{"id":2997,"date":"2020-08-24T10:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?post_type=profile&p=2997"},"modified":"2020-10-27T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T20:02:21","slug":"roger-d-h-warburton","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/profile\/roger-d-h-warburton\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger D. H. Warburton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Warburton\u2019s research focuses on the practical challenge of inventory control. He publishes and lectures internationally about domestic manufacturing, challenging the obsession with manufacturing everything offshore. He teaches courses in supply chain management and project management, both in the classroom and online. Warburton discovered the exact theoretical solutions to the full set of supply chain equations, opening up a new range of information system research opportunities. He develops algorithms, heuristics, and guidelines for supply chain management systems. He lectures in U.S. and Europe, advocating that the loss of manufacturing jobs is not inevitable\u2014there are cost-effective survival strategies for high-wage manufacturers. Warburton also conducts research in project management, having developed a model for including time dependence into Earned Value Management, to determine project costs and schedules early in their life.\u00a0Previously, Warburton was the MIS director for Griffin Manufacturing, helping transform an apparel manufacturer from a simple cut-and-sew facility into a twenty-first century operation with a global supply chain and domestic manufacturing supported by international outsourcing. Before that, he was vice president of the Software Technology Division of Jaycor, directing the technical analysis of very large information systems. He is a certified\u00a0Project Management Professional (PMP\u00ae<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Scholarly Works<\/h2>
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Honors\/Recognition:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Innovative Scholar Grant for Distance Learning, 2010, for “The Creation of a Multi-Dimensional Online Case Study.” Presented by the Provost\u2019s Faculty Advisory Board for Distance Education (FABDE) and the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching (CEIT).<\/p>\n

Books, Chapters, and Journal Articles:
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Warburton, R. D. H., J. P. E. Hodgson, and E. H. Nielsen. \u201cExact Solutions to the Supply Chain Equations for Arbitrary, Time-Dependent Demands.\u201d International Journal of Production Economics<\/i>\u00a0151 (2014): 195\u2013205.<\/p>\n

Kanabar, V., and R. D. H. Warburton. The Art and Science of Project Management (<\/em>Newport: RW Press, 2013).<\/p>\n

Disney, S. M., Q. C. Zong, and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cNet Present Value Analysis of the Economic Production Quantity.\u201d IMA Journal of Management Mathematics\u00a0<\/i>24, no.\u00a04 (2013): 423\u2013435. ISSN 1471-678X. DOI: 10.1093\/imaman\/dpt002<\/p>\n

\u201cScience is Relentlessly Public.\u201d Imagination and the Public Sphere<\/em>, edited by Cumings, S. (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012).<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and S. M. Disney. “On the Lambert W Function: Economic Order Quantity Applications and Pedagogical Considerations.” International Journal of Production Economics<\/em> 140, no. 2 (2012): 756\u2013764.
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\u201cA Time-dependent Earned Value Model for Software Projects.\u201d International Journal of Project Management <\/em>29, no. 8 (2011): 1082\u201390.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Time Dependence of CPI and SPI for Software Projects.\u201d In\u00a0Proceedings of the PMI Research and Education Conference<\/em>, Project Management Institute (Washington, D.C., July 2010).<\/p>\n

Disney, S. M., and R D. H. Warburton. \u201cOn the Lambert W function: EOQ Applications and Pedagogical Considerations.\u201d 16th<\/sup> International Working Seminar on Production Economics<\/em> (Innsbruck, Austria, March 1\u20135, 2010).<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., Burgdorfer, J., and Wang, J. \u201cAnalytic Approximations of Projectile Motion with Quadratic Air Resistance.\u201d Journal of Service Science & Management <\/em>3 (2010): 98\u2013105.<\/p>\n

Hodgson, J. P. E., and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cInventory resonances in multi-echelon supply chains.\u201d International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications<\/em> 12, no. 4 (2009): 299-311.<\/p>\n

\u201cEOQ Extensions exploiting the Lambert W function.\u201d European Journal of Industrial Engineering<\/em> 3, no. 1 (2009): 45-69.<\/p>\n

