Shane Hall

Dr. Shane Hall is an Assistant Professor at the Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship, University of Montana. He specializes in operations research, mathematical optimization, and management science. His research focuses on applying quantitative models to enhance organizational efficiency, particularly in military systems, pediatric vaccination logistics, and supply chain management.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006)
• M.S. in Operations Research from Air Force Institute of Technology (2000)
• B.S. in Mathematics from Brigham Young University (1997)

Research Interests: Dr. Hall's work integrates optimization methods with discrete-event simulation to solve complex problems. He has contributed to military operations, pediatric vaccination formulary design, and logistics optimization. His recent focus includes risk analysis frameworks and simulation optimization techniques.

Awards:

• Finalist for David Rist Prize (2017)
• Excellence in Teaching Award (2009)
• George Harper Award (2006)

Teaching: Teaches Operations Management (BMGT 322) and Operations and Supply Chain (BMGT 565) courses regularly. His teaching emphasizes practical applications of optimization and operations research principles.

Service: Serves as a reviewer for journals like Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation and Optimization Letters. Active in professional organizations such as INFORMS and MORS.