Larry Snyder

Published and Forthcoming Journal Articles

1. Schmitt, A. and L. V. Snyder. Infinite-horizon models for inventory control under yield uncertainty and disruptions. Forthcoming in Computers and Operations Research. Download preprint from SSRN.
2. Peng, P., L. V. Snyder, Z. Liu, and A. Lim. Design of reliable logistics networks with facility disruptions. Transportation Research-Part B 45(8), 1190-1211, 2011.
3. Rong, Y., L. V. Snyder, and Y. Sun. Inventory sharing under decentralized preventive transshipments. Forthcoming in Naval Research Logistics 57(6), 540-562, 2010. Download preprint from SSRN.
4. Qi, L., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. The effect of supply disruptions on supply chain design decisions. Transportation Science 44(2), 274-289, 2010. Download preprint (pdf).
5. Schmitt, A. J., L. V. Snyder, and Z.-J. M. Shen. Inventory systems with stochastic demand and supply: Properties and approximations. European Journal of Operational Research 206(2), 313-328, 2010. Download preprint from SSRN.
6. Qi, L., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. A continuous-review inventory model with disruptions at both supplier and retailer. Production and Operations Management 18(5), 516-532, 2009. Download preprint (pdf).
7. Rong, Y., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. The impact of ordering behavior on order-quantity variability: A study of forward and reverse bullwhip effects. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 20(1), 95-124, 2009. Download preprint from SSRN.
8. Ross, A. M., Y. Rong, and L. V. Snyder. Supply disruptions with time-dependent parameters. Computers and Operations Research 35(11), 3504-3529, 2008. Download preprint (pdf).
9. Snyder, L. V., M. S. Daskin, and C.–P. Teo. The stochastic location model with risk pooling. European Journal of Operational Research 179(3), 1221-1238, 2007. Download preprint (pdf).
10. Hartman, J. H., S. C. Liedka, and L. V. Snyder. The impact of US tax depreciation law on asset location and ownership decisions. Computers and Operations Research 34(12), 3560-3568, 2007. Download preprint (pdf).
11. Snyder, L. V. Facility location under uncertainty: A review. IIE Transactions 38(7), 537-554, 2006. Download preprint (pdf). Download summary table (xls).
12. Snyder, L. V., and M. S. Daskin. Stochastic p-robust location problems. IIE Transactions 38(11), 971-985, 2006. Download preprint (pdf). Download data sets.
13. Snyder, L. V. and M. S. Daskin. A random-key genetic algorithm for the generalized traveling salesman problem. European Journal of Operational Research 174(1), 38-53, 2006. Download preprint (pdf). Download data sets.
14. Snyder, L. V. and Z.-J. M. Shen. Supply chain management under the threat of disruptions. The Bridge (National Academy of Engineering), 36(4), 39-45, Winter 2006. HTML version.
15. Snyder, L. V. and M. S. Daskin. Reliability models for facility location: The expected failure cost case. Transportation Science 39(3), 400-416, 2005. Download preprint (pdf). Download data sets.

Refereed Conference Proceedings (selected)

1. Kishore, S. and L. V. Snyder. Control mechanisms for residential electricity demand in SmartGrids. Proc. of IEEE Smart Grid Communications Conference (SmartGridComm), October 4-6, 2010. (Download pdf file.)
2. Chen, C., S. Kishore, and L. V. Snyder. An innovative RTP-based residential power scheduling scheme for smart grids. Proc. of IEEE Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), to appear, 2011. (Download pdf file.)

