James P. Minas

Biography

James Minas is a lecturer of operations, technology, and information management at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He has taught and developed courses in a variety of business analytics topics including spreadsheet modeling, optimization, machine learning, statistical modeling, and decision analysis. His research focus is the use of analytics methods to gain insights into complex business problems. Application areas he has worked on include disaster response, supply chain resilience, contract design, and tax policy. His research has appeared in outlets such as Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, and Journal of the Operational Research Society.

Selected Publications

• Minas, James; Minas, John; Lim, Youngdeok. "A cluster analysis of individual taxpayers: What are the characteristics of taxpayers who realise capital gains?"Australian Tax Forum. 38.2 (2023): 245-265
• Minas, James; Simpson, Natalie; Tacheva, Zhasmina. "Modeling emergency response operations: A theory building survey"Computers and Operations Research. 119 (2020): 104921
• Alamri, Osama; Abbasi, Babak; Minas, James; Zeephongsekul, Panlop. "Service level agreements: ready-rate analysis with lump-sum and linear penalty structures"Journal of the Operational Research Society. 69.1 (2018): 142-155
• Simpson, Natalie; Minas, James. "Conceptualization and demonstration of the Incident Controller’s Problem"Decision Support Systems. 90 (2016): 99-111
• Minas, James; Hearne, John; Martell, David. "A spatial optimisation model for multi-period landscape level fuel management to mitigate wildfire impacts"European Journal of Operational Research. 232.2 (2014): 412-422

Recent Courses

• BANA 6470 - Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling
• NBA 6215 - Introduction to Python for Business
• NBA 6430 - Managerial Spreadsheet Modeling
• AEM 2010 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Management and Economics
• AEM 2011 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Non-Dyson Majors

Academic Degrees

• PhD Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2013
• BS University of Melbourne, 2001