James P. Minas

Biography

James Minas is a lecturer of operations, technology, and information management in 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, and contract design. 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
• Jahani, Hamed; Abbasi, Babak; Hosseinifard, Zahra; Fadaki, Masih; Minas, James. "Disruption risk management in service level agreements"International Journal of Production Research. 59.1 (2021): 226-244
• Minas, John; Minas, James. "Deductions for work related expenses in Australia: An analysis of options for reform"Australian Tax Forum. 36.1 (2021): 53-69
• Minas, James; Simpson, Natalie; Tacheva, Zhasmina. "Modeling emergency response operations: A theory building survey"Computers and Operations Research. 119 (2020): 104921
• Minas, James; Simpson, Natalie; Kao, Ta-Wei. "New measures of vulnerability within supply networks: A comparison of industries"Handbook of Ripple Effects in the Supply Chain. Springer Dordrecht. 276 (2019): 209-227
• 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
• Abassi, Babak; Hosseinifard, Zahra; Alamri, Osama; Minas, James. "Finite time horizon fill rate analysis for multiple customer cases"Omega. 76 (2018): 1-17
• van der Merwe, Martijn; Ozlen, Melih; Hearne, John; Minas, James. "Dynamic rerouteing of vehicles during cooperative wildfire response operations"Annals of Operations Research. 254 (2017): 467-480
• 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. "An integrated optimization model for fuel management and fire suppression preparedness planning"Annals of Operations Research. 232 (2015): 201-215

Recent Courses

• NBA 6215 - Introduction to Python for Business
• NBA 6430 - Managerial Spreadsheet Modeling
• AEM 2010 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Management and Economics

Academic Degrees

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