CRAIG W. KIRKWOOD
Department of Supply Chain Management
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-4706
480-965-6354
Fax: 480-965-8629
Email: [email protected]
Web page: http://www.public.asu.edu/˜kirkwood
4636 East Orange Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85018-1717
602-840-4966
Fax: 602-840-4960
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Ph.D., Operations Research, 1972
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: E.E., 1970
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: S.B./S.M., Electrical Eng., 1969
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Arizona State University, 1983-present
- Professor Emeritus (2010-present).
- Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management/Department of Management/Department of Decision and Information Systems (1983-2010). Teaching and research in computer and decision technologies to improve organizational decision making processes and supply chains.
- Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business (2006-08). Leadership of 22 faculty in supply chain management; ranked among the top three departments of its type in
the country.
- Chair, Department of Decision and Information Systems (1983-85, 1986-89). Leadership of 23 faculty
in computer information systems, management science, and statistics offering bachelors, masters, and
doctoral degrees. Oversight of the Decision Systems Research Center, an externally funded applied
research organization.
- Acting Dean, College of Business (1985-86). Overall responsibility for a business school with 11,000
students, including academic departments, research centers, and special education programs. Liaison
and fundraising activities with business and government.
Woodward-Clyde Consultants, 1977-78, 1979-83
- Manager, Decision Analysis Group and senior project engineer. Marketed and conducted decision
and risk analysis for management and engineering decision making. Studies included research and
development planning, evaluation of technological alternatives, risk analysis for hazardous materials
management, and site selection for large facilities. Quantitative and computer tools used included
decision analysis, multiattribute utility theory, mathematical programming, probability analysis, and
computerized geographic information processing.
University of Michigan, 1974-77, 1978-79
- Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering. Taught decision analysis,
probability, operations research, and quantitative public policy analysis. Research in multiattribute
utility theory and decision analysis for research and development planning and energy system planning.
University of Colorado, 1972-74
- Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering. Taught computer science, probability, and
quantitative methods. Co-developed a new program in resource systems analysis.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969-72
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering. Taught courses in probability and electronic
circuit theory.
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., 1966-68
- Cooperative Student. Work in solid state electronics and assembly language computer programming.
AWARDS AND HONOR SOCIETIES
Fellow, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; Frank P. Ramsey Medal, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society; INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Publication Award; INFORMS
Decision Analysis Society Practice Award; George E. Kimball Medal, Institute for Operations Research
and the Management Sciences; Alpha Iota Delta (decision sciences); Alpha Pi Mu (industrial engineering);
Beta Gamma Sigma (business); Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering); Tau Beta Pi (engineering); Sigma
Xi (scientific research); National Defense Education Act Fellowship; Alfred P. Sloan National Scholarship.
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Book Chapters
C. W. Kirkwood, \Chapter 28, Decision Analysis," in A. P. Sage and W. B. Rouse (eds.), Handbook of
Systems Engineering and Management, Second Edition, pp. 1223-1249, Wiley, New York, 2009.
D. L. Keefer, C. W. Kirkwood, and J. L. Corner, \Chapter 28: Perspective on Decision Analysis Applications," in W. Edwards, R. F. Miles, Jr., and D. von Winterfeldt (eds.), Advances in Decision Analysis:
From Foundations to Applications, pp. 582-610, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2007.
C. W. Kirkwood, \Chapter 28, Decision Analysis," in A. P. Sage and W. B. Rouse (eds.), Handbook of
Systems Engineering and Management, pp. 1119-1145, Wiley, New York, 1999.
C. W. Kirkwood, Strategic Decision Making: Multiobjective Decision Analysis with Spreadsheets,
Duxbury Press, Belmont, CA, 1997.
C. W. Kirkwood, Instructor's Manual for Strategic Decision Making: Multiobjective Decision Analysis
with Spreadsheets, Duxbury Press, Belmont, CA, 1997.
C. W. Kirkwood, Social Decision Analysis Using Multiattribute Utility Theory. In: S. Zionts (ed.), Multiple
Criteria Problem Solving, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1978, pp. 335-344.
Refereed Journal Publications
J. Simon, C. W. Kirkwood, and L. R. Keller, Decision Analysis with Geographically Varying Outcomes:
Preference Models and Illustrative Applications, Operations Research, 62:182-194 (2014).
J. S. Stonebraker, E. Gil, C. W Kirkwood, R. B. Handfield, Impact Factor as a Metric to Assess Journals
where OM Research is Published, Journal of Operations Management, 30:24-43 (2012).
