Papers (Students and Postdocs in Bold)
- Zhang, Z. Denton, B.T., Morgan, T.M., “Optimization of Active Surveillance Strategies for Hetereogenous Patients with Prostate Cancer,” Production and Operations Management, 2022
- Denton, B.T., “Frontiers of Medical Decision Making in the Modern Age of Data Analytics,” IISE Transactions, 2022
- Otles, E., Seymour, J.., Wang, H., Denton, B.T., Dynamic Prediction of Work Status for Workers with Occupational Injuries: Assessing the Value of Longitudinal Observations, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2022
- Li, W., Denton, B.T., Morgan, T.M. Optimizing Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Using Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes,” European Journal of Operational Research, 2022
- Steimle, L, Kauffman, D., Denton, B.T., “Multi-model Markov Decision Processes: A New Method for Mitigating Parameter Ambiguity,” IISE Transactions, 2021
- Steimle, L., Ahluwalia, V., Kamdar, C., Denton, B.T., “Decomposition Methods for Solving Multi-model Markov Decision Processes.” IISE Transactions, 2021
- Ahluwalia, Steimle, L., Denton, B.T., “Policy-based branch-and-bound for infinite-horizon Multi-model Markov decision processes.” Computers and Operations Research, 2021
- Merdan, S., Barnett, C., Denton, B.T., Montie, J., Miller, D., “Data Analytics for Optimal Detection of Metastatic Prostate Cancer,” Operations Research (in press), 2020
- Li,W., Denton, B.T., Nieboer, D., Carroll, P.R., Roobol, M.J., Morgan, T.M., Movember Foundation’s
Global Action Plan Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance (GAP3) consortium, “Comparison of Biopsy Under-sampling and Annual Progression Using Hidden Markov Models to Learn from Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Studies,” Cancer Medicine (in press) 2020. - Zheng, Z., Denton, B.T., Xie, X., “Branch-and-Price for Chance-Constrained Bin Packing,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 32(3):547-564, 2020
- Bam, M., Zhang, Z., Denton, B.T., Duck, M., Van Oyen, M. “Planning Models for Skills-sensitive Surgical Nurse Staffing: A Case Study at a Large Academic Medical Center,” IISE Transactions (in press) 2020
- Inadomi, M., Singh, K., Qi, J., Dunn, R., Linsell, S., Denton, B.T., Hurley, P., Kleer, E., Montie, J., Ghani, K., Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC), “Prospective Monitoring of Imaging Guideline Adherence by Physicians in a Surgical Collaborative: Comparison of Statistical Process Control Methods for Detecting Outlying Performance,” BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making; 20(89), 2020
- Zheng, Z., Denton, B.T., Xie, X., “Appointment Scheduling and the Effects of Customer Congestion on Service,” IISE Transactions; 51(10), 1075-1090, 2019
- 18F-choline PET/mpMRI for Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: Part 1. Improved Risk Stratification for MRI-Guided Transrectal Prostate Biopsies,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 61(3), 337-343, 2020 , M.S., , J.S., , L.P., , J., , P.R., , T., , X., , B.T., “
- Barnett, C., Davenport, M.S., Montgomery, J.S., Kunju, L.P., Denton, B.T., Piert, M., “18F-choline PET/mpMRI for Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: Part 2. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis,” Journal of Nuclear Medicine; 60(12), 1705-1712, 2019
- Kimiz, S., Qi, J., Babitz, S.K., Linsell, S., Denton, B.T., Singh, K., Auffengerg, G., “Grade Groups Provide Improved Predictions of Pathological and Early Oncologic Outcomes Compared with Gleason Score Risk Groups,” Journal of Urology; 201 (2): 278-283, 2019
