Scott R. Schultz

Associate Professor

School of Engineering

Engineering Building Suite 201

 (478) 301-2840 

Schultz_sr@Mercer.Edu

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2001

M.E., Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, l985

B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida, l984

Academic Experience:

- Mercer University

Associate Professor of Engineering – 2008 to Present

Assistant Professor of Engineering – 2002-2008

Published Research: Peer Reviewed Journals

Joines, J.A., C.T. Culbreth, and S.R. Schultz, (2007) “The Lumber Procurement and Kiln Scheduling Problem: A Hybrid-GA Approach,” Wood and Fiber Science, 39(4), 628-638.

Taner, M.R, T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, S.R. Schultz (2007), "Satisfying due-dates in the presence of sequence dependent family setups with a special comedown structure,” Computers & Industrial Engineering, 52, 57-70.

Schultz, S.R., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, and K.A. Thoney, (2004) “On Minimizing Lmax for the Job Shop Scheduling Problem,” International Journal of Production Research, 42(23), 4893-4907.

Schultz, S.R., T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King, and M.R. Taner, (2004) “Minimizing Lmax for the Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Family Setups and Job Due Dates,” International Journal of Production Research, 42(20), 4315-4330

Research Presentations:

Schultz, S.R. and L. Lackey, (2008). “Navigating the Realities of Textbook Edition Management” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Southeast Section Conference.

Schultz, S.R., (2007). “Engineering economy: getting personal”, Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Southeast Section Conference.

Schultz, S.R., (2006). “A Glass Floatline Simulation: Modeling Methodology and Applications”, Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference.

Schultz, S.R., (2006). “Using Multimedia Case Studies as Teaching Aids for a Discrete Event Simulation Course”, Proceedings of the2006 ASEE Southeast Section Conference.

Schultz, S.R. and C. D. Geiger, (2005). “Transitioning Students from Simulation Mechanics to Simulation as a Process Improvement Tool: A Multimedia Case Study Approach”, Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference.

Taner, M.R. and S.R. Schultz, (2005). “Scheduling Parallel Machines with a Single Server”, Proceedings of the MIC2005: The Sixth Metaheuristics International Conference.

Calar, G., A. Lachman, G. Rogers and S.R. Schultz, (2005). “A Scheduling / Routing Solution for a Service Routing Problem,” Proceedings of the 2005 Industrial Engineering Research Conference.

Burtner, J., L. Moody and S.R. Schultz, (2005). “Tying Industry to Engineering Education: A Case Study on Developing an Academia/Industry Relationship with an Emphasis on Benefits Accrued and Lessons Learned,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Southeast Section Conference.

Schultz, S.R. and M.R. Taner, (2004). "Parallel Dedicated Machine Scheduling With a Single Server: Full Precedence Case," 2004 IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition.

Schultz, S.R. and J. Burtner, (2004). "Educating Engineers for the Information Age: How Exposure to Information Age Tools in the Classroom Prepares Students for the Information Age," Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Southeast Section Conference.

Schultz, S.R., A.L. Coley, T.J. Hodgson, R.E. King and K.A. Thoney, (2003). "Minimizing WIP for job shop problems while satisfying due date," Proceedings of the 2003 Industrial Engineering Research Conference.

Burtner, J., S. Barnett, R. Radharamanan and S.R. Schultz, (2003). "Industrial-related projects in the upper-level Industrial Engineering curriculum at Mercer University," Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.

S. Barnett, J. Burtner, R. Radharamanan and S.R. Schultz, (2003). "Bringing Real World Experiences into the Industrial Engineering Classroom: From Introductory Course to Senior Design," Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Southeast Section Conference.

Published Research: Other

S.R. Schultz (2007), “A glass float line simulation: Modeling methodology and applications”, Revista Virtual, Virtual Pro, Ingenieria en Procesos, Noviembre de 2007, 69, 15.

Schultz, S. R. (2005), “Waiting for Practicality,” Industrial Engineer, October, 2005, 31-35.

Working Papers:

Scheduling Radar Warning Receivers Using Simulation and Meta-Heuristics, Huntsville Simulation Conference, 2008.

Dinner and a Golf Outing, Using Meta-Heuristics to solve a “Social Golfer Problem”.

Memberships:

American Society of Engineering Educators

Institute of Industrial Engineers

Sigma Xi Research Society