P. Gober, E. A. Wentz, T. Lant, M. K. Tschudi, and C. W. Kirkwood, WaterSim: A Simulation Model for
Urban Water Planning in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design,
38:197-215 (2011).
P. Gober and C. W. Kirkwood, Vulnerability Assessment of Climate-induced Water Shortage in Phoenix,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(50):21295-21299
(2010).
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P. Gober, C. W. Kirkwood, R. C. Balling Jr., A. W. Ellis, and S. Deitrick, Water Planning Under Climatic Uncertainty in Phoenix: Why We Need a New Paradigm, Annals of the Association of American
Geographers, 100:356-372 (2010).
L. R. Keller, C. W. Kirkwood, and N. S. Jones, Assessing Stakeholder Evaluation Concerns: An Application to the Central Arizona Water Resources System, Systems Engineering, 13:58-71 (2010).
C. W. Kirkwood, M. P. Slaven, and A. Maltz, Improving Supply-Chain-Reconfiguration Decisions at IBM.
Interfaces, 35:460-473 (2005). The work reported in this article was the winner of the 2004 INFORMS
Decision Analysis Society Practice Award.
R. F. Bordley and C. W. Kirkwood, Multiattribute Preference Analysis with Performance Targets. Operations Research, 52:823-835 (2004). Winner of the 2006 INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Publication
Award for the best decision analysis journal article or book published in 2004.
C. W. Kirkwood, Selecting Student Project Teams When it Really Matters: An Optimization-Based Approach Using Internet Resources. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 4:3:http://ite.pubs.informs.org/
Vol4No3/Kirkwood/ (2004).
C. W. Kirkwood, Prospects for a Decision Language (Comment on Howard 2004). Decision Analysis,
1:84-85 (2004).
C. W. Kirkwood, Approximating Risk Aversion in Decision Analysis Applications. Decision Analysis,
1:51-67 (2004).
D. L. Keefer, C. W. Kirkwood, and J. L. Corner, Response to Comments on Keefer et al. (2004). Decision
Analysis, 1:32-34 (2004).
D. L. Keefer, C. W. Kirkwood, and J. L. Corner, Perspective on Decision Analysis Applications, 19902001. Decision Analysis, 1:4-22 (2004).
L. A. Schaefer and C. W. Kirkwood, Model Selection for Simulation Design: A Multiobjective Decision
Analysis Approach, with an Application to Simulating Transport Agents. Simulation, 79:83-93 (2003).
L. R. Keller and C. W. Kirkwood, The Founding of INFORMS: A Decision Analysis Perspective. Operations Research, 47:16-28 (1999).
C. W. Kirkwood, Recursive Calculation of Probability Distributions for Sequential Decision Analysis
Models. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-Part C: Applications and Reviews, 28:104111 (1998).
J. S. Stonebraker and C. W. Kirkwood, Formulating and Solving Sequential Decision Analysis Models
with Continuous Variables. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 44:43-53 (1997).
J. L. Corner and C. W. Kirkwood, The Magnitude of Errors in Proximal Multiattribute Decision Analysis
with Probabilistically Dependent Attributes. Management Science, 42:1033-1042 (1996).
G. G. Shephard and C. W. Kirkwood, Managing the Judgmental Probability Elicitation Process: A Case
Study of Analyst/Manager Interaction. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 41:414-425
(1994).
C. W. Kirkwood, Implementing an Algorithm to Solve Large Sequential Decision Analysis Models. IEEE
Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 24:1425-1432 (1994).
C. W. Kirkwood, An Algebraic Approach to Formulating and Solving Large Models for Sequential Decisions Under Uncertainty. Management Science, 39:900-913 (1993).
C. W. Kirkwood and J. L. Corner, The Effectiveness of Partial Information about Attribute Weights for
Ranking Alternatives in Multiattribute Decision Making. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes, 54:456-476 (1993).
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C. W. Kirkwood, An Overview of Methods for Applied Decision Analysis. Interfaces, 22(6):28-39
(November-December 1992).
C. W. Kirkwood, Estimating the Impact of Uncertainty on a Deterministic Multiattribute Evaluation,
Management Science, 38:819-826 (1992).
J. L. Corner and C. W. Kirkwood, Decision Analysis Applications in the Operations Research Literature,
1970-1989. Operations Research, 39:206-219 (1991).
C. W. Kirkwood, Does Operations Research Address Strategy? Operations Research, 38:747-751 (1990).
D. G. Brooks and C. W. Kirkwood, Decision Analysis to Select a Microcomputer Networking Strategy:
A Procedure and a Case Study. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 39:23-32 (1988).
C. W. Kirkwood and L. C. van der Feltz, Microcomputer Programs for Multi-Objective Decision Analysis.
Operations Research Letters, 6:105-106 (1987).
