Faculty

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Theodore D. Klastorin
Adjunct Professor
PhD  
University of Texas (Austin), 1973
BS  
Carnegie Mellon University, 1969
Professor, Management Science (primary appt.)

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Master of Health Administration Program

Theodore Klastorin also holds the title of Burlington Northern/Burlington Resources Professor of Operations Management in the Department of Management Science at the Business School. Dr. Klastorin's professional objectives include conducting empirical and theoretical research on problems relating to the production of goods and services in the public and private sectors. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in production and operations management with emphasis on the application of current research.

Contact Information
University of Washington
School of Business
Box:  353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
(voice)  206-543-1833     (fax)  206-543-3968
tedk@u.washington.edu
Research Interests
Project Management, New Product Development, Supply Chain Management
Selected Publications

“Synchronous Unpaced Flow Lines with Worker Differences and Overtime Costs” (with K. Doerr and M. Magazine), Management Science,Vol. 46, No. 3 (March, 2000), pp. 421 - 435.

“Do Diverse Juries Aid or Impede Justice” (with K. Klein). Wisconsin Law Review, Volume 1999, No. 3 (1999), pp. 553-569.

“The Impact of Small Lot Ordering on Traffic Congestion in a Physical Distribution System” (with K. Moinzadeh and E. Berk), IIE Transactions, Vol. 29, No 8 (August, 1997), pp. 671-681.

“Managing Care, Incentives, and Information: An Exploratory Look Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Hospital Efficiency” (with D. Conrad, T. Wickizer, C. Maynard, D. Lessler, A. Ross, N. Soderstrom, S. Sullivan, J. Alexander, K. Travis), Health Services Research, Vol. 31, No. 3, August, 1996, pp. 235-259.

“Impact of Material Flow Policies and Goals on Job Outcomes”, Journal of Applied Psychology, (with K. Doerr, K. Brown, T. Mitchell), Vol 81, No. 2 (1996), pp. 142-152.