Kanabar, Vijay, and R. D. H. Warburton. MBA Fundamentals Project Management<\/em> (New York, N.Y.: Kaplan Publishing, 2008).<\/p>\n

Hodgson, J. P. E., and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cA note on approximating solutions to the linear differential delay equation.\u201d International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics<\/em> 44, no. 2 (2008): 211-218.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and S. M. Disney. \u201cOrder and inventory variance amplifications: The equivalence of continuous and discrete time analyses.\u201d International Journal of Production Economics<\/em> 110 (2007): 128-137.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn optimal, potentially automatable ordering policy.\u201d International Journal of Production Economics<\/em> 107 (2007): 483-495.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and M. Ben Jazia. \u201cAn optimal replenishment policy for an inventory with decaying items and a ramp in demand.\u201d Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences<\/em> 28, no. 1 (2007): 67-80.<\/p>\n

Stratton, R., and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cManaging the trade-off implications of global supply.\u201d International Journal of Production Economics<\/em> 103, no. 2\u00a0(2006): 667-669.<\/p>\n

Disney, S. M., D. R. Towill, and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cOn the equivalence of control theoretic, differential, and difference equation approaches to modeling supply chains.\u201d International Journal of Production Research<\/em> 101 (2006): 194-208.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and R. Stratton. \u201cThe optimal quantity of quick response manufacturing for an onshore and offshore sourcing model.\u201d International Journal of Logistics<\/em> 8, no. 2 (2005): 1-17.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn exact analytical solution to the production inventory control problem.\u201d International Journal of Production Economics<\/em> 92, no. 1 (2004): 81-96.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., S. M. Disney, D. R. Towill, and J. P. E. Hodgson. \u201cFurther insights into the stability of supply chains.\u201d International Journal of Production Research<\/em> 42 (2004): 639-648.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn analytical investigation of the Bullwhip Effect.\u201d Productions and Operations Management<\/em> 13, no. 2 (2004): 150-160.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and J. Wang. \u201cAnalysis of asymptotic projectile motion with air resistance using the Lambert W function.\u201d American Journal of Physics<\/em> 72, no. 11 (2004): 1404-7.<\/p>\n

Stratton, R., and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cThe strategic integration of agile and lean supply.\u201d International Journal of Production Economics<\/em> 85, no. 2 (2003) 183-198.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and R. Stratton. \u201cQuestioning the relentless shift to offshore manufacturing.\u201d Supply Chain Management<\/em> 7, no. 2 (2002): 101-108.<\/p>\n

Conference Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., R. Kahn, and B. Kahn. “Three Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of New Student Populations.” Presentation at the Faculty Resource Network National Symposium, Xavier and Dillard Universities, New Orleans, La., November 17-18, 2012.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., S. Leybourne, and V. Kanabar. \u201cThe Third Decade of Online Education: What have we learned.\u201d Paper presented at the 2011 Our Digital Renaissance Conference, Florence, Italy, November 10\u201312, 2011.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and V. Kanabar. \u201cLeveraging the New Practice Standard for Project Estimating.\u201d Paper selected for presentation at the PMI Global Congress 2011\u2013North America, Dallas\/Ft. Worth, Tex., October 22-25, 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cNet Present Value Analysis of the Economic Production Quantity.\u201d The Operations Research Society OR53 Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK, September 2011. Co-presented with Disney, S., and Zhong, Q.<\/p>\n

\u201cItalian Science vs Authority: The Truth Will Out.\u201d Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, N.Y., October 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Analysis of GVA Data for the Advanced Skills for Advanced Materials Programme.\u201d NW Texnet, Bolton, UK, June 22, 2010.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and V. Kanabar. \u201cThe Practical Calculation of Schedule Variance in Terms of Schedule.\u201d Project Management Institute Global Congress, Denver, Colo., October 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cA macro earned value model.\u201d Project Management Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland, July 2008.<\/p>\n

Hodgson, J. P. E., and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cInventory Resonances in Multi-Echelon Supply Chains.\u201d 19th<\/sup> International Conference on Production Research, Valparaiso, Chile, July 2007.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and S. Disney. \u201cA cyclic demand produces and infinite Bullwhip Effect.\u201d Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) International Conference, Hong Kong, June 2006.<\/p>\n

