 | Department Chair
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
kchelst@wayne.edu
(313) 577-3857 |
Biographical Sketch
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 chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering of Wayne State University since August 2003. His research interests include structured decision making in engineering management and operations research models applied to emergency services. Dr. Chelst is also directing an ongoing project to develop operations research modules for use in the high school math classroom which are maintained on the website www.hsor.org.. This work will appear in March 2004 in book form under the title Does This Line Ever Move: Real-World Applications of Operations Research. Dr. Chelst played a lead role in the development of the Engineering Management Masters Program (EMMP), which has achieved national recognition. He led a Ford team in the INFORMS sponsored Edelman Prize competition of 2000. He also consults with Urban Science Applications Inc., a world-wide leader in the planning of new car dealership networks.
Research Interests
Decision and Risk Analysis Applied to Engineering Management.
Applied Mathematical Modeling.
Emergency Service Management.
High School Mathematics.
Globalization of Engineering, Manufacturing and Management.
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Books and Chapters
K. Chelst, 1978. Chapter 5, An Interactive Approach to Computer Aided Sector Design. In Police Deployment: New Tools for Planners. Lexington Books, Lexington, MA, R. C. Larson
K. Chelst, 1978. Chapter 9, Search Theory Applied to Police Patrol. In Police Deployment: New Tools for Planners. Lexington Books, Lexington, MA, R. C. Larson
Chelst, K. R., S. Palaniswamy, R. Jugulum. and Mustafa Sefik, 1998. Globalization of Engineering and Manufacturing Management Functions: Literature Review. In Managing Economic Liberalisation in South Asia: Directions for the 21st Century. Macmillan India Limited, Jayachandran C., N. Balasubramanian, and S. M. Dastagir
Chelst, K. R., Tom Edwards, Spring 2004. Does This Line Ever Move: Real-World Applications of Operations Research. Key Curriculum Press,
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Journal Publications
K. Chelst, 1977. A Guided Tour Through a Maze: Computer Aided Sector Design. Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 4, pp. 155-166.
K. Chelst, 1978. An Algorithm for Deploying a Tactical Patrol Force. Management Science, Vol. 24, No. 12.
K. Chelst and J. P. Jarvis, 1979. Estimating the Distribution of Travel Times in Urban Emergency Service Systems. Operations Research, Vol. 27, No. l, pp. 199-204.
K. Chelst, 1981. Paramedic-Sheriffs vs. Paramedic Ambulances Kent County, Michigan: A Study in Cost Effectiveness. Systems Science in Health Care: Volume II, pp. 991-1000.
K. Chelst, 1981. A Differential Equation Model of Search for Randomly Arriving and Departing Targets. Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 407-422.
K. Chelst, 1981. Deployment of One vs. Two-Officer Units: Comparison of Travel Times. Management Science, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 213-230.
K. Chelst and Z. Barlach, 1981. Multiple Unit Dispatching in Emergency Services: Models to Estimate System Performance. Management Science, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 1390-1409.
K. Chelst, A. Zundell-Tilles, and J. Pipis, 1981. A Coal Unloader: A Finite Queuing System with Breakdowns. Interfaces Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 12-25.
K. Chelst, May 1983. Managing an Emergency Response System in a Fiscal Crunch. Michigan Municipal Review, pp. 113-120.
K. Weiner, K. Chelst, and W. Hart, 1984. Stinging the Detroit Criminal: A Total Systems Perspective. Journal of Criminal Justice Vol. 12, pp. 289-302.
B. Wolkinson, K. Chelst and L. Shepard, 1985. Arbitration Issues in the Consolidation of Police-Fire Bargaining Units. The Arbitration Journal, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 43-54.
Chelst, K.R, 1987. Police-Fire Merger: A Pre-Implementation Analysis of Performance and Cost. Journal of Urban Affairs, Vol. 9, No. 2.
Chelst, K.R, 1988. A Public Safety Merger in Grosse Pointe Park, MI: A Short and Sweet Study. Interfaces, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 1-11.