C. W. Kirkwood, Risk Assessment to Support Management of a Hazardous Spill Cleanup. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC-15:601-607 (1985).
C. W. Kirkwood and R. K. Sarin, Ranking With Partial Information: A Method and an Application.
Operations Research, 33:38-48 (1985).
C. W. Kirkwood and S. M. Pollock, Multiple Attribute Scenarios, Bounded Probabilities, and Threats of
Nuclear Theft. Futures, 14:545-553 (1982).
M. B. Bennedsen and C. W. Kirkwood, Selecting Sites for Coal-Fired Power Plants. Journal of the Energy
Division, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 108:69-78 (1982).
C. W. Kirkwood, A Case History of Nuclear Power Plant Site Selection. Journal of the Operational
Research Society, 33:353-363 (1982).
K. Golabi, C. W. Kirkwood, and A. Sicherman, Selecting a Portfolio of Solar Energy Projects Using
Multiattribute Preference Theory. Management Science, 27:174-189 (1981).
C. W. Kirkwood and R. K. Sarin, Preference Conditions for Multiattribute Value Functions. Operations
Research, 28:225-232 (1980).
C. W. Kirkwood, Pareto Optimality and Equity in Social Decision Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Systems,
Man, and Cybernetics, SMC-9:89-91 (1979).
C. K. Ford, R. L. Keeney, and C. W. Kirkwood, Evaluating Methodologies: A Procedure and Application
to Nuclear Power Plant Siting Methodologies. Management Science, 25:1-10 (1979).
D. M. Crawford, B. C. Huntzinger, and C. W. Kirkwood, Multiobjective Decision Analysis for Transmission Conductor Selection. Management Science, 24:1700-1709 (1978).
D. L. Keefer and C. W. Kirkwood, A Multiobjective Decision Analysis: Budget Planning for Product
Engineering. Journal of the Operational Research Society 29:435-442 (1978). Also in S. French, Readings
in Decision Analysis, Chapman and Hall, London, 1989, pp. 83-93.
C. W. Kirkwood, Superiority Conditions in Decision Problems with Multiple Objectives. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC-7:542-544 (1977).
K. Chen, C. W. Kirkwood, J. Lathrop, and S. M. Pollock, Energy R&D Modeling for Budgetary Decisions.
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC-7:222-227 (1977).
C. W. Kirkwood, Parametrically Dependent Preferences for Multiattributed Consequences. Operations
Research, 24:92-103 (1976).
R. L. Keeney and C. W. Kirkwood, Group Decision Making Using Social Welfare Functions. Management
Science, 22:430-437 (1975).
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Other Articles and Conference Proceedings
C. W. Kirkwood and D. L. Keefer, Decision Analysis Summary for INFORMS Governmental/Non-Profit
Task Force, Decision Analysis Today, 31(1):13-16 (April 2012).
C. W. Kirkwood, From the President, Decision Analysis Newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 3; Vol. 25, Nos. 1, 2, 3;
Vol. 26, Nos. 1, 2 (2006-08).
C. W. Kirkwood and S. R. Clinton, A Capstone Project Course for Supply Chain Management in the MBA
Program. redefininglogistics.com: Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Transportation and Logistics
Educators Conference, New Orleans, LA, pp. 38-57, September 24, 2000.
D. G. Brooks and C. W. Kirkwood, Underadjusting for Overconfidence.
(Spring/Summer 1990).
Business, 3(2): 42-44
C. W. Kirkwood and D. G. Brooks, Computer-Based Decision Analysis Instruction. OR/MS Today,
17(2):24-27 (April, 1990).
C. W. Kirkwood and L. W. Seidman, Avoiding Decision-Making Errors. Pace, 12(9):65-69 (September
1985).
C. W. Kirkwood, Siting Coal-Fired Power Plants. National Development, 24(4):32-34 (May 1983).
C. W. Kirkwood and S. C. Ko, Screening for Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility Locations. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 41:126-127 (1982).
C. W. Kirkwood, System Analysis for Siting Nuclear Power Plants: A Case History. In: M. D. Martin, A.
J. Rowe, and H. A. Sherman (eds.), Proceedings of Workshop on Management of Risk and Uncertainty
in the Acquisition of Major Programs, Colorado Springs, CO, 1981, pp. 138-147.
C. W. Kirkwood, Preface to Decision Analysis Special Issue. Operations Research, 28:1-2 (1980).
C. W. Kirkwood, Book review of A. V. Cabot and D. L. Harnett, An Introduction to Management Science,
Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1977. Interfaces, 9(6):114-115 (November 1978).