Disney, S., and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cCyclic demand problems in the frequency domain.\u201d Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) International Conference, Hong Kong, June 2006.<\/p>\n

Disney, S. M., F. Chen, W. van de Velde, G. Gaalman, M. Lambrecht, D. R. Towill, and R. D. H. Warburton. \u201cThe economics of the Bullwhip Effect.\u201d Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) International Conference, Hong Kong, June 2006.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and S. M. Disney. \u201cAn exact solution to the variance amplification problem for pure time delay systems.\u201d 18th<\/sup> International Conference on Production Research, Salerno, Italy, August 2005.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., S. M. Disney, and D. R. Towill. \u201cThe equivalence of the control theoretic, differential, and difference equation approaches to the production inventory control problem.\u201d 17th<\/sup> International Conference on Production Research, Blacksburg, Va., August 2004.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., G. Makin, and\u00a0R. Stratton. \u201cThe application of the Newsvendor Algorithm to compute the optimal quantity of quick response manufacturing for an on- and off-shore model.\u201d Proceedings of the 8th<\/sup> International Symposium on Logistics and Networked Organizations<\/em>, Seville, Spain, July 2003.<\/p>\n

Stratton, R., R. D. H. Warburton, and G. Makin. \u201cManaging demand uncertainty via product and process innovation.\u201d Proceedings of the 8th<\/sup> International Symposium on Logistics and Networked Organizations<\/em>, Seville, Spain, July 2003.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H., and R. Stratton. \u201cSystematic Innovation and the strategic Integration of Agile and Lean Supply, Theory and Practice.\u201d 16th<\/sup> International Conference on Production Research, Prague, Czech Republic, August 2001.<\/p>\n

Warburton, R. D. H. \u201cHow much domestic, quick response manufacturing can a business afford?\u201d Proceedings SPIE<\/em>, Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing III <\/em>4192 (2000): 107.<\/p>\n

Recent Talks and Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Constitutes a \u2018Quality\u2019 Graduate Project Management Curriculum?\u201d Panel Discussion, IRNOP2011 Research Conference, Montr\u00e9al, Canada, June 19\u201322, 2011. Co-presented with Bredillet, C., Cassivi, L., Kanabar, V., Maylor, H., and S\u00f6derlund, J.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Multi-Dimensional Online Case Study.\u201d BU Provost\u2019s Faculty Advisory Board on Distance Education, Boston University, Boston, Mass., April 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnalytical EOQ Extensions.\u201d Invited presentation sponsored by the Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Denmark, June 4, 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cGroups, projects, and simulations online.\u201d Online learning at Boston University Conference, May 13, 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolving the Supply Chain Equations: Surprising and Useful.\u201d Invited presentation sponsored by the Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Denmark, March 9, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen is Domestic (U.S.) Manufacturing Competitive?\u201d Invited presentation sponsored by the Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Denmark, March 8, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom \u201cC\u201d to Sea: From Information Systems to Global Supply Chains.\u201d Pace University, New York, N.Y., May 9, 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cMathematical tools in Information Systems: The engine of progress.\u201d St. Joseph\u2019s University, Philadelphia, Pa., April 15, 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Physics of the movie \u2018Magnetism.\u2019\u201d Southern New England Physics Alliance, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Mass., December 1, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen is domestic manufacturing competitive?\u201d Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK, November 11, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cBalanced Sourcing: Flirting with the enemy or a strategy for survival?\u201d Skillfast, UK, Bolton, UK. November 10, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cExact solutions to the Supply Chains Equations: The state of the art.\u201d \u201cBoston Scientific Data Analysis,\u201d Boston Scientific, Natick, Mass., May 6, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen is Domestic Manufacturing Competitive?\u201d Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass., April 1, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn analytical investigation of the Bullwhip Effect.\u201d National Textile Center Forum, Hilton Head, S.C., February 16, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cProjectiles with Air Resistance\u2014Dave\u2019s Conjecture.\u201d Southern New England Physics Alliance, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Mass., January 29, 2004.<\/p>\n

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