- Zhang, Y., Mason, J.E., Wu, H., Wilson, J., Denton, B.T., “Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis for Markov Decision Processes,” Healthcare Management Science; 22, 34–52, 2019
- Denton, B. T., “Optimization of Sequential Decision Making for Chronic Diseases: From Data to Decisions.” In Recent Advances in Optimization and Modeling of Contemporary Problems (pp. 316-348). INFORMS Tutorials, 2018
- Harvey, M. J., Denton, B. T., Prosser, L. A., & Hutton, D. W., “Determining the optimal strategy for the live-attenuated herpes zoster vaccine in adults. ” Vaccine; 36(41), 6237-6247
- Barnett, C. L., Davenport, M. S., Montgomery, J. S., Wei, J. T., Montie, J. E., & Denton, B. T.,”Cost‐effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging and targeted fusion biopsy for early detection of prostate cancer.” BJU International; 122(1), 50-58, 2018
- Mason, J.E., Denton, B.T., Shah, N.D., Smith, S.A., “Using Electronic Health Records to Monitor and Improve Adherence to Medication,” IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering; 7(4); 194-214, 2018
- Barnett, C., Auffenberg, G., Cheng, Z., Yang, F., Wang, J., Wei, J., Miller, D., Montie, Mamawala, M., Denton, B.T., “Optimizing Active Surveillance Strategies to Balance Competing Goals of Early Detection of Prostate Cancer , ” Cancer; 124(4); 698-755, 2017
- Berg, B., Denton, B.T., “Fast Approximations for Online Scheduling of Outpatient Procedure Centers,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 29(4); 631-644, 2017
- Bam, M., Denton, B.T., Van Oyen, M., Cowen, M., “Surgery Scheduling with Recovery Resources,” IISE Transactions; 49 (10), 942-955, 2017
- Barnett, C.L., Tomlins, S.A., Underwood, D.J., Morgan, T.M., Montie, J.E., Wei, J.T., Denton, B.T., “Two-Stage Biomarker Protocols for Improving the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer,” Medical Decision Making; 37(7), 815-826, 2017
- Basu, S., Sussman,J.B., Rigdon, J., Steimle L., Denton, B.T., Hayward, R.A., “ Improved Targeting of Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment: Derivation and Validation of Risk Scores for Benefit and Harm,” PLOS Medicine; 14(10), e1002410, 2017
- Bam, M., Denton, B.T., Van Oyen, M., “Surgery Scheduling with Recovery Resources,” IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering; 49(1), 1-14, 2017
- Zhang, Y., Denton, B.T., “Robust Markov Decision Processes for Medical Treatment Decisions,” Working Paper (under review, available at Optimization Online: https://www.optimization-online.org/DB_HTML/2015/10/5134.html), 2016
- Steimle, L., Denton, B.T., “Screening and Treatment of Chronic Diseases,” Markov Decision Processes in Practice, Eds: Richard Boucherie and Nico M. van Dijk, Springer, New York, 2016
- Hurley, P., Dhir, A., Gao, Y., Drabik, B., Lim, K., Curry, J., Womble, P.R., Linsell, S.M., Brachulis, A., Sexton, D.W., Ghani, K.R., Denton, B.T., Miller, D.c., Montie, J.E. “A State-wide Intervention Improves Appropriate Imaging in Localized Prostate Cancer,” Urology, 197(50); 1222-1228, 2016
- Castaing, J., Cohn, A., Denton, B.T., “A Stochastic Programming Approach to Reduce Patient Wait Times and Overtime in an Outpatient Infusion Center,” IIE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 6(3), 111-125, 2016
- Underwood, D., Zhang, J., Nielsen, M.E., Wilson, J.R., Denton, B.T., “The Influence of Heterogeneity on the Harms and Benefits of Prostate Cancer Screening,” Working Paper, 2015
- Liu, J., Womble, P.R., Merdan, S., Miller, D.C., Montie, J.E., Denton, B.T., “Factors Influencing Selection of Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer,” Urology; 86, 901-905, 2015.