Invited Book Chapters

1. L. V. Snyder. Introduction to facility location. In “Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science,” J. J. Cochran (ed.), New York: Wiley, 2011, forthcoming.
2. Z. Atan and L. V. Snyder. Inventory strategies to manage supply disruptions. In “Managing Supply Disruptions,” H. Gurnani, A. Mehrotra, and S. Ray (eds.), Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2011, forthcoming.
3. L. V. Snyder. Covering problems. In “Foundations of Location Analysis,” H. A. Eiselt and V. Marianov (eds.), Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2010, forthcoming. Download preprint (pdf).
4. L. V. Snyder and Z.-J. M. Shen. Supply chain management under the threat of disruptions. In “Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium,” Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 139-147, 2007.
5. L. V. Snyder and M. S. Daskin. Models for reliable supply chain network design. In “Critical Infrastructure: Reliability and Vulnerability,” A. T. Murray and T. H. Grubesic (eds.), Chapter 13, pp. 257-289, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2007. Download preprint (pdf).
6. L. V. Snyder, Scaparra, M. P., Daskin, M. S., and R. L. Church. Planning for disruptions in supply chain networks. In “TutORials in Operations Research,” Johnson, M. P., B. Norman, and N. Secomandi (eds.), Chap. 9, Baltimore: INFORMS, 234-257, 2006. Download preprint (pdf).
7. Daskin, M. S., L. V. Snyder, and R. T. Berger. Facility location in supply chain design. In “Logistics Systems: Design and Operation,” A. Langevin and D. Riopel (eds.), Chap. 2, New York: Springer, 39-66, 2005. Northwestern University Working Paper #03-010. Download preprint (pdf) file.

Working Papers and Theses

1. Schmitt, Amanda J., L. V. Snyder, and Z.-J. M. Shen. Centralization versus decentralization: Risk pooling, risk diversification, and supply uncertainty in a one-warehouse multiple-retailer system. Submitted for publication. (Download from SSRN.) 7/11.
2. Latifoglu, C. L., P. Belotti, and L. V. Snyder. Models for production planning under power interruptions. Submitted for publication. (Download from SSRN.) 6/11.
3. Snyder, L. V., Z. Atan, P. Peng, Y. Rong, A. Schmitt, and B. Sinsoysal. OR/MS models for supply chain disruptions: A review. Submitted for publication. (Download from SSRN.) 10/10.
4. Rong, Y., Z. Bulut, and L. V. Snyder. Heuristics for base-stock levels in multi-echelon distribution networks. Submitted for publication. (Download from SSRN.) 4/10.
5. Rong, Y., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. Pricing during disruptions: A cause of the reverse bullwhip effect. Submitted for publication. (Download from SSRN.) 12/09.
6. Snyder, L. V. A tight approximation for a continuous-review inventory model with supplier disruptions. Submitted for publication. Lehigh University Dept. of ISE Technical Report #05T-005. Download preprint (pdf). Revised 9/08.
7. Rong, Y., L. V. Snyder, and Z.-J. M. Shen. Bullwhip and reverse bullwhip effects under the rationing game. Submitted for publication. (Download from SSRN.) 8/08.
8. Tomlin, B.T. and L. V. Snyder. On the value of a threat advisory system for managing supply chain disruptions. Submitted for publication. Download preprint (pdf). Revised 4/07.
9. L. V. Snyder and Z.-J. M. Shen. Supply and demand uncertainty in multi-echelon supply chains. Submitted for publication. Download preprint (pdf). 9/06.
10. Snyder, L. V. Supply chain robustness and reliability: Models and algorithms. Ph.D. dissertation, Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, 2003. Download (pdf).
11. Snyder, L. V. Combinatorial rigidity and the path decomposition of isostatic graphs, B.A. honors thesis, Amherst College, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, 1996. (Thesis advisors: Ruth Haas and Norton Starr.)

Other Publications

1. Snyder, L. V., A. Sargent, M. Schlosser, and S. Orwan. The software question: To buy or build? CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly, 46-50, Quarter 1/2009.
2. Snyder, L. V., Z.-J. M. Shen, and J. L. Sutherland. Řízení dodavatelských řetězců ve světě ohroženém výpadky / Supply chain management considerations under the threat of disruptions. Reliant Logistic News (Czech Republic), 16-18, 2008.
3. Snyder, L. V., Z.-J. M. Shen, and J. L. Sutherland (2006). Supply chain management considerations under the threat of disruptions. Center for Value Chain Research white paper #0603, Lehigh University.
4. Simchi-Levi, D., L. Snyder, and M. Watson. Strategies for uncertain times, Supply Chain Management Review 6(1), 11–12, 2002.