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����Steven Nahmias is Professor of Operations Management and Information Systemsin the Leavey School ofBusiness Adnunistration at Santa Clara University. He holdsa B.A. in Mathematics and Sciences from Queens College, and B.S. in OperationsResearch from Columbia University, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in OperationsResearch from Northwestem. He previously served on the faculties ofthe Universityof Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, and Stanford University.He is widely known for his research on stochastic inventory models with an emphasison perishables. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific articles whichhave appeared in a variety ofnational and intemationaljoumals. He has served as AreaEditor in Supply Chain Logistics for Operations Research, senior editor for M&SOM,associate editor for Management Science, and associate editor for Naval ResearchLogistics. He eamed first prize in the Nicholson Student Paper competition (1971) andsecond prize in the TIMS student paper competition (1972) and the University Awardfor Sustained Excellence in Scholarship from Santa Clara University (1998). In 2011he was named Distinguished Fellow of the Manufacturing and Service OperationsManagement Society and in 2014 Dishnguished Fellow ofINFORMS.In addition to his academic activities he has served as a consultant to a varietyof companies and agencies. In his spare time he enjoys biking and golf. He is also asemi-professionaljazz trumpet player and performs regularly with several bands inthe Bay Area.