- Merdan, S., Tomlins, S.A., Barnett, C.L., Underwood, D.J., Morgan, T.M., Montie, J.E., Wei, J.T., Denton, B.T., “Assessment of Long Term Outcomes Associated with Urinary Prostate Cancer Antigen 3 and TMPRSS2:ERG Gene Fusion at Repeat Biopsy,” Cancer; 121(22), 2015
- Gul, S., Denton, B.T., Fowler, J., “A Progressive Hedging Approach for Surgery Planning Under Uncertainty,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 27(4): 755-722, 2015
- Erdogan, S.A., Ghose, A., Denton, B.T., “On-line Appointment Sequencing and Scheduling,” IIE Transactions; 47, 1267-1286, 2015
- McCoy, R.G., Zhang, Y., Denton, B.T., Mason, J., Montori, V.M., Smith, S.A., Shah, N., “Trends in Treatment Intensification of Type 2 Diabetes,” American Journal of Managed Care, 2015.
- Price, S., Golden, B., Wasil, E., Denton, B.T., “Operations Research Models and Methods in the Screening, Detection, and Treatment of Prostate Cancer: A Categorized, Annotated Bibliography,” Operations Research for Health (in press), 2015
- Milne, R.J., White, T., Denton, B.T., “The Art and Science of Practice: How Analytics Practitioners Can Learn from Published Patents and Protect Their Work,” Interfaces, 45(3), 271-277, 2015
- Gose, A., Denton, B.T., “Sequential Bounding Methods for Two-Stage Stochastic Programs,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 28(2), 351-369, 2016
- Deng, Y., Shen, S., Denton, B.T., “Chance-Constrained Surgery Planning Under Conditions of Limited and Ambiguous Data,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 31(3):559-575, 2019
- Merdan, S., Womble, P.R., Miller, D.C., Barnett, C, Ye, Z., Linsell, S.M., Montie, J.E., Denton, B.T., “Towards Better Use of Bone Scans Among Men with Early State Prostate Cancer,” Urology; 84, 793-798, 2014
- Risko, R., Merdan, S. Womble, P.R., Montie, J., Barnett, C., Ye, Z., Linsell, S., Miller, D., Denton, B.T., “Clinical Predictors and Recommendations for Staging CT Scan Among Men with Prostate Cancer,” Urology; 84, 1329-1334 ,2014
- Zhang, Y., McCoy, R.G., Mason, J., Smith, S.A., Shah, N., Denton, B.T., “Comparative Analysis of Treatment Regimens for Glycemic Control in Diabetes Patients,” Diabetes Care; 37(5) 1338-1345, 2014
- Bjorn Berg, Denton, B.T., Ayca Erdogan, Todd Huschka, Thomas Rohleder, “Optimal Overbooking Strategies for Outpatient Procedure Centers,” Computers & Operations Research; 50, 24-37, 2014
- Wang, C.T., Milne, R.J., Fordyce, K., Denton, B.T., “Incorporating Contractual Arrangements in Production Planning,” Computers & Operations Research; 53, 353-363, 2015
- Mason, J., Denton, B.T., Shah, N., Smith, S., “Optimizing the Simultaneous Management of Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes,” European Journal of Operational Research; 233, 727-738, 2013
- Berg, B. , Murr, M. , Chermak, D., Woodall, J. , Pignone, M., Sandler, R., Denton, B.T., “Estimating the Cost of No-shows and Evaluating the Effects of Mitigation Strategies,” Medical Decision Making; 33, 976-985, 2012
- Yarmand, H., Ivy, J., Denton, B.T., Loyd, A., “Optimal Two-Phase Vaccine Allocation to Geographically Different Regions under Uncertainty,” European Journal of Operational Research 233(1), 208-219, 2014
- Zhang, Y. , Nielsen, M., Denton, B.T., “Comparison of Surveillance Strategies for Low Risk Bladder Cancer Patients,” Medical Decision Making; 33, 198-214, 2013
- Erdogan, S.A., Denton, B.T., “Dynamic Appointment Scheduling with Uncertain Demand,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 25(1), 116-132, 2013.
