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Academic History

• Ph.D., Business Logistics, The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, 1998

• MBA, Marketing, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, 1992

• BS, Business/Economics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, 1987

Expertise

• Motor Carrier Management

• Fuel Optimization Models

• Logistics Decision Support Systems

• Truck Driver Management

• Vehicle Routing

Awards

Selected Publications

• Lan, B., & Suzuki, Y. (forthcoming) "Using Intermediate Points in Parcel Delivery Operations with Truck-Based Autonomous Drones", Decision Sciences, Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. & Denizel, M. (2024) "An Efficient System of Incentivizing Truck Drivers to Accept Night Loads", International Journal of Production Research, 62 (11):3819-3834. Link to Paper

• Schulz, A., & Suzuki, Y. (2023) "An efficient heuristic for the fixed-route vehicle-refueling problem", Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 169:102963. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2023) "Rehabilitating Locks and Dams in the Upper Mississippi Waterway Through PPP: A New Business Model", Transportation Journal, 62 (1):43–78. Link to Paper

• Schulz, A., & Suzuki, Y. (2022) "Bounds and valid inequalities for the fixed-route vehicle-refueling problem", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 170:108340. Link to Paper

• Lu, S. H., Suzuki, Y., & Clottey, T. (2024) "Improving the efficiency of last-mile package deliveries using hybrid driver-helpers", Decision Sciences, 55 (3):209-318. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., & Lan, B. (2023) "Reducing the cost of B2B logistics via night deliveries: Does it really work?", Decision Sciences, 54 (2):193-210. Link to Paper

• Cortes, J. D., & Suzuki, Y. (2021) "Last-mile delivery efficiency: en route transloading in the parcel delivery industry", International Journal of Production Research, :1-18. Link to Paper

• Lu, S. H., Suzuki, Y., & Clottey, T. (2020) "The Last Mile: Managing Driver Helper Dispatching for Package Delivery Services", Journal of Business Logistics, 41 (3):206-221. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Yoshinori and Bo Lan (2018) "Cutting Fuel Consumption of Truckload carriers By Using New Enhanced Refueling Policies", International Journal of Production Economics, 202:69-80. Link to Paper

• Kabir, Qazi Shaheen and Yoshinori Suzuki (2019) "Comparative analysis of different routing heuristics for the battery management of automated guided vehicles", International Journal of Production Research, 57 (2)Link to Paper

• Kabir, Q. S., & Suzuki, Y. (2018) "Effect of Battery Charging of Automated Guided Vehicles on the Output of a Flexible Manufacturing System", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 117:225-236. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., & Lu, S. H. (2017) "Economies of Product Diversity in Collaborative Logistics", Journal of Business Logistics, 38 (2):115-129. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2016) "A dual-objective metaheuristic approach to solve practical pollutionrouting problem", International Journal of Production Economics, 176:143-153. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., & Cortes, J. D. (2016) "A Tabu Search with Gradual Evolution Process", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 100:52-57. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., Montabon, F., & Lu, S. H. (2014) "DSS of vehicle refueling: A new enhanced approach with fuel weight considerations", Decision Support Systems, 68:15-25. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., & Dai, J. (2013) "Decision Support System of Truck Routing and Refueling: A Dual-Objective Approach", Decision Sciences, 45 (5):817-842. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2014) "A Variable-Reduction Technique for the Fixed-Route Vehicle-Refueling Problem", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 67:204-215. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2012) "A decision support system of vehicle routing and refueling for motor carriers with time-sensitive demands", Decision Support Systems, 54:758-767. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2012) "Disaster-Relief Logistics with Limited Fuel Supply", Journal of Business Logistics, 33 (2):145-157. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2011) "A New Truck Routing Approach for Reducing Fuel Consumption and Pollutants Emission", Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment, 16 (1):73-77.

• Suzuki, Y., Crum, M. R., & Pautsch, G. R. (2009) "Predicting Truck Driver Turnover", Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 45 (4):538-550. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2008) "A Generic Model of Motor-Carrier Fuel Optimization", Naval Research Logistics, 55 (8):737-746. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Yoshinori and Gregory R. Pautsch (2005) "A Vehicle Replacement Policy for Motor Carriers in an Unsteady Economy", Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice, 39 (5):463-480. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., Crum, M. R., & Audino, M. J. (2003) "Airport Choice, Leakage, and Experience in Single-Airport Regions", 129 (2):212-218. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y., Tyworth, J. E., & Novack, R. A. (2001) "Airline Market Share and Customer Service Quality: A Reference-Dependent Model", Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice, 35 (9):773-788. Link to Paper

• Suzuki, Y. (2000) "The Relationship Between On-Time Performance and Airline Market Share: A New Approach", Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 36 (2):139-154. Link to Paper

• Williams, L. R., Magee, G. D., & Suzuki, Y. (1998) "Multi-Dimensional View of EDI: Testing The Value of EDI Participation to Firms", Journal of Business Logistics, 19 (2):73-87. Link to Paper