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Bruce H. Andrews, Ph.D.
Professor of Quantitative Analysis

School of Business
University of Southern Maine 
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, ME  04104-9300
Phone:(207)780-4185
Fax:  (207)780-4046
bandrews@usm.maine.edu

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*** WORK EXPERIENCE ***

Professor of Quantitative Analysis, School of Business, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine (Sept. 1974 - present; promoted from Associate Professor in Sept. 1993; promoted from Assistant Professor in 1981); Recent teaching assignments include:


Operations Research/Management Science
Quantitative Business Analysis
Probability and Statistics for Business
Production/Operations Management
Statistics for Manufacturing Management
Quality Management

Management Consultant, Quantitative Modeling/Analysis (Sept. 1974 - present)

MBA Program Director, School of Business, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine (Jan. 1986 - Aug. 1990)

Senior Research Associate and Director, Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine (Jan. 1986 - present; Director from Jan. 1998 - present)

Staff Supervisor - Operations Analysis, Verizon (formerly New York Telephone Co.), New York, N.Y. (Sept. 1972 - Aug. 1974)

Teaching Fellow, Operations Research and Systems Analysis Department, Polytechnic University (formerly Polytechnic Institute of New York and Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn), Brooklyn, N.Y. (Sept. 1971 - Aug. 1972)

Member of Technical Staff, Operations Research Center , Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T Bell Laboratories), Holmdel, N.J. (Jan. 1969 - Aug. 1971)

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*** PUBLISHED RESEARCH ***

"A New Approach to Goal Setting and Performance Measurement", Interfaces

"A Successful Loan Default Prediction Model for Small Business", The Credit and Finacial Management Review

"Does Your Performance Brenchmarking System Measure Up?", Journal of American Water Works Association

"A Technology Assessment of Maine's Metals, Electronics, and Instrumentation Industries (Part III): Does Technology Affect Performance?", Maine Business Indicators

"A Technology Assessment of Maine's Metals, Electronics, and Instrumentation Industries (Part II): Is Maine Losing Ground?", Maine Business Indicators

"A Technology Assessment of Maine's Metals, Electronics, and Instrumentation Industries", Maine Business Indicators

"L.L. Bean Improves Call-Center Forecasting", Interfaces

"Determining Optimal Telephone-Agent Staffing Levels for Telemarketing Positions", Stores Magazine Retailing Review

"Establishing Telephone-Agent Staffing Levels through Economic Optimization", Interfaces

"Allocating Telecommunications Resources at L.L. Bean, Inc.", Interfaces (Edelman Award Issue)

"DSS Tools in Waste Recycling", Civil Engineering Magazine

"L.L. Bean Chooses a Telephone-Agent Scheduling System", (lead article) Interfaces

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*** EDUCATION ***

Ph.D. (June 1980) Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Operations Research
M.S. (June 1969) Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Industrial Engineering
B.A. (June 1967) University of Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) Mathematics

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Professional Affiliations

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