- Woodall, J., Gosselin, T., Boswell, A., Murr, M., Denton, B.T., “A Simulation Optimization Approach to Improve Patient Access to Duke Medicine’s Cancer Center,” Interfaces;43(5), 449-461, 2013 (Finalist for 2012 INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize)
- Zhang, J., Denton, B.T., Balasubramanian, H., Inman, B., Shah, N., “Optimization of Prostate Biopsy Referral Decisions,” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management; 14(4), 529-547, 2012
- Underwood, D., Zhang, J., Denton, B.T., Shah, N., Inman, B., “Simulation Optimization of PSA Threshold Based Prostate Cancer Screening Policies,” Health Care Management Science; 15(4), 293-309, 2012
- Zhang, J., Denton, B.T., Balasubramanian, H., Inman, B., Shah, N., “Optimization of PSA Screening Policies: A Comparison of the Patient and Societal Perspectives,” Medical Decision Making, 32(2), 337-349, 2012
- Inman, B., Zhang, J., Shah, N., Denton, B.T., “An Evaluation of the Dynamic Changes in PSA Occurring in a Population-Based Cohort of Men Over Time,” British Journal of Urology International, 110(3), 375-381, 2012.
- Mason, J., Denton, B.T.,“A Comparison of Decision Maker Perspectives on the Optimal Time to Initiate Cholesterol Treatment,” IBM Journal on Research and Development, 56(5), 1-12, 2012.
- Mason, J.E., England, D., Denton, B.T., Smith, S., Kurt, M., Shah, N., “Optimizing Statin Treatment Decisions in the Presence of Uncertain Future Adherence,” Medical Decision Making 32(1), 154-166, 2012.
- Berg, B, Denton, B.T., “Appointment Planning and Scheduling in Outpatient Procedure Centers,” in Springer Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling, Springer, 2012.
- Degbotse, A., Denton, B., Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., Orzell, R., and Wang, C., “IBM Blends Heuristics and Optimization to Plan its Semiconductor Supply Chain,” Interfaces; 43(2), 130-141, 2013
- Denton, B.T., Alagoz, O., Holder, A., Lee, E, “Open Challenges in Medical Decision Making,” IIE Transactions on Healthcare Engineering; 1(3), 161-167, 2011
- Batun, S., Denton, B.T., Huschka, T.R., Schaefer, A.J., “The Benefit of Pooling Operating Rooms Under Uncertainty,” INFORMS Journal on Computing; 23(2), 220-237, 2011
- Gul, S., Denton, B.T., Huschka, T., Fowler, J.R., “Bi-criteria Evaluation of an Out Patient Surgery Clinic via Simulation,” Production and Operations Management; 20(3), 406-417, 2011
- Kurt, M., Denton, B.T., Schaefer, A., Shah, N., Smith, S., “The Structure of Optimal Statin Initiation Policies for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes”, IIE Transactions on Healthcare; 1, 49-65, 2011 (Finalist INFORMS 2009 “Doing Good with Good OR – Student Paper Competition”, Winner of the 2010 INFORMS Service Section Best Paper Award).
- Shah, N.D., Mason, J.E., Kurt, M., Denton, B.T., Schaefer, A.J., Montori, V.M., Smith, S.A., “Comparative Effectiveness of Guidelines for the Management of Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension for Type 2 Diabetes Patients,” PLoS ONE; 6(1): e16170, 2011
- Balasubramanian, H., Banerjee, R., Naessens, J.M., Denton, B.T., Wood, D.L., “Improving Clinical Access and Continuity through Physician Panel Redesign,” Journal of General Internal Medicine; 25(1), 1109-1115, 2010
- Balasubramanian, H., Denton, B.T., “Managing Physician Panels in Primary Care,” Handbook of Health Care Delivery Systems, edited by Yih, Y., CRC Press, 2009.
- Denton, B.T., Verter, C., “OR in Healthcare“, OR/MS Today, 37(5), 2010
- Woodall, J., Berg, B., Sandler, R., Walker, M., Denton, B.T., “The Operational Performance Impact of Propofol on Patient Throughput in an Outpatient Endoscopy Suite,” Working Paper, 2010
- Denton, B.T., Miller, A., Balasubramanian, H., Huschka, T., “Optimal Allocation of Surgery Blocks to Operating Rooms Under Uncertainty,” Operations Research; 58(4), 802-816, 2010
- Zhang, J., Mason, J.E., Denton, B.T., Pierskalla, W.P., “Applications of Operations Research to the Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Disease,” Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 2010
- Rohleder, T., Huschka, T., Denton, B.T., “Using Simulation to Design and Improve an Outpatient Procedure Center,” Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery: Principles and Applications, IGI Global Publishers, 2010.
