Dr. Jonathan P. Pinder

Associate Professor of Management

OFFICE: Farrell 336

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Pinder's research has been published in Decision Sciences, the Journal of Operations Management, the Journal of Forecasting, the Journal of Economics and Business, Managerial and Decision Economics, the Journal of the Operational Research Society, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, and Decision Economics, among others. Dr. Pinder has received numerous teaching awards. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute and the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science.

HONORS

2017 - Most Promising New Textbook Award, Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)
2016 - Outstanding Educator, School of Management
2015 - Outstanding Educator, School of Management
2014 - Kienzle Teaching Award, School of Management
2013 - Outstanding Educator, Schools of Management
2012 - Kienzle Teaching Award, Schools of Management
2011 - Kienzle Teaching Award, Schools of Management
2010 - Outstanding Educator, Schools of Management
2009 - Outstanding Educator, Schools of Management
2008 - Outstanding Educator, Babcock Graduate School of Management
2007 - Medlin Excellence Fellowship, Babcock Graduate School/John Medlin
2006 - Medlin Excellence Fellowship, Babcock Graduate School/John Medlin
2005 - Medlin Excellence Fellowship, Babcock Graduate School/John Medlin
2005 - Kienzle Teaching Award, Babcock Graduate School of Management
2002 - Kienzle Teaching Award, Babcock Graduate School of Management
1999 - Outstanding Educator, Babcock Graduate School of Management
1995 - Sara Lee Excellence Award, Babcock Graduate School/Sara Lee Corporation

EXPERTISE

Business Analytics; Demand Forecasting; Stochastic Optimization, Agent-Based Modeling, MicroSoft Excel;

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Stochastic Optimization
Agent-Based Modeling
Revenue Management
Project Management
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Nonlinear Regression

TEACHING INTERESTS

Business Analytics
Quantitative Methods
Statistical Analysis for Stochastic Optimization
Forecasting
Simulation
Agent-Based Modeling

EDUCATION

Ph D, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Business Administration) - 1988
BS, North Carolina State University (Civil Engineering) - 1982

PUBLICATIONS

Academic Press

Introduction to Business Analytics Using Simulation, 2nd Edition

Pinder, J. P.

CreateSpace

Introduction to Business Analytics Using Simulation Models

Pinder, J. P. (2017)

Academic Press

Introduction to Business Analytics Using Simulation Models

Pinder, J. P. (2016)

Cafe Press

Introduction to Business Analytics: Data Driven Decision Making

Pinder, J. P. (2015)

Cafe Press

Introduction to Business Analytics for MBAs: Data Driven Decision Making

Pinder, J. P. (2014)

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education/Decision Sciences Institute

A Demonstration of Regression False Positive Selection in Data Mining

Pinder, J. P.

Cafe Press

Introduction to Business Analytics: Data Driven Decision Making

Pinder, J. P. (2014)

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

An Active Learning Exercise for Introducing Agent-Based Modeling

Pinder, J. P. (2013)

Decision Sciences Institute

An Excel Solver Exercise to Introduce Nonlinear Regression

Pinder, J. P. (2013)

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

An Excel Solver Exercise to Introduce Nonlinear Regression

Pinder, J. P. (2013)

Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

An Active Learning Exercise for Introducing Agent-Based Modeling

Pinder, J. P. (2013)

Cafe Press

Introduction to Business Analytics: Data Driven Decision Making

Pinder, J. P. (2012)

Cafe Press

Elementary Stochastic Optimization: Data Driven Decision Making

Pinder, J. P. (2011)

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Using Revenue Management To Improve Pricing and Capacity Management In Programme Management

Pinder, J. P. (2005)

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Potential Inventory Cost Reductions Using Advanced Time Series Forecasting Techniques

Shoesmith, G. L. , & Pinder, J. P. (2001)

Journal of Operations Management

Using Discounted Cash Flow Heuristics To Improve Project Net Present Value

Pinder, J. P. , & Marucheck, A. S. (1996)

Journal of Economics and Business

Decision Analysis Using Multinomial Logit Models: Mortgage Portfolio Valuation

Pinder, J. P. (1996)

Managerial and Decision Economics

Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Inventory Management

Pinder, J. P. (1996)

Journal of Operations Management

A Revenue Management Approach To Demand Management And Order Booking In Assemble-To-Order Manufacturing

Harris, F. H. , & Pinder, J. P. (1995)

Journal of the Operational Research Society

An Approximation of a Markovian Decision Process to Determine Resource Planning Policies

Pinder, J. P. (1995)

Journal of Forecasting

Modeling Multivariate Cointegrated Systems; Insights From Nonlinear Dynamics

Shoesmith, G. L. , & Pinder, J. P. (1995)

Decision Sciences

Testing For Nonlinear Dependence in Inventory Data

Pinder, J. P. (1994)