ARUNA APTE

Professor, Operations and Logistics Management
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School
555 Dyer Road Monterey CA 93943
Office: (831)656-7583, Fax: (831) 656-3407
auapte@nps.edu
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REFEREED RESEARCH ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
(Page numbers are not given for online journals)


[15] G. Ferrer and A. Apte, "Managing Lifecycle Information of Aircraft Engine Components", Defense Acquisition Review Journal, 62, April 2012.(Second Place Best paper Award)

[14] R. Rendon, U. Apte, and A. Apte, "Services Contracting in the DoD: A Comparison of the Army, Navy, and Air Force", Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 61, January 2012.

[13] A. Apte, R. Rendon, and J. Salmeron, "An Optimization Approach to Strategic Sourcing: A Case Study of the United States Air Force", Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 17(3), 2011, pp. 222-230.

[12] A. Apte, U. Apte, and R. Rendon, "Services Supply Chain in the United States Navy: An Empirical Study of the Current Management Practices", Journal of Public Procurement, 4(11), December 201, pp. 538-562.

[11] A. Apte and S. Heath, "Request and Response Processes for Department of Defense Support during Domestic Disasters", Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 8(1), Article 17, 2011.

[10] A. Apte, "Supply Chain Networks for Perishable and Essential Commodities: Design and Vulnerabilities", Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, 3(2), 2011, pp 26 – 43.

[9] A. Apte, U. Apte, and R. Rendon, "Contracting for Services in the U.S. Army: Empirical Study of the Current Management Practices", Journal of Contract Management, 8(1), 2010, pp 9 – 21, (Best Paper Award).

[8] J. Salmeron and A. Apte, "Stochastic Optimization for Natural Disaster Asset Prepositioning", Production and Operations Management, 19(5), 2010, pp 561 – 575.

[7] A. Apte, "Humanitarian Logistics: A New Field of Research and Action", Foundations and Trends® in Technology, Information and OM: 3(1), 2009, pp 1 – 100.

[6] A. Apte and R. Rendon, "A Diagnostic Approach to Weapon System Life-Cycle Support: The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System", International Journal of Defense Acquisition Management, 2009, Vol. 2.

[5] A. Apte, "Exact Algorithm for the Interval Flow Transportation Problem with Uniform Conditional Lower Bounds," International Journal of Logistics and Transport, 2(2), October 2008, pp 7 – 22.

[4] A. Apte, "An Interval Pivoting Heuristics for Finding Quality Solutions to Variable-Bound Interval-Flow Transportation Problem," International Journal of Logistics and Transport, 1(1), October 2007, pp 7 – 25.

[3] A. Apte, U. Apte, and N. Venugopal, "Focusing on Customer Service in Field Service Delivery: A Normative Approach," Production and Operations Management, 16(2), 2007, pp 189 – 202.

[2] A. Apte, U. Apte, R. Beatty, J. Semple, and I. Sarkar, "The Impact of Check Sequencing on NSF Fees," Interfaces, 34(2). March-April 2004, pp 97 – 105.

[1] A. Apte, A. Jayasuriya, J. Kennington, I. Krass, R. Mohamed, S. Sorensen, and J. Whitler, "Class Scheduling Algorithm for Navy Training Schools", Naval Research Logistics , 45, 1998, pp 533 – 551 .

PATENT

N. Venugopal and A. Apte, "SONET Ring Designer Tool", Patent # 7929426, received April 19, 2011.

REFEREED RESEARCH ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN BOOKS

[B1] A. Apte, "Human Systems Integration in Program Management: Case Studies in Aegis", in W. Rouse (ed), The Economics of Human Systems Integration, 2010, NY: John Wiley & Sons

REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

[C4] A. Apte, K. Yoho, C. Greenfield, and C. Ingram, "An Analysis of United States Navy Disaster Relief Operations", 41st Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences Institute, 2012, forthcoming.

[C3] A. Apte and K. Yoho, "Capabilities and Competencies in Humanitarian Operations", 18th EurOMA (European Operations Management Association) Conference, 2011.

[C2] A. Apte and K. Yoho, "Strategies for Logistics in Case of a Natural Disaster", 40th Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences Institute, 2011.

[C1] A. Apte, U. Apte, and R. Rendon, "Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Empirical Study of the Current Management Practices in the Army", 17th EurOMA Conference, 2010.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

[T12] A. Apte and K. Yoho, "Capabilities and Competencies in Humanitarian Operations", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2012

[T11] A. Apte and K. Yoho, "Strategies for Logistics in Case of a Natural Disaster", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2011

[T10] A. Apte and E. C. Yoder, "When Disaster Strikes Is Logistics and Contracting Support Ready?", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2011

[T9] A. Apte, U. Apte, and R. Rendon, "Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Comparison of Acquisition Management Practices in Army, Navy, and Air Force", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2010.

[T8] A. Apte and G. Ferrer, "Managing Lifecycle Information of Aircraft Components", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2009.

[T7] A. Apte, U. Apte, and R. Rendon, "Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Empirical Study of the Current Management Practices in the Army", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2009.

[T6] A. Apte, R. Rendon, and J. Salmeron, "Strategic Sourcing in the Air Force: An Optimization Approach", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. September 2009.

[T5] A. Apte, U. Apte, and R. Rendon, "Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practice", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. October 2008.

[T4] A. Apte and I. Lewis, "The Logistics Impact of Evolutionary Acquisition", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. June 2007.

[T3] A. Apte and E. Dutkowski, "Total Ownership Cost Reduction Case Study: AEGIS Microwave Power Tube", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. October 2006.

[T2] A. Apte, "Spiral Development: A Perspective", Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. June 2005.

[T1] A. Apte, "Optimizing Phalanx Weapon System Life-Cycle Support," Acquisition Research Sponsored Report Series, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. January 2005.

 

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