Chelst, K.R., Schultz, J.P., and Sanghvi, N., Summer 1988. Issues and Decision Aids for Designing Branch Networks. Journal of Retail Banking, Vol. X, No. 2, pp. 5-17.
Schultz, J.P., and K. R. Chelst, June 1988. Maximizing the Profitability of a Branch Network. Bank Marketing.
Chelst, K.R., 1990. Queueing Models for Police-Fire Merger Analysis. Queuing Systems Theory & Applications, Vol. 7, pp. 101.
Schultz, J.P., and K. R. Chelst, Winter 1994. Getting Help for Underperforming Branches. Journal of Retail Banking, Vol. XVI, No. 4, pp. 27-35.
Chelst, K.R., 1996. Emergency Services. Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science.
Chelst, K.R., 1996. Urban Services. Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science.
Chelst, K., 1998. Can’t See the Forest Because of the Decision Trees: A critique of Decision Analysis in Survey Texts. INTERFACES, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 80-98.
Mihailidis, D. and K. Chelst, 1998. Optimal Blending of Out-of-Specification Substances. Journal of Operational Research Society, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 458-466.
Chelst, K.R., D. Falkenburg and D. Nagle, 1998. An Industry-Based Engineering Management Masters Program for the Working Engineer. ASEE Transactions on Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 289-296.
Edwards, T and K. R. Chelst, 1999. Promote Systems of Linear Inequalities with Real-World Problems. Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 92, No. 2, pp. 118-123.
Yassine, A., Chelst, K. and Falkenburg, D., 1999. An Analytic Approach to Concurrent Engineering. IEEE Transactions for Engineering Management. Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 144-157.
Yassine, A., Chelst, K., and Falkenburg, D., 1999. Engineering Design Management: An Information Structure Approach. International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 37, No. 13, p. 2957-2975.
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.
Chelst, K., 2001. Emergency Services. Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, Second Edition, pp. 243-248.
Chelst, K., 2001. Implementation of OR/MS in the Public Sector. Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 2nd edition, pp.380-385.
Chelst, K., 2001. Urban Services. Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 2nd edition, pp. 859-862.
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.
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.
Lockledge, J., Mihailidis, D.. Sidelko, J., and Chelst, K., 2002. Prototype Fleet Optimization Model. Journal of the Operational Research Society.
Edwards, T. and Chelst, K., 2004. The HSOR Project: Insinuating OR Into High School Mathematics Classrooms. INFORMS Transactions on Education.
Sefik, M. and Chelst, K., Analytic Models of Stretch Targets. IIE Transactions.
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Reports
K. Chelst, December 1974. An Approximate Algorithm for Minimizing a Sea- Land Transportation Network with Interrelated Fixed Costs. Published in Port Design and Analysis Methodology, E. Frankel, Editor, with contribution by B. Golden, PWilmes, R. Orner, K. Chelst, M. Creton, E. Frankel. For M.I.T. Sea Grant Program, Report No. MITSG 74-31.
K. Chelst, 1975. Implementing the Hypercube Queueing Model in the New Haven Department of Police Services: A Case Study in Technology Transfer. Rand Report R-1566/6/HUD.
Chelst, K.R. & L. Matarese, 1991. Forecasting the Outcome of Police/Fire Consolidations. MIS Report Vol. 23 #4, ICMA, pp. 1-22.
Chelst, K.R. & L. Matarese, July 1991. Case Studies in Police/ Fire Consolidations. Clearinghouse Report. For International City Management Association.
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Education
Ph.D., 1975. MIT, Sloan School.
Operations Research.
MS, 1972. NYU, School of Engineering & Science.
Operations Research.
BA, 1970. Yeshiva College, NY.
Math & Physics.
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Recent Research & Development Experiences
Modules of Real-World Applications of Mathematics for High Schools (Through INFORMS). 1996 - 2004. National Security Agency, US Government: $130,000.
Ford Motor Co.: Initiated Funding for Technical Support for Leadership Projects. 1994 - 2004. result over $4 million in funding for departmental activities. The chair of the IME department is usually listed as the PI.
Ford Motor Co. EMMP Course Development PI &/or Co-PI. 1993 - 1995. $50,000.
