Wallace J. Hopp

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
122 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wallace J. Hopp is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wallace J. Hopp has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Management Information Systems, 49 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 22 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Wallace J. Hopp's work include Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (41 papers), Supply Chain and Inventory Management (30 papers) and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (22 papers). Wallace J. Hopp is often cited by papers focused on Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (41 papers), Supply Chain and Inventory Management (30 papers) and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (22 papers). Wallace J. Hopp collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. Wallace J. Hopp's co-authors include M Leroy Spearman, Mark P. Van Oyen, David L. Woodruff, Seyed M. R. Iravani, Izak Duenyas, Xiaowei Xu, Eylem Tekin, Esma S. Gel, John W. Boudreau and Laura Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Wallace J. Hopp

118 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Factory Physics : Foundations of Manufacturing Management 1990 2026 2002 2014 1995 1990 2004 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Factory Physics : Foundations of Manufacturing Management
    1995 960 citations Wallace J. Hopp, M Leroy Spearman profile →
  2. CONWIP: a pull alternative to kanban
    1990 653 citations M Leroy Spearman, David L. Woodruff et al. International Journal of Production Research profile →
  3. To Pull or Not to Pull: What Is the Question?
    2004 386 citations Wallace J. Hopp, M Leroy Spearman Manufacturing & Service Operations Management profile →

Peers

Wallace J. Hopp
Stephen C. Graves United States
Paul Zipkin United States
Morris A. Cohen United States
Abraham Seidmann United States
Chen–Fu Chien Taiwan
Guilherme Luz Tortorella Brazil
Awi Federgruen United States
Jan C. Fransoo Netherlands
Sridhar Tayur United States
Yves Dallery France
Stephen C. Graves United States
Wallace J. Hopp
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Fields of papers citing papers by Wallace J. Hopp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wallace J. Hopp

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hopp, Wallace J., Christopher D. Ittner, & Kalyan Singhal. (2021). A New Platform for Integrating and Improving Management Research and Practice. 1(1). 14–15. 1 indexed citations
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Spearman, M Leroy, David L. Woodruff, & Wallace J. Hopp. (2021). CONWIP Redux: reflections on 30 years of development and implementation. International Journal of Production Research. 60(1). 381–387. 13 indexed citations
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Brescia, Alexander A., Michael J. Paulsen, Tessa M.F. Watt, et al.. (2020). Economic Analysis and Long-term Follow-up of Distant Referral for Degenerative Mitral Valve Repair. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 111(2). 479–486.
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Hopp, Wallace J. & David Simchi‐Levi. (2020). Management Science: The Legacy of the Past and Challenge of the Future. Management Science. 67(9). 5306–5316. 5 indexed citations
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Tucker, Emily L., Mark S. Daskin, Burgunda V. Sweet, & Wallace J. Hopp. (2019). Incentivizing resilient supply chain design to prevent drug shortages: policy analysis using two- and multi-stage stochastic programs. IISE Transactions. 52(4). 394–412. 57 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J.. (2018). Positive lean: merging the science of efficiency with the psychology of work. International Journal of Production Research. 56(1-2). 398–413. 46 indexed citations
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Saghafian, Soroush, Wallace J. Hopp, Mark P. Van Oyen, Jeffrey S. Desmond, & Steven L. Kronick. (2014). Complexity-Augmented Triage: A Tool for Improving Patient Safety and Operational Efficiency. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 16(3). 329–345. 93 indexed citations
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Saghafian, Soroush, Wallace J. Hopp, Mark P. Van Oyen, Jeffrey S. Desmond, & Steven L. Kronick. (2012). Patient Streaming as a Mechanism for Improving Responsiveness in Emergency Departments. Operations Research. 60(5). 1080–1097. 127 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J., Seyed M. R. Iravani, & Fang Liu. (2009). Managing White‐Collar Work: An Operations‐Oriented Survey. Production and Operations Management. 18(1). 1–32. 88 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J., Seyed M. R. Iravani, & Biying Shou. (2007). A Diagnostic Tree for Improving Production Line Performance. Production and Operations Management. 16(1). 77–92. 23 indexed citations
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Birnbaum, Larry, Wallace J. Hopp, Seyed M. R. Iravani, et al.. (2005). Task aware information access for diagnosis of manufacturing problems. 308–310. 1 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J., Eylem Tekin, & Mark P. Van Oyen. (2004). Benefits of Skill Chaining in Serial Production Lines with Cross-Trained Workers. Management Science. 50(1). 83–98. 238 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J. & M Leroy Spearman. (2004). Commissioned Paper To Pull or Not to Pull: What Is the Question?. 13 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J., M Leroy Spearman, & Rachel Q. Zhang. (1995). An Easily Implementable Heuristic for a Two-echelon Spare Parts Distribution System. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J. & M Leroy Spearman. (1993). SETTING SAFETY LEADTIMES FOR PURCHASED COMPONENTS IN ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS. IIE Transactions. 25(2). 2–11. 42 indexed citations
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Bean, James C., Wallace J. Hopp, & Izak Duenyas. (1992). A Stopping Rule for Forecasting Horizons in Nonhomogeneous Markov Decision Processes. Operations Research. 40(6). 1188–1199. 14 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J. & M Leroy Spearman. (1991). Throughput of a constant work in process manufacturing line subject to failures. International Journal of Production Research. 29(3). 635–655. 64 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J., et al.. (1991). Availability and Average Inventory of Balanced Assembly-Like Flow Systems. IIE Transactions. 23(2). 161–168. 14 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J., et al.. (1988). Multiaction maintenance under markovian deterioration and incomplete state information. Naval Research Logistics (NRL). 35(5). 447–462. 24 indexed citations
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Hopp, Wallace J.. (1987). A Sequential Model of R&D Investment Over an Unbounded Time Horizon. Management Science. 33(4). 500–508. 15 indexed citations

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