C. W. Kirkwood, Parametrically Dependent Preferences for Multiattributed Consequences. Proceedings,
1973 International Conference on Cybernetics and Society, Boston, MA, 1973, pp. 313-317.
Selected Technical Reports
K. L. Larson, D. D. White, P. Gober, C. W. Kirkwood, V. K. Smith, M. C. Nelson, C. L. Redman, and
S. K. Wittlinger, Advancing Science in Support of Water Policy and Urban Climate Change Adaptation at
Arizona State University's Decision Center for a Desert City: A Synthesis of Interdisciplinary Research on
Climate, Water, and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty, Technical Report, Decision Center for a Desert
City, Arizona State University, Tempe, August, 2013.
C. W. Kirkwood, R. D. St. Louis, and G. B. Schymik, Simulation Study of Factors Impacting Uncertainty
about Project Staffing Demand Forecasts: Final Report, IBM-ASU Joint Study Agreement, IBM Agreement
No. 4905B10392, ASU Agreement No. 05083410, Tempe, AZ, July 17, 2007.
G. B. Schymik, R. D. St. Louis, and C. W. Kirkwood, Simulation Study of Factors Impacting Uncertainty
about Project Staffing Demand Forecasts: Two Illustrative Simulation Model Applications|Testing the
Usefulness of Time Series Forecasting and Exploring Potential Approaches to Reducing Staffing Variability,
Technical Report No. 2007-4, IBM-ASU Joint Study Agreement, IBM Agreement No. 4905B10392, ASU
Agreement No. 05083410, Tempe, AZ, July 17, 2007.
T. Feng, N. S. Jones, L. Kessel, J. Simon, L. R. Keller, and C. Kirkwood, Survey of Key Stakeholder
Evaluation Concerns and Tradeoffs for Central Arizona Water Resource Planning: Methods and Results,
Decision Center for a Desert City, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ,
July 5, 2007.
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G. B. Schymik, R. D. St. Louis, and C. W. Kirkwood, Simulation Study of Factors Impacting Uncertainty
about Project Staffing Demand Forecasts: Metrics for Summarizing the Uncertainty in Skills Demand Forecasts, Technical Report No. 2007-3, IBM-ASU Joint Study Agreement, IBM Agreement No. 4905B10392,
ASU Agreement No. 05083410, Tempe, AZ, June 4, 2007 (Minor corrections: July 1, 2007).
G. B. Schymik, R. D. St. Louis, and C. W. Kirkwood, Simulation Study of Factors Impacting Uncertainty
about Project Staffing Demand Forecasts: Model Users Guide, Technical Report No. 2007-2, IBM-ASU
Joint Study Agreement, IBM Agreement No. 4905B10392, ASU Agreement No. 05083410, Tempe, AZ,
March 7, 2007 (Minor corrections: June 4, 2007).
G. B. Schymik, R. D. St. Louis, and C. W. Kirkwood, Simulation Study of Factors Impacting Uncertainty
about Project Staffing Demand Forecasts: Model Validation Study Results, Technical Report No. 2007-1,
IBM-ASU Joint Study Agreement, IBM Agreement No. 4905B10392, ASU Agreement No. 05083410,
Tempe, AZ, January 31, 2007 (Minor corrections: May 29, 2007).
C. W. Kirkwood, R. D. St. Louis, and G. B. Schymik, Rapid Forecasting and Response Options for
Managing Human Resources Supply Chain Uncertainties: 2005-2006 Final Technical Report, IBM-ASU
Joint Study Agreement, IBM Agreement No. 4905B10392, ASU Agreement No. 05083410, Tempe, AZ,
August 11, 2006, revised August 30, 2006.
C. W. Kirkwood and A. Maltz, Decision Process Handbook for Global Supply Chain Design and Reconfiguration, Working Paper No. 5, Joint IBM-ASU Research Project on Using Adaptive Decision Analysis
Methods to Design Global Supply Chains, July 2003.
D. L. Keefer, C. W. Kirkwood, and J. L. Corner, Summary of Decision Analysis Applications in the
Operations Research Literature, 1990-2001, Department of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State
University, November 2002.
C. W. Kirkwood, Optimizing Distribution Networks, Department of Supply Chain Management, Arizona
State University, 2002.
C. W. Kirkwood, Excel Solver Tutorial, Department of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University, 2002.
C. W. Kirkwood, Decision Tree Primer, Department of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, 2002.
C. W. Kirkwood, Project Planning Sourcebook with Spreadsheets and Microsoft Project, College of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, 2000.
C. W. Kirkwood, New Product Dynamics: Illustrative System Dynamics Models, College of Business,
Arizona State University, Tempe, 1998.
