Biography
Dr. Kenneth Chelst
Director of EMMP & Co-Principal Investigator of MINDSET313-577-3857
aa1276@wayne.edu
Biography
Kenneth R. Chelst received the B.A. degree from Yeshiva College, the M.S. in operations research from New York University and the Ph.D. degree in operations research from M.I.T. He is currently a full chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering of Wayne State University. His research interests include structured decision making in engineering management and the impact of globalization on the engineering and manufacturing management functions. Dr. Chelst has received a dozen teaching awards with many of them coming from Ford Motor Company for his teaching of structured decision-making. Dr. Chelst played a lead role in the development of the Engineering Management Masters Program, which has achieved national recognition. This program emphasizes team projects and providing the corporate sponsor with immediate return on educational investment dollars. He also consults with Urban Science Applications Inc., a world-wide leader in the planning of new car dealership networks. Dr. Chelst is a member of INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) and is directing an ongoing project to develop operations research activities for use in the high school math classroom.
2003 - present | Department Chair, Wayne State University |
1975 - present | Professor, Wayne State University |
1998 -1999 | Visiting Professor, MIT, Leaders for Manufacturing Program, Sloan School |
1992 - 1993 | Visiting Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, School of Business |
1983 - 1984 | Visiting Assoc. Prof., Yale University, School of Organization and Management |
1973 - 1974 | Lecturer, Babson College, Math Department |
Education
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Ph.D. |
1975 |
(Operations Research) MIT, Sloan School |
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M.S. |
1972 |
(Operations Research) MIT, Sloan School |
| Rabbinic Ordination | 1972 | R.I.E.T.S. of Yeshiva University |
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B.S. |
1970 |
(Math & Physics) Yeshiva College, NY |
Publications
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Canbolat, Y. B. and Chelst, K. (2007) “Combining Decision Tree and MAUT to Select a Country for a Global Manufacturing Facility”, Omega – International Journal of Management Science Omega, Volume 35, Issue 3, June 2007, Pages 312-325 (VIEW) |
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Chelst, K. and Edwards, T. (2005) Does This Line Ever Move: Real-World Applications of Operations Research, Key Curriculum Press |
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Edwards, T. and Chelst, K., (2004) “The HSOR Project: Insinuating OR Into High School Mathematics Classrooms” INFORMS Transactions on Education, Volume 4, Number 3, May 2004 (VIEW) |
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Lockledge, J., Mihailidis, D.. Sidelko, J., and Chelst, K., (2002) “Prototype Fleet Optimization Model” Journal of theOperational Research Society. |
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Edwards, T and K. R. Chelst (2002), “Queueing Theory: A rational Approach to the Problem of Waiting in Line,” Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 95, No. 5, pp. 372-376. |
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Chelst, K., Sidelko, J., Przebienda, A., Lockledge, J., and Mihailidis, D. (2001) “Rightsizing and Management of Prototype Vehicle Testing at Ford Motor Company”, INTERFACES, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. PLUS VIDEOTAPE |
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Chelst, K. (2001), "Urban Services" Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 2nd edition, pp. 859-862. |
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Chelst, K. (2001), "Implementation of OR/MS in the Public Sector" Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 2nd edition, pp.380-385. |
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Chelst, K., (2001), "Emergency Services," in Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, Second Edition, eds. Saul I. Gass and Carl M. Harris (Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001), pp. 243-248. |
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Chelst, K. and Bodily, S. (2000) “Structured Risk Management: Filling a Gap in Decision Analysis Education,” Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 51, No. 12, pp. 1420-1432. |
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Chelst, K. (1998) “Can’t See the Forest Because of the Decision Trees: A Critique of Decision Analysis in Survey Texts,” Interfaces, 28:2 March-April, pp. 80-98. (VIEW) |
Professional Memberships
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Institute of Industrial Engineers |
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Institute for Operations Research and Management Science |
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Operational Research Society |
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American Society of Engineering Education |
Research Interests
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2003-current – Developed and Launched Production Management Leadership Program with funding from GM, Chrysler, and Ford. |
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1996-05 National Security Agency, Developed Modules of Real-World Applications of Mathematics for High Schools (Through INFORMS) $130,000 |
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1993-current Ford Motor Co & Visteon.: Continuously improved Engineering Management Masters Program (EMMP). Obtained Funding for Technical Support and major projects that is approximately $2 million per year |
Academic/professional activities
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Lead nationwide effort to bring OR into high school math curriculum – INFORMS and IIE
Develop curriculum material, run and teach in workshops for high school and jr. high school teachers.
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Member of INFORMS Roundtable – one of only three academics in group of fifty members |
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Member Council of Industrial Engineering and Department Heads |
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Chair numerous sessions at conferences |
Other Professional Experience
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Police-Fire-EMS Services
§ Buffalo PD – developed plan to convert all two-officer patrol cars into one-officer units.
§ Detroit PD - Response Time Reduction
§ Evaluation of feasibility of police-fire mergers: Cities: Kalispell, Montana; Tequesta & Oakland Park, Florida; Auburn, Alabama; Union, New Jersey; Morganton, North Carolina; Petersburg, Virginia; Kentwood, Grosse Pointe Park, Battle Creek, & Muskegon MI; 1986-current
§ Jerusalem- First ever major review of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
§ State of Israel- Served on National review panel: national experiment in traffic law enforcement |
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Automotive Industry.
§ Developed the most advanced computer model to solve large-scale p-median and related problems. The code is used regularly by General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Toyota and other automotive companies to identify new locations for new car dealerships. This work was done in conjunction with Urban Science Applications, Inc. 1980-current
§ Ford Motor Company - 1993 - present, Application of Decision and Risk Analysis to R&D Management and Global Product Strategy. |
Awards and Honors
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Edelman Prize 2000 Finalist– I was a leader of the Ford team that was one of six finalists in this global competition for the best application of Operations Research. |
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Ten teaching awards including four from Ford Motor Company |