James Morris

James G. Morris chairs the Department of Operations and Information Management, and also directs its Information Systems program.

He teaches operations research courses and a course on facilities location models.

Morris’s research focuses on facilities location with special focus on distribution system network design, decision problems under risk, and workforce scheduling. His work has appeared in Annals of Operations Research, Management Science, Mathematical Programming, Naval Research Logistics, Operations Research, and Transportation Science, among other academic journals, and he co-authored the book, “Facilities Location: Models and Methods.”

Morris is a member of the advisory boards of the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management, the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management, and the UW E-Business Consortium.

Morris earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Selected Published Journal Articles

• Ray, S. & Kim, S. & Morris, J. (2014). The Central Role of Engagement in Online Communities. Information Systems Research (25), 528-546.
• Ray, S. & Kim, S. & Morris, J. (2012). Online Users' Switching Costs: Their Nature and Formation. Information Systems Research (23), 197-213. doi: 10.1287/isre.1100.0340.
• Ow, T. & Morris, J. (2010). "An Experimental Study of Executive Decision-Making With Implications For Decision Support". Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce (20), 370 – 397. doi: 10.1080/10919392.2010.516642.

Undergraduate Courses

Facilities Location Models (O I M 578), Spring 2002.

Facilities Location Models (OIM 578), Spring 2003.

Facilities Location Models (OIM 578), Spring 2005.

Facilities Location Models (OIM 578), Spring 2001.

Facilities Location Models (OTM 578 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Operations Research II (OIM 411), Spring 2001.

Operations Research I (OIM 410), Fall 2001.

Operations Research for Management (OIM 312), Fall 2001.

Combined Undergraduate & Graduate Courses

Operations Research I (OTM/OTM 410/710 Section 1), Fall 2008.

Operations Research II (OTM/OTM 411/711 Section 1), Spring 2009.

Operations Research I (OIM/OIM 410/710), Fall 2002.

Operations Research II (O I M 411/711), Spring 2002.

Operations Research I (OIM/OIM 410/710), Fall 2003.

Operations Research II (OIM/OIM 411/711), Spring 2003.

Operations Research I (OIM/OIM 410/710), Fall 2004.

Operations Research II (OIM/OIM 711/411), Spring 2005.

Operations Research I (OIM/OIM 710/410), Fall 2005.

Operations Research II (OIM/OIM 711/411), Spring 2006.

Facilities Location Models (OIM/IEN 578/578), Spring 2006.

Operations Research I (OTM/OTM 710/410 Section 1), Fall 2009.

Operations Research II (OTM/OTM 411/711 Section 1), Spring 2010.

Operations Research I (OTM/OTM 710/410 Section 1), Fall 2010.

Operations Research (OTM/OTM 410/710), Fall 2011.

Operations Research II (OTM/OTM 711/411 Section 1), Spring 2007.

Operations Research I (OTM/OTM 710/410 Section 1), Fall 2007.

Operations Research II (OTM/OTM 711/411 Section 1), Spring 2008.

Editorial and Reviewing Activities

Journal of the Operational Research Society - January 2010 - December 2010 Ad Hoc Reviewer