C. W. Kirkwood, Integrated Business Process Analysis: A System Dynamics Sourcebook, College of
Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1998.
A. E. Andrews and C. W. Kirkwood, Non-Lethal Defense Research and Development Planning, Report
LAUR-92-4324, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, January 1993.
C. W. Kirkwood, Notes on Attitude Toward Risk Taking and the Exponential Utility Function. Technical
Report DIS 91/92-8, Department of Decision and Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe,
September 1991.
G. Benford, C. W. Kirkwood, H. Otway, and M. J. Pasqualetti, Ten Thousand Years of Solitude? On
Inadvertent Intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Project Repository. Report LA-12048-MS, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, March 1991.
C. W. Kirkwood and J. L. Corner, Documentation of Computer Programs Used in \The Effectiveness of
Partial Information about Attribute Weights for Ranking Alternatives in Multiattribute Decision Making."
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Technical Report DIS 90/91-2, Department of Decision and Information Systems, Arizona State University,
Tempe, September 1990.
C. W. Kirkwood, Improving Expertise in Problem Structuring for Quantitative Analysis. Technical Report
DIS-87/88-2, Department of Decision and Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, October
1987.
C. W. Kirkwood, Toward Wider Use of Decision Analysis. Technical Report DIS-86/87-6, Department of
Decision and Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe, January 1987.
C. W. Kirkwood and S. C. Ko, Geographic Screening for Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities. Decision Analysis Technical Report No. 82-1, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, March 1982.
R. L. Keeney, J. R. Beley, P. Fleischauer, C. W. Kirkwood, and A. Sicherman, Decision Framework for
Technology Choice, Volume 1: A Case Study of One Utility's Coal-Nuclear Choice. EA-2153, Volume 1,
Research Project 1433-1, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, December 1981.
G. R. Smith and C. W. Kirkwood, Forecasting Peak Electrical Demand for Alaska's Railbelt. WoodwardClyde Consultants, San Francisco, December 1980.
C. W. Kirkwood and R. L. Keeney, Analysis to Aid Nuclear Regulation. Woodward-Clyde Consultants,
San Francisco, January 1980.
R. L. Keeney, C. W. Kirkwood, C. K. Ford, J. A. Robinson, and P. Gottlieb, An Evaluation and Comparison
of Nuclear Powerplant Siting Methodologies. NUREG/CR-0407, SAND78-1248, RA, Sandia Laboratories,
Albuquerque, NM, March 1979.
C. W. Kirkwood and S. M. Pollock, Methodology for Characterizing Potential Adversaries of Nuclear
Material Safeguards Systems. Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, November 1978.
K. Golabi, C. W. Kirkwood, and A. Sicherman, Evaluating and Selecting Photovoltaic Concentrator Applications Experiments. Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, April 1978.
C. W. Kirkwood, A. Sicherman, and M. S. Kahn, Evaluating Safeguard Capability Assessment Results for
Licensed Nuclear Facilities. Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, October 1977.
K. Chen, C. W. Kirkwood, J. W. Lathrop, and S. M. Pollock, Coal Energy R&D Planning Under Uncertainty. Research Report ERD-RR-1, Project ERAND, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, July
1976.
C. W. Kirkwood, Planning on Uncertainty in Foundation Portfolios. Technical Report No. 75-3, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1975.
C. W. Kirkwood, Decision Analysis Incorporating Preferences of Groups. Technical Report No. 74,
Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, June 1972.
C. W. Kirkwood, Models for Nonlinear Piezoelectric Effects in Solids. Technical Memorandum MM682211-6, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ, August 26, 1968.
Selected Instructional and Research Software
C. W. Kirkwood, Computer Programs for Multiattribute Evaluation: Version 2.5 User Manual, May 1994.
C. W. Kirkwood, ADAM2: An Algebraic Decision Analysis Modeling System for Research. Technical
Report DIS 91/92-9, Department of Decision and Information Systems, Arizona State University, Tempe,
October 1991.
D. C. Cheung and C. W. Kirkwood, EXPRESSION TREE: A Decision Tree Analyzer with Variables and
Expressions. Technical Report DIS 88/89-9, Department of Decision and Information Systems, Arizona
State University, Tempe, June 1989.
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C. W. Kirkwood and H. Ureta, Calculator and Computer Programs for Elementary Multiobjective Decision Analysis. Technical Report No. 77-11, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, The
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, December 1977.
Selected Presentations
C. W. Kirkwood, Uncertainty and Tradeoffs in Urban Water Resources Decision Making: The Case of
Phoenix, Arizona, INFORMS 2009 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 11-14, 2009.