Ford Motor Co.: Glass Division: R&D Resource Allocation Model. 1993 - 1994. $81,700.
USAI: Gravity Model Optimization Algorithms. 1994 $36,000.
Global Manufacturing in the 21st Century. 1994 NSF: Funding to support marketing of INFORMS conference: $10,000.
USAI: Efficient Integer Programming Algorithms. 1992 - 1993. $25,000.
Monsanto Co. Follow-up of Quality Control: co-PI with G. Wasserman. 1991 - 1992.
Monsanto Co.: Optimal Re-mixing of Out-of-Specification Powder. 1990 - 1991. $26,000.
Auburn, Alabama: Police-Fire Merger Feasibility Assessment. 1989 - 1990. $8,700.
Michigan Dept. of Corrections: Jail/Prison Population and Policy Conference: Co-PI. 1998 $5,000.
Kentwood, MI: Community Action Group Grant, Police-Fire Merger Feasibility. 1987 - 1988. $18,000.
WSU: Police-Fire Merger, Methodology Development. 1987 - 1988. $7,500.
Michigan, Dept. of Corrections: Long-Term Forecast of Michigan Prison Populations. 1986 - 1988. Co-PI: $69,000.
City of Battle Creek: Police-Fire Merger: Analysis PI. 1986 - 1987. $10,000.
National Institute of Justice: Quantitative Analysis of Partial Mergers of Police and Fire Services in Small and Medium Size Cities. PI. 1982 - 1985. $57,000.
NSF: Mathematical Models of Emergency Service Consolidation. PI. 1981 - 1983. $52,000.
Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning: Evaluation of Three County Paramedic-Sheriff Programs in Michigan. PI.. 1978 - 1979. $97,000.
NSF: Develop Methods of Improving Police Patrol Effectiveness. PI. 1976 - 1977. $20,000.
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Conference Presentations
E. Frankel, P. Wilmes, K. Chelst, (1973.) Simulation of Multipurpose Port and Multiport Offshore Facilities. The Offshore Technology Conference Houston,Texas
K. Chelst , ORSA/TIMS Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, (October 1974.) Search Theory Applied to Police Patrol. ORSA/TIMS Convention San Juan, Puerto Rico
K. Chelst, (November 1975.) An Interactive Approach to Police Sector Design. ORSA/TIMS Convention Las Vegas, Nevada
K. Chelst, (November 1975.) A Differential Equation Model of Search and Detection. ORSA/TIMS Convention Las Vegas, Nevada
K. Chelst, (May 1977.) One Day-One Trial: Research and Evaluation. ORSA/TIMS Convention San Francisco, CA
K. Chelst,, (Fall 1977.) A Probabilistic Model of Patrol Response Arrests. ORSA/TIMS Convention Atlanta, GA
K. Chelst,, (Fall 1978.) Travel Times for One-vs-Two Officer Patrol Units. ORSA/TIMS Convention Los Angeles, CA
K. Chelst and Z. Barlach, (June 1979.) Multiple Unit Dispatch in a Hypercube Queuing Model of Emergency Services. TIMS International Conference Hawaii
K. Chelst and G. A. Klutke, (Spring 1980.) One-vs-Two Officer Units: Probability of Arrest Models. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Washington, DC
K. Chelst, (Spring 1980.) Crime Directed Police Patrol Deployment Strategies: Proactive Data Needs. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Washington, DC
K. Chelst, (July 1980.) Paramedic-Sheriffs: An Assessment of Their Cost Effectiveness. Systems Science in Health Care, International Conference
K. Chelst, (Spring 1982.) Operations Research Models and Police-Fire Department Mergers. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Detroit
K. Chelst, (Fall 1982.) Police-Fire Mergers in Small to Medium Sized Cities. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting San Diego
K. Chelst and James Anderson, (June 1984.) Solution of Large-Scale P-Median Problems. International Symposium on Locational Decisions Boston
K. Chelst and James Anderson, (June 1984.) Optimal Location and Computer Graphics: A Dynamic Duo. TIMS International Conference Copenhagen
K. Chelst, (Spring 1987.) Police-Fire Merger: A Pre-Implementation Analysis of Performance and Cost. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting New Orleans
K. Chelst, J. Schultz, and N. Sanghvi, (Fall 1987.) Optimal Location of Bank Branches. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting St. Louis
K. Chelst, (Spring, 1988.) A Simplified Approach to Evaluating the Impact of a Police-Fire Merger. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Washington, D.C.