- Erdogan, S.A., Denton, B.T., “Surgery Planning and Scheduling: A Literature Review,” Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 2010
- Berg, B., Denton, B.T., Nelson, H., Balasubramanian, B., Rahman, A., Bailey, A., Lindor, K., “A Computer Simulation Model to Evaluate Operational Performance of a Colonoscopy Suite,” Medical Decision Making, 30, 380-387, 2009
- DeLergio, S., Denton, B.T., Cabanela, R.L., Anderson, S.S., Bruggeman, S.K., Ward, S.L., Groves, N., Osborn, J. “Forecasting Outpatient Visits to Improve Patient Access at a Large Medical Center,” Journal of Production and Inventory Management, 45(2), 35-58, 2009
- Fordyce, K., Wang, C., Chang, C., Degbotse, A., Denton, B.T., Lyon, P., Milne, R.J., Orzell, R., Rice, R., Waite, J., “The Ongoing Challenge – Creating an Enterprise-Wide Detailed Supply Chain Plan for Semiconductor and Package Operations,” Handbook of Production Planned, edited by Kempf, K., Keskinocak, P., Uzsoy, R., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2009
- Denton, B.T., Kurt, M., Shah, N.D., Bryant, S.C., Smith, S.A., “A Markov Decision Process for Optimizing the Start Time of Statin Therapy for Patients with Diabetes,” Medical Decision Making; 29(3), 351-367, 2008
- Gupta D, Denton, B.T. “Health Care Appointment Systems: Challenges and Opportunities,” IIE Transactions, 40, 800-819, 2008
- Huschka, T., Denton, B.T., Narr, B., Thompson, A., “Using Simulation in the Implementation of an Outpatient Procedure Center,” Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, Miami, FL, 2008
- Iser, J., Denton, B.T., King, R. “Heuristics for Balancing Operating Room and Post-Anesthesia Resources Under Uncertainty,” Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, Miami, FL, 2008
- Huschka, T., Denton, B.T., Gul, S., Fowler, J.R., “Bi-criteria Evaluation of an Out Patient Surgery Clinic via Simulation,” Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, Washington, D.C., 2007
- Balasubramanian, H., Banerjee, R., Gregg, M., Denton, B., “Improving Primary Care Access Using Simulation Optimization,” Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, Washington, D.C., 2007
- Denton, B.T., Viapiano, J., Vogl, A., “Optimization of Surgery Sequencing and Start Time Scheduling Decisions,” Health Care Management Science; 10(1), 13-24, 2007
- Denton, B.T., Rahman, A, Nelson, H., Bailey, A, “Simulation of a Multiple Operating Room Surgical Suite,” Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings, Monterey, CA, 2006
- Denton, B.T., Forrest, J., Milne, J., “IBM Solves a Mixed-Integer Program to Optimize Its Semiconductor Supply Chain,” Interfaces; 36, 386-399, 2006 (2005 INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize Winner)
- Denton, B.T., and Gupta D., “Strategic Inventory Deployment in the Steel Industry,” IIE Transactions; 36, 1083-1097, 2004 (Feature article in IE Magazine, November 2004)
- Denton, B.T. and Gupta D., “A Sequential Bounding Approach for Optimal Appointment Scheduling,” IIE Transactions, 35, 1003-1016, 2003 (2005 Outstanding IIE Publication Award 2005, and feature article in IE Magazine, November 2003)
- Denton, B.T., Gupta D., and Jawahir K., 2003, “Managing Increasing Product Variety at Integrated Steel Mills,” Interfaces; 33, 41-53.
- Denton, B.T. and Gupta D., “Optimization of Appointment Based Service Systems,” MSOM Conference Proceedings, Ann Arbor, 2000
Publication Links
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bibliography
Books
- Denton, B.T. (Ed.), “Handbook of Healthcare Operations Management: Methods and Applications,” International Series in Operations Research and Management Science, Volume 84, Springer, New York.