C. W. Kirkwood, Risk Management for Urban Water Resources under Global Climate Change: The Case
of Phoenix, Arizona, INFORMS Western Regional Conference, Tempe, AZ, April 24-25, 2009.
C. W. Kirkwood, Decision Analysis for Urban Water Resources Planning Under Uncertainty: The Case of
Phoenix, Arizona, under Possible Permanent Drought and Global Climate Change, Joint Research Seminar,
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial And Systems Engineering and School of Policy, Planning, and
Development, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, December 8, 2008.
C. W. Kirkwood, Frank P. Ramsey Medal Presentation, INFORMS 2007 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA,
November 4-7, 2007.
C. Kirkwood and L. R. Keller, Geographically-Oriented Preference Functions, INFORMS 2006 Annual
Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November 5-8, 2006.
J. Keisler, R. Burk, C. Kirkwood, J. Kloeber, J. Matheson, M. W. Merkhofer, and J. E. Smith, PANEL:
Research Clinic on Decision Analysis in Portfolio Management and Capital Budgeting, INFORMS 2005
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 13-16, 2005.
C. W. Kirkwood, L. R. Keller, N. Jones, Decision Research in Water Resources Management: A Multipleobjective, Multiple-stakeholder Analysis, INFORMS 2005 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November
13-16, 2005.
C. W. Kirkwood, A. Maltz, and M. P. Slaven, Reconfiguring Supply Chain Decision Making at IBM,
Decision Analysis Affinity Group Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 19-22, 2005.
C. W. Kirkwood, A. Maltz, and M. P. Slaven, Reconfiguring Supply Chain Decision Making at IBM,
INFORMS 2004 Annual Meeting, Denver, Co, October 24-27, 2004. Winner of the 2004 INFORMS
Decision Analysis Society Practice Award.
D. L. Keefer, C. W. Kirkwood, and J. L. Corner, Perspective on Decision Analysis Applications in the
Operations Research Literature, INFORMS 2003 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 19-22, 2003.
R. Bordley and C. Kirkwood, Multiattribute Preference Analysis with Performance Targets, INFORMS
2002 Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, November 17-20, 2002.
D. L. Keefer and C. W. Kirkwood, Recent Decision Analysis Applications in Operations Research Literature, INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, November 5-8, 2000.
C. W. Kirkwood and S. R. Clinton, A Capstone Project Course for Supply Chain Management in the
MBA Program, Twenty-Ninth Annual Transportation and Logistics Educators Conference, New Orleans,
LA, September 24, 2000.
C. W. Kirkwood, Incorporating Probability Analysis of Uncertainties into Multiple Criteria Optimization.
INFORMS Meeting, Seattle, October 25-28, 1998.
V. M. Bier, D. R. Clyman, L. R. Keller, C. W. Kirkwood, D. N. Kleinmuntz, PANEL: The Case for an
INFORMS Decision Analysis Journal, INFORMS Meeting, Seattle, October 25-28, 1998.
D. M. Buede, J. S. Dyer, A. Feinberg, J. C. Felli, C. W. Kirkwood, D. N. Kleinmuntz, and G. S. Parnell,
Panel: Teaching Multiobjective Decision Analysis. INFORMS Meeting, Dallas, October 26-29, 1997.
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C. W. Kirkwood and D. L. Keefer, Teaching Resource Allocation Using Decision Analysis. INFORMS
Meeting, San Diego, May 4-7, 1997.
C. W. Kirkwood and D. L. Keefer, Approximations to Facilitate Using Judgmental Probabilities. INFORMS
Meeting, Atlanta, November 3-6, 1996.
C. W. Kirkwood, Software in Decision Analysis Instruction, INFORMS Meeting, Washington, DC, May
5-8, 1996.
D. E. Bell, Samuel E. Bodily, R. T. Clemen, C. Kirkwood, Decision Analysis in the Future MBA Program,
INFORMS Meeting, Washington, DC, May 5-8, 1996.
C. W. Kirkwood, When Risk Attitude Should, and Should Not, Matter in Multiattribute Utility Analysis,
INFORMS Meeting, Los Angeles, April 23-26, 1995.
J. S. Stonebraker and C. W. Kirkwood, Applying Decision Analysis to Sequential Decisions Under Uncertainty With Continuous Decision Variables, ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Phoenix, October
31-November 3, 1993.
C. W. Kirkwood, Decision Analysis Frontiers: Toward Improved Decision Technology, Tenth ORSA
Doctoral Colloquium, Phoenix, October 30-31, 1993.
