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David Schiffman, CDR, USN
Professional History

Operations Research Department
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California 93943

Glasgow Hall 263
(831) 656-2380 DSN: 756-2380
Fax: (831) 656-2595
Email: dlschiff@nps.edu

Military Instructor of Operations ResearchCDR Schiffman
Program Officer of the Computer Science DEPARTMENT
PROGRAM OFFICER FOR MOVES INSTITUTE
Senior Active Duty Surface Warfare Officer

Teaching Interests:

  • Decision Theory
  • Gaming Theory
  • Simulation
  • OR techniques utilizing EXCEL spreadsheets
  • Logistics modeling

Thesis Advised:

PREDICTING THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL MILITARY RECRUITS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS WITH APPLICATION TO RECRUITER PLACEMENT Britton September, 2007

A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE NAVY STANDARD WORKWEEK AND ACTUAL WORK AND REST PATTERNS OF U.S. NAVY SAILORS Haynes September, 2007

THE EFFECT OF MORAL WAIVERS ON THE SUCCESS OF NAVY RECRUITS Huth September, 2007

LOGISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE PACIFIC Baggett – March, 2008

 
   

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