Patents
- Ottles, E., Denton, B.T., “A Deep Learning Approach for Dynamic Prediction of Return to Work for Injured Patients,” U.S. Patent Filing (patent pending), April, 2020.
- Denton, B.T., Huyn, C.K., Tandel, S.S., Voldman, S.H., “Optimized Scheduling Based on Sensitivity Data,” , U.S. Patent 8,301,288, October, 2012.
- Denton B.T., Milne R.J., “Method for Simultaneously Considering Customer Requests and Commit Dates,” U.S. Patent, 8,234,144, July, 2012 (Note: patent split from 7,584,113).
- Denton B.T., Milne R.J., “Method for Simultaneously Considering Customer Requests and Commit Dates,” U.S. Patent, 7,778,860, August, 2012 (Note: patent split from 7,584,113).
- Degbotse, A., Denton, B. and Milne, R.J., “Approximating Cycle Times within Material Flow Networks,” U.S. Patent 8,185,420, May, 2012.
- Chang, C., Denton, B.T., Hegde, S., Milne, R.J., Smith, S., Wang, C., and Smith, S., “Method of Planning Production for Complimentary Demands”, U.S. Patent, 8,140,372, March, 2012.
- Burda, R., Degbotse, A., Denton, B., Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., “Method of Release and Product Flow Management for a Manufacturing Facility,” U.S. Patent 8,165,704, April, 2012 (Note: patent split from 7,477,958).
- Denton, B.T., Forrest, J., Milne, R.J., “Method for Considering Hierarchical Preemptive Demand Priorities,” U.S. Patent 7,966,214, June, 2011.
- Denton, B., Milne, R.J., and Orzell, R.A., “Method for Purchase Order Rescheduling in a Linear Program,” U.S. Patent 7,966,208, June, 2011.
- Burda, R., Degbotse, A., Denton, B., Fordyce, K., Hegde, S., Milne, R.J., Shikalgar, S., and Zuo, G. “Method and System for Intelligent Automated Reticle Management,” U.S. Patent 7,953,507, May, 2011 (note: patent split with U.S. Patent 7,206,652).
- Denton, B.T., Milne, R.J., Wang, C., “Method for Fair-sharing Limited Resources Between Multiple Customers,”, U.S. Patent 7,937, 475, May, 2011 (note: patent split with U.S. Patent 7,383,337).
- Denton, B.T., Elmer, B., Milne, R.J., “Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Organizing Hierarchical Information,” U.S. Patent 7,885,958, February, 2011.
- Denton, B.T., Ervolina, T., Milne, R.J., Orzell, R.A., Raychaudhuri, S., “System for and Method of Supply Chain Interpolation,” U.S. Patent Application, 7,738,984, June, 2010.
- Denton, B.T., Milne, R.J., Nahar, R., Pleszkoch, M., Sharma, V., “Method, System, and Program Product for Determining Objective Function Coefficients of a Mathematical Programming Model,” U.S. Patent 7,689,592, March 30, 2010.
- Denton, B.T. and Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., “Method for Autonomic Control of an Automated Manufacturing System,” U.S. Patent 7,349,741, March 2008 (Note: patent split from 7,349,751).
- Denton B.T., Milne R.J., “Method for Simultaneously Considering Customer Requests and Commit Dates,” U.S. Patent, 7,584,113, September, 2009.
- Burda, R., Degbotse, A., Denton, B.T., Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., “Method of Release and Product Flow Management for a Manufacturing Facility,” U.S. Patent 7,477,958, January, 2009.
- Denton, B.T., Milne, R.J., Wang, C., “Method for Fair-sharing Limited Resources Between Multiple Customers,”, U.S. Patent 7,383,337, June, 2008.
- Burda, R., Degbotse, A., Denton, B., Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., and Williamson, E., “Method, system, and computer program product for controlling the flow of material in a manufacturing facility using extended zone of control,” U.S. Patent 7,305,276, December, 2007.
- Denton, B.T., Forrest, J., and Milne, R.J., “Method for Sizing Production Lot Starts Within a Linear System Programming Environment,” U.S. Patent, 7,292,904, November, 2007.