D. G. Brooks and C. W. Kirkwood, Estimating the Value of Future Activities, TIMS/ORSA Joint National
Meeting, Chicago, May 16-19, 1993.
C. W. Kirkwood and D. G. Brooks, Modeling Decisions Having Extreme Stakeholders and Limited Data,
ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, San Francisco, November 1-4, 1992.
C. W. Kirkwood and J. L. Corner, The Effectiveness of Partial Information about Attribute Weights for
Ranking Multiattribute Alternatives, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Nashville, May 12-15, 1991.
W. Edwards, R. Howard, C. Kirkwood, and A. Miller, Panel: The Future of Decision Analysis,
TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Nashville, May 12-15, 1991.
C. W. Kirkwood, Extensible Computing Environments for Decision Analysis, ORSA/TIMS Joint National
Meeting, Philadelphia, October 29-31, 1990.
C. W. Kirkwood, Tutorial: Applied Decision Analysis, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Las Vegas,
May 7-9, 1990.
C. W. Kirkwood, Computer-Based Instructional Environments for Decision Analysis, CORS/TIMS/ORSA
Joint Meeting, Vancouver, B. C., May 8-10, 1989.
C. W. Kirkwood, Approximate Multiobjective Decision Analysis Under Uncertainty, TIMS/ORSA Joint
National Meeting, Washington, April 25-27, 1988.
C. W. Kirkwood, Modelling Expertise in Problem Structuring, Joint Statistical Meetings, San Francisco,
August 17-20, 1987.
C. W. Kirkwood, When a Decision Analyst Becomes a Line Manager. ORSA/TIMS Joint National
Meeting, Miami Beach, October 27-29, 1986.
C. W. Kirkwood and D. G. Brooks, Applied Utility Theory, IEEE Conference on Systems, Man, and
Cybernetics 1985, Tucson, AZ, November 12-15, 1985.
C. W. Kirkwood, Developing Expertise in Problem Structuring for Multiobjective Decision Analysis,
ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Atlanta, November 4-6, 1985.
C. W. Kirkwood and D. G. Brooks, Evaluation of Microcomputer Networking Strategies, TIMS/ORSA
Joint National Meeting, Boston, April 29-May 1, 1985.
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C. W. Kirkwood, Explicitly Assessed Evaluation Functions for Multiobjective Mathematical Programming,
TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, San Francisco, May 14-16, 1984.
C. W. Kirkwood, Risk Assessment for a Hazardous Waste Spill, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, San
Francisco, May 14-16, 1984.
C. W. Kirkwood and R. K. Sarin, Ranking With Partial Information About Attribute Weights, ORSA/TIMS
Joint National Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 7-9, 1983.
D. M. Buede, C. W. Kirkwood, L. M. Merkhofer, and A. C. Miller, Panel: Decision Analysis Methodologies: A Best Approach? TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Detroit, April 18-21, 1982.
C. W. Kirkwood, Multiobjective Decision Analysis, ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Houston, October 11-14, 1981.
R. L. Keeney and C. W. Kirkwood, Analysis to Aid Nuclear Regulation, CORS/TIMS/ORSA Joint National
Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 3-6, 1981.
C. W. Kirkwood, Multicriteria Screening for Facility Siting, TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Washington, D. C., May 4-7, 1980.
K. Golabi, C. W. Kirkwood, and A. Sicherman, Selecting a Portfolio of Projects Using Decision Analysis,
ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Milwaukee, October 15-17, 1979.
C. W. Kirkwood, Computer Programs for Multiobjective Decision Analysis, The Institute of Management
Sciences XXIV International Meeting, Honolulu, June 18-22, 1979.
C. W. Kirkwood and R. K. Sarin, Invariance Properties for Multiattribute Value Functions, TIMS/ORSA
Joint National Meeting, New Orleans, April 30-May 2, 1979.
C. W. Kirkwood, Do Experts Know Less About More? Seventeenth Bayesian Research Conference, North
Hollywood, CA, February 15-16, 1979.
C. W. Kirkwood, Multiattribute Utility Analysis, Twenty-Fifth North American Meetings of the Regional
Science Association, Chicago, November 10-12, 1978.
C. K. Ford and C. W. Kirkwood, Assessment of Nuclear Power Plant Siting Methodologies, TIMS/ORSA
Joint National Meeting, New York City, May 1-3, 1978.
C. W. Kirkwood, Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plant Siting Methodologies, Sixteenth Bayesian Research
Conference, North Hollywood, CA, February 16-17, 1978.
C. W. Kirkwood, Public Safety Risks Due to Aircraft Crashes, ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting,
Atlanta, November 7-9, 1977.
