simplex Algorithm for the Canonical Representation of the

Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem, ALIO-EURO Workshop on

Practical Combinatorial Optimization, Rio de Janeiro, August 14-18, 1989.

A Comparison of Heuristics and Relaxations for the Capacitated Plant

Location Problem, ALIO-EURO Workshop on Practical Combinatorial

Optimization, Rio de Janeiro, August 14-18, 1989.

A Comparison of Heuristics and Relaxations for the Capacitated Plant

Location Problems, ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 24,

1988.

A Dual Simplex Algorithm for the Canonical Representation of the

Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem, Symposium in Mathematical

Programming, Cambridge, MA, August 1985.

A Comparison of Several Algorithms for the Capacitated Facility Location

Problem, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Boston, April 29, 1985.

Updating Index Funds: A User-Oriented Model, ORSA/TIMS Joint National

Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 7-9, 1983, and EES Technical Report 83-12,

Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science,

Princeton University, November 1983.

Analysis of Lagrangian decomposition for the Multi-item Capacited Lot

Sizing Problem, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Chicago, ca. May 4,

1983.

w/ G. Cornu jols New Results on the Greedy Algorithm for Plant Location

and Set Covering Problems, CORS-TIMS-ORSA Joint National Meeting,

Toronto, Ontario, May 4, 1981.

Unpublished

Ing nieur, sant et soci t, Ecole Nationale Sup rieure des Mines de Saint-

Presentations

Etienne, France, Jan 27, 2005.

The Semantic Web and Web Services, Ecole Nationale Sup rieure des Mines

de Saint-Etienne, France, Feb 6, 2004.

Location models in Logistic Optimization, Ecole Nationale Sup rieure des

Mines de Saint-Etienne, France, April 16, 2003.

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Methods of Optimization in Logistic Management, PRISMa (Productique et

Informatique des Syst mes Manufacturiers) meeting at Institut National des

Sciences Appliqu es de Lyon, France, March 11, 2003.

w/ L. Birta, T. ren, T. Pierce and G. Wainer Analysis of New Developments

of HLA, VV&A and Simulation Sciences Knowledge, Ottawa Center of the

International McLeod Institute of Simulation Science Advisory Report, 2002,

68 pages.

Cooperative Logistic Management of Primary Equipment, Technical Report

to National Defence Headquarters, 1997, 51 pages.

Capacitated Location Models, Centre de Recherches sur les transports,

December 1988, University of Montreal.

Logic Modeling Systems, Centre de recherches sur les transports, December

1985, University of Montreal.

Some Facets of the Simple Plant Location Polytope, Catholic University of

Louvain, April 1982.

Project

Properties of Uncapacitated Plant Location Constraint Spaces, University of

Funding

Ottawa, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, $30,012, 2003.

w/ L. Birta, T ren, T. Pierce, G. Wainer Analysis of New Developments of

HLA, VV&A, and Simulation Sciences Knowledge in Department of National

Defence, $22,500, 2002-03.

Real-time, Logic, Functional, Object-oriented Programming for Systems

Optimization, University of Ottawa, School of Graduate Studies and

Research, $15,776, 1998.

Algebras, Abstract Data Types for Constraint Logic Programming:

Application to Optimizing Logistic Simulation, University of Ottawa, School

of Graduate Studies and Research, $15,357, 1997.

Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization, University of Ottawa, School of

Graduate Studies and Research, $750, 1996.

Object-Oriented Constrained Modelling of Logistic Networks, University of

Ottawa, School of Graduate Studies and Research, $30,714, 1996-1997.

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Analysis and Re-design of Logistic Processes, University of Ottawa, School

of Graduate Studies and Research, $750, 1995.

Cooperative Logistic Management of Primary Equipment, Department of

National Defence, $25,000, 1995-97.

Modeling logistic networks, Council of French Education in Ontario, $3,000,

1994.

Going Global - EUROPE 1992, Association of Universities and Colleges of

Canada - International Division, 1994-1995, $2,000.

Expert Facility Location in Strategic Networks, Faculty of Administration

Research Fund, 1992, $2,000.

Advanced Formulation and Solution Methods for Discrete Optimization,

NSERC, 1992-1995, $36,000.

w/ D. E. Lane Decision Support System for Capital Allocation, Bell Canada

University Research Fund, 1991-93, $40,000.

w/ J. Couillard, J. Doutriaux, F. Julien and A. Manoussi Improving Education

in Production and Operations Management, University of Ottawa Alumni

Association Fund, 1991, $2,300.