- Burda, R., Degbotse, A, Denton, B.T., Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., “Method, System, and Computer Program for Improved Flow of Development Lots in a Manufacturing Facility,” U.S. Patent, 7,239,930, July, 2007.
- Burda, R., Degbotse, A., Denton, B.T., Fordyce, K., Milne, R.J., Shikalgar, S., Zuo, G., “A Method and System for Intelligent Automated Reticle Management,” U.S Patent 7,206,652, April, 2007.
- Coppola, K., Denton, B., Mackay, G., and Milne, R.J., “Method, system, and storage medium for integrating rework operations into an advanced planning process,” U.S. Patent 7,200,454, May, 2007.
- Denton, B.T, Fordyce, K., and Milne, R.J., “Method for Autonomic Control of an Automated Manufacturing System,” U.S. Patent 7,151,972, December, 2006.
- Denton B.T., Milne, R.J., Orzell, R.A., Vajjala, S., Ward, J., “A Method for Optimizing Foundry Capacity,” U.S. Patent 7,103,436, September, 2006.
- Denton, B.T., Fordyce, K, Milne, R.J., “System and Method for Batch Scheduling of Lots Based on Flow Time and Number of Batches,” U.S. Patent 7,043,322, May, 2006.
- Denton B.T., Milne, R.J., “Method for Optimizing Material Substitutions within a Supply Chain,” U.S. Patent 6,983,190, January, 2006.
- Denton, B.T., Orzell, R.A., and Hegde, S., “A Method for Calculating Level Codes to Account for Capacities,” U.S. Patent, 6,584,370, July, 2003.
Undergraduate Research Projects
- Chen, Z., Yang, F., Wang, J. (UM-SURE Project), “Hidden Markov Models for Estimation of Prostate Cancer Progression in Men Receiving Active Surveillance,” (Summer, 2016)
- Wang, J., “Statistical Modeling of Longitudinal Data to Simulate Cardiovascular Risk Progression in Patients Over Time,” (Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016)
- Correa, M., University of Michigan (UM SROP-Project), “Statistical Validation of Predictive Models for Cancer Imaging”, 2014
- Jianyu, L., University of Michigan (UM – SURE), “Statistical Models for Evaluating Decisions to Pursue Active Surveillance for Low Grade Prostate Cancer”, 2014
- Risko, R., University of Michigan, “Predictive Models for CT Imaging in Prostate Cancer”, 2013-2014
- Pixton, D., Berg, B., Hopper, T., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2012, “A Simulation Model for Operational Improvements of University of North Carolina Cancer Hospital Infusion Clinic”
- Chermak, D., NCSU, 2010, “Analysis of Scheduling Heuristics in the Presence of No-Shows for an Endoscopy Practice at UNC Hospital”
- Chang, C., Weikert, E., NCSU, 2010, “Staffing of In Room Providers For Surgery at Mayo Clinic”
- Johnson, J., Wood, J., Berg, B., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2009, “Analysis of Endoscopy Suites at University of North Carolina Hospitals”
- Plack, S., Moomaw, L., Carr, S., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2009, “Optimal Location of Nerve Agent Chem-Packs in North Carolina” (Fall 2008 – Spring 2009 (Poster Presentation., at North Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference, Asheville, NC, September 2009)
- Carter, A., Squires, R., NCSU, 2009, “A Simulation Model to Evaluate the Effect of New System Interventions for an Urgent Care Clinic,” (Poster Presentation at Society for General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2009)
- Diering, M., Goodell, ,K., Johnson, D., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2008, “A Simulation Model for Analysis of Patient Flow Through UNC Family Medicine Clinic”
- Adams, Z., Moore, K., Wampler, A., Erdogan, A., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2008, “Surgery Scheduling Decision Support System,” (1st Place, IIE Society for Health Systems Student Paper Award, Chicago, IL, 2009) (Spring 2008)
- Wilson, Z., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2008, “Optimization of Patient Access to Health Services”
- Dunn, B., Wilson, L., Denton, B.T., NCSU, 2007, “NCSU Robotic Surgery Evaluation Project”