C. W. Kirkwood, Social Decision Analysis Using Multiattribute Utility Theory, Conference on Multiple
Criteria Problem Solving: Theory, Methodology, and Practice, Buffalo, NY, August 22-26, 1977.
W. P. Cherry and C. W. Kirkwood, Design Analysis for Large System Definition, Development and
Procurement. TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, San Francisco, May 9-11, 1977.
D. L. Keefer and C. W. Kirkwood, Multiobjective Decision Analysis for Resource Allocation in a Product
Engineering Department. ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, Miami, November 3-5, 1976.
C. W. Kirkwood, Planning on Uncertainty in Foundation Stock Portfolios. TIMS/ORSA Joint National
Meeting, Philadelphia, March 31-April 2, 1976.
C. W. Kirkwood, The Sloan Foundation Program at Ann Arbor: PEPS, 83rd Annual Conference of the
American Society of Engineering Education, Fort Collins, CO, June 16-19, 1975.
C. W. Kirkwood, Group Decision Making Under Forced Uncertainty, ORSA/TIMS Puerto Rico Meeting,
San Juan, October 16-18, 1974.
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C. W. Kirkwood, Parametrically Dependent Preferences for Multiattributed Consequences, 1973 International Conference on Cybernetics and Society, Boston, November 5-7, 1973.
C. W. Kirkwood and R. L. Keeney, Group Decision Making Using Cardinal Social Welfare Functions,
44th National Meeting, Operations Research Society of America, San Diego, November 12-14, 1973.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND HONORS
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- Ad Hoc Committee on INFORMS Publications, 2010
- Past President, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, 2008-2010
- Editorial Board, Decision Analysis, 2002-2010
- Fellow, 2007, for outstanding and exceptional accomplishments and experience in operations research
and the management sciences.
- Frank P. Ramsey Medal of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, 2007, recognizes distinguished
contributions to the field of decision analysis, and is the highest award of the Decision Analysis Society.
- President, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, 2006-2008
- INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Publication Award (with R. F. Bordley), 2006, for the best
decision analysis journal article or book published in 2004.
- Publications Committee, 2006
- Chair, Decision Analysis Editor Search Committee, 2006
- Vice President/President-elect, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, 2004-2006
- Chair, Nominating Committee, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, 2004-2006
- INFORMS Subdivisions Council, 2004-2006
- INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Practice Award (with A. Maltz and M. P. Slaven), 2004
- Chair, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Publication Award Committee, 2004
- Council, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society, 2003-2004
- Judge for the INFORMS competition resulting in the Franz Edelman Award for Management Science
Achievement for outstanding management science and operations research practice, 2003.
- George E. Kimball Medal, 2002: Received in recognition of distinguished service to INFORMS and
to the profession of operations research and the management sciences
- Candidate for President, 2001
- Strategic Planning Committee, 2001
- Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee, 1999-2000
- Finance Committee, 1997-2000; Chair, 1999-2000
- Investment Committee, 1995-2000; Chair, 1999-2000
- INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Outstanding Student Paper Committee, 1998, 2005
- INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Publication Award Committee, 1997
- Candidate for Director at Large, 1997
- Ad Hoc Committee on the Liaison Function in INFORMS, 1996
The Institute of Management Sciences and the Operations Research Society of America
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- Combined Finance Committee, 1989-1994, Co-Chair, 1990-1993
- OR/MS Today Editorial Policy Board, 1990-1992
- Combined Publications Committee, 1987-1990; Chair, 1988-1990
- Vice Chairperson, Joint Northern California Chapter, 1983
- Program Committee, Detroit Joint National Meeting, 1980-82
Operations Research Society of America
- Investment Committee, 1993-94
- Candidate for President, 1993
- Treasurer, 1990-1993
- Publications Committee, 1986-1990; Chair, 1987-1990
- Judge, Decision Analysis Special Interest Group Student Paper Competition, 1989.
- OR Review Review Committee, 1987-88
- Secretary/Treasurer, Decision Analysis Special Interest Group, 1980-82
- Editor, special issue on decision analysis, Operations Research, January-February, 1980
- Education Committee, 1977-78
The Institute of Management Sciences
- Associate Editor, Management Science, 1981-88
National Science Foundation
- Design Theory Review Panel, 1999
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Panel, 1997
- Advisory Panel for the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Program, 1991-1993
Opnix, Inc., Technical Advisory Board, 2001-2003
U. S. Department of Energy expert panel on inadvertent intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, 1990
Enterprise Network, Inc., Board of Directors, 1985-88; Treasurer, 1987-88
Session chair for professional meetings and reviewer for the National Science Foundation and numerous
professional journals
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