K. Chelst, (Fall 1988.) Long Term Prison Forecast in Michigan. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Denver, CO
K. Chelst, (Fall 1988.) Police-Fire Merger. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Denver, CO
K. Chelst, (Fall 1988.) Analysis of Police-Fire Mergers. International City Managers Association National Meeting Charlotte, NC
K. Chelst, (Spring, 1989.) Police-Fire Merger: Spreadsheet Analysis. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Vancouver, BC
K. Chelst and J. Schultz, (June, 1989.) Bank Branch Evaluation and Optimal Network Design. American Marketing Association, Financial Services Workshop Boston, MA
K. Chelst and L. Matarese, (Fall 1990.) Police-Fire Mergers: Six Case Studies. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Philadelphia, PA
Zalman, M. & K. Chelst, (1990.) The Increasing Participation of Older Offenders in Conviction & Imprisonment. American Society of Criminology, Annual Conference Baltimore, MD
D. Mihailidis and K. Chelst, (Fall 1993.) Solving a Complex Matching Problem. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Chicago, IL
K. Chelst, (Spring 1994.) Practical Issues and the Weighted P-Median Use in Banking. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Boston
K. Chelst, (Fall 1994.) Decision & Risk Analysis in Engineering Management. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Detroit
K. Chelst, (Fall 1994.) Panel Discussion: Cooperative Learning Groups. ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Detroit
K. Chelst, (June, 1995.) Decision & Risk Analysis in Engineering Management. INFORMS International Meeting Singapore
Yassine, Chelst, K. and Falkenburg. D, (June, 1995.) An Analytic Approach to Concurrent Engineering. INFORMS International Meeting Singapore
K. Chelst, (1997.) Modules of Real-World Applications of Mathematics for High Schools. EURO XV, INFORMS XXXIV Barcelona, Spain
K. Chelst, (1997.) Risk Management: The Missing Link In The Evolution Of Decision Analysis. EURO XV, INFORMS XXXIV Barcelona, Spain
F. E. Plonka and K. Chelst, Emerging Patterns of Engineering Management Applications in an Industry-University Partnership. PICMET ‘97 Portland, Oregon
Yassine, A., K. Chelst, and D. Falkenburg, (1997.) Engineering Design Management: An Information Structure Approach. PICMET Portland, Oregon
J. Sidelko, P. Tibbenham, J. Goodman, K. Chelst, J. Lockledge, and D. Mihailidis, (1997.) Managing Prototype Reduction with Mathematical Programming. PICMET Portland, Oregon
K. Chelst and U. Riaz, (1997.) Multi-objective Tradeoff in R&D Choices. PICMET Portland, Oregon
Chelst, K. R., S. Palaniswamy, R. Jugulum., (August 1998.) Globalization of Engineering and Manufacturing Management Functions: Literature Review. An International Business Conference, Managing Economic Liberalisation in South Asia: Directions for the 21st Century Chennai, India
Sefik, M. and Chelst, K., (1999.) Analytic Model of Stretch Target Setting in Product Development. INFORMS
Chelst, K., (June 2000.) Decision Managing - Added Value of OR Models: Managing the OPTIMAL and Beyond. INFORMS Seoul, Korea
Chelst, K., (Fall 2000.) High School Teacher Workshop. INFORMS
Chelst, K., (Fall 2001.) High School Teacher Workshop. INFORMS
Chelst, K., (Summer 2002.)IFORMS Edinburgh, Scotland
Chelst, K., (Fall 2002.) High School Teacher Workshop. INFORMS
Canbolat, Y. and Chelst, K., (Summer 2003.) Global Facility Location. IFORS Turkey
Chelst, K., (Fall 2003.) High School Teacher Workshop. INFORMS
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