Susan Palocsay

Professor of Computer Information Systems and Management Science 

Office: 230 Zane Showker Hall
Phone: 540-568-3061
Fax: 540-568-3273
Email: mailto:palocssw@jmu.edu
Mailing Address: JMU, College of Business, MSC 0202, Harrisonburg, VA 22807


Education

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

    D.Sc., Operations Research, 1991

    Minor:  Statistics

    Dissertation: Nonconvex Fractional Programming

    Advisor: James E. Falk

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

    M.S., Operations Research, 1986

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

    B.S., Mathematics, 1982

    Minors: Data Processing and Business Administration

Interests

Business process modeling and simulation; statistical and quantitative analysis

Current Courses Taught

COB 291 Introduction to Management Science

COB 191 Business Statistics

CIS/MS 363 Business Process Management

Key Publications

"An Excel-based Tool for Scoring and Ranking Proposed R&D Projects," Henriksen and Palocsay, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, 7(3), 529-546, 2008.

“A Study of Web-based Homework Effectiveness in Teaching Undergraduate Business Statistics,” Palocsay and Stevens, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 6(2), 205-224, 2008.

“Scenario Analysis in Spreadsheets Using Excel’s Scenario Tool”, Markham and Palocsay, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 6(2), 23-31, 2006.

“Factors Contributing to the Success of Undergraduate Business Students in Management Science Courses,” Brookshire and Palocsay, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 3(1), 99-108, 2005.

“An Empirical Study of Posterior Probabilities from a Neural Network Classifier”, Palocsay, Brookshire, and Stevens, Neural Computing and Applications, 10, 48-55, 2001.

“Cellular versus Process Layouts:  An Analytic Investigation of the Impact of Learning on Shop Performance,” Kannan and Palocsay, Omega, International Journal of Management Science, 27, pp. 583-592, 1999.

“Bounds on a Trauma Outcome Function via Optimization,” Falk, Palocsay, Sacco, Copes, and Champion, Operations Research, 40, pp. S86-S95, January-February, 1992.

Positions Held

Associate Contributing Editor for International Abstracts in Operations Research, 1991 to present.

Treasurer for the Women in OR/MS Forum of INFORMS, 2002 to present.

Secretary for the Southeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2002-2003; 2008-2009.

President, JMU Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2004-present.

JMU Dingledine Scholarship Panel, 2006-2008.

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