Emeritus Professor, Business Analytics

PhD in Operations Research, Northwestern University

ME, Iowa State University

BSIE, Iowa State University

Fellow - Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences, 2007

Franz Edelman Laureate - INFORMS, 2006

Dean's Teaching Award - Tippie College of Business, 2004

Finalist, Franz Edelman Award - INFORMS, 2002

de Matta, R. E., Lowe, T. J., & Wu, L. (2015). Managing Product Variety in a Supply Chain. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 62 (1) pp. 4-17.

de Matta, R. E., Lowe, T. J., & Zhang, D. (2014). The Retailer-Supplier Preference to Sell on Consignment or Wholesale. Omega. 49 pp. 93-106.

Leifker, N., Jones, P. C., & Lowe, T. J. (In Press). (2014). Determining optimal order amount for end-of-life parts acquisition with possibility of contract extension. Engineering Economist.

Sim, T. & Lowe, T. J. (2013). The Hub Covering Flow Problem. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 64 (7) pp. 973-981.

Leifker, N., Jones, P. C., & Lowe, T. J. (2012). A Continuous-time Examination of End-of-life Parts Acquisition With Limited Customer Information. Engineering Economist. 57 (4) pp. 284-301.

Glowacka, K., Lowe, T. J., & Wendell, R. E. (2012). The Impact of Non-Agility on Service Level and Project Duration. Decision Sciences Journal. 43 (5) pp. 957-971.

Francis, R. L. & Lowe, T. J. (In Press). (2012). Comparative Error bound theory for three location models: continuous demand versus discrete demand. TOP.

Lowe, T. J. & Wendell, R. E. (2011). Exact Solution of Two Location Problems via Branch and Bound In Foundations of Location Theory.

Zhang, D., de Matta, R. E., & Lowe, T. J. (2010). Channel Coordination in a Consignment Contract. European Journal of Operational Research. 207 (2) pp. 897-905.

Wu, L., de Matta, R. E., & Lowe, T. J. Consumer Influence On Product Variety Decisions. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology 2010. Singapore.

"Project Management Essentials," Guest/Invited Speaker at PMCenters USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 2013.

"Managing Product Variety," Guest/Invited Speaker at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria, December 2012.

"Project Management Essentials," Guest/Invited Speaker at PMCenters USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 2012.

"Managing Product variety in a Supply Chain," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, October 2010.

"CONSUMER INFLUENCE ON PRODUCT VARIETY DECISIONS," Guest/Invited Speaker at IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, Singapore, June 2010.

"Supply Chain Management: A Key to Financial Success," Guest/Invited Speaker at Cedar Valley APICS Meeting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 2010.

"Toward Channel Coordination via Retailer-Supplier Contract Incentives," Guest/Invited Speaker at Li and Fung SCM Research Center, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October 2009.

"Project Management Essentials," Guest/Invited Speaker at PMCentersUSA, Houston, Texas, August 2009.

"Coordinating the Supply Chain in the Agricultural Seed Industry," Guest/Invited Speaker at California State University-Northridge, Northridge, California, January 2009.

"Coordinating the Supply Chain in the Agricultural Seed Industry," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, November 2007.

de Matta, R. E., Lowe, T. J., & Zhang, D. (2016). Dynamic Pricing in Reputation-Based E-Commerce Retailing.

de Matta, R. E., Lowe, T., & Zhang, D. (2016). Competition in a Consignment Channel.

Lowe, T. J., Wendell, R. E., & Glowacka, K. (2013). An Applied Perspective on Project Schedule Agility.

Lowe, T. J. & Chhajed, D. (2012). Product Design for the Bottom of the Market Pyramid.

Associate Editor, TOP, January 2006.

Co-Editor, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, January 2002.