International Computer Networks for International Curricula, Faculty of

Administration Research Fund, 1990, $1,500.

Interior Point Methods for Integer Programming with Application to Location

Theory, NSERC, $45,000, 1989-1992.

w/ J. Couillard, J. Doutriaux and A. Manoussi Mise au point d'un progiciel de

logistique, University of Ottawa Alumni Association Fund, 1989, $2,000.

Karmarkar's Method for Integer Programming, SGSR, University of Ottawa,

1988, $2,000.

w/ D.M. Malon Flexible Manufacturing Instructional Software, Faculty

grants for the improvement of undergraduate education, State University of

New York, 1986-87, $4,000.

Assessing the Special Role of Location Problems in Combinatorial

Optimization, National Science Foundation, $45,000, 1984-1986.

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Courses

Jan 12-16, 2004 The SemanticWeb, University of Vienna.

taught

1986- Production and Operations Management

2000-02 Systems Integration

1996- Systems Optimization & Management

1993-95 Logistique d'entreprise et fabrication

1988-95 Mathematical Programming

1987 Introduction to Operations Research: Probabilistic Models

1986 Location Theory

1986 Case Studies in Optimization

1985-86 Integer Programming

1985 Linear Programming

1984 Analysis of Information Systems

1984 Network Optimization Algorithms and Applications

1983-2002 Optimization Methods (in English and French)

1982-83 Computer Methods in Design and Analysis

1980 Computer Programming for Management

1977-78 Precis-Writing for International Banking and Public

Affairs (in English and French)

Completed: 8 M.Sc. (2 co-directed)

Chairman of 23 thesis committees

Examiner, 2 doctoral theses, 5 M.Sc. theses

Professional

Secretary & Associate Director of the Ottawa Centre of the International

Contribution

McLeod Institute of Simulation Science.

Panel member, Ontario Graduate Scholarships, 2000-2002

Reviewer for the National Science and Engineering Research Council and the

National Science Foundation.

Scientific Reviewer for Defence R&D Canada

Referee for Annals of Operations Research, Computers and Industrial

Engineering, Discrete Applied Mathematics, European Journal of Operational

Research, IIE Transactions, INFOR, International Journal of Operations and

Production Management, Location Science, Management Science,

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Mathematical Programming, Mathematics of Operations Research, Naval

Research Logistics Quarterly, Networks, Omega, Operations Research,

Operations Research Letters, Revue d'automatique, d'informatique et de

recherche op rationnelle, SIAM Journal of Optimization, Simulation Practice

and Theory, Springer-Verlag lecture notes in Economics and Mathematical

Systems, The American Statistician and Transportation Science.

Treasurer, Canadian Operational Research Society, Ottawa Section, 1991-92.

Invited by R. Major s Task Force on Interdisciplinary Studies, University of

Ottawa, Canada, 2002.

Brief to the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies for the periodic review of the

Systems Science Program, 1999-2000.

Renault automobiles: design of a user interface for the analysis of a network

model of long term production planning, Paris, 1976.

French National Board of Coal: recommendation of new policies and

procedures for inventory management, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1973 and

1975.

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: neutron activation,

computerized data analysis of gamma-ray spectra to determine the origin of

antique ceramics, Paris, 1975.

Alvis Ltd.: analysis of the production and testing of military vehicles and

aircraft, Coventry, UK, 1974.

FIT Ferrotubi: study of manufacturing and quality control of seamless pipes

and tubes, Sestri Levante, Italy, 1974.

CII: computer programming internship (FORTRAN, COBOL), Paris, 1974.

IBM: computer programming internship (PL/I), Paris, 1974.

Dunlop Ltd., Engineering Department: survey of tire manufacturing and

testing processes, Birmingham, UK, 1973.

Sociedad Industrial Asturiana: transfer and modernization of copper alloy

manufacturing facilities, Oviedo, Spain, 1973.

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GETI, French National Board of Coal: study of mining equipment inventory,

national inventory analysis, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France, 1973.

Signetics GmbH: quality control of electronics circuits, Noerdlingen, West

Germany, 1972.

Michelin Ltd.,Technical Department: design of new tire labeling equipment,

Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 1972.

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