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Dr. Emily Tucker

Tucker profile

Dean's Assistant Professor

Department of Industrial Engineering
271 Freeman Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0920

Phone: (864) 656-9573


Email: etucke3@clemson.edu

Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/EmilyLTucker/

Department Research Thrust Pages:

Education

Ph.D. Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020
M.S.E. Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2017
B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2013

Research Areas

Social good operations research
Stochastic optimization
Quantum optimization
Healthcare policy and operations
Supply chain resilience

Selected Publications

Sabogal De La Pava M, Tucker EL, "Effects of Geopolitical Strain on Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design and Drug Shortages" Forthcoming in the European Journal of Operational Research.(2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.05.002

Brien TC, Tucker EL, Foster S, Hegde S. "Developing Optimization Models with Cognitive Systems Engineering" Forthcoming at the Journal of the Operational Research Society. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2499716

Shehadeh KS, Tucker EL. “Stochastic Optimization Models for Location and Inventory Prepositioning of Disaster Relief Supplies” Transportation Research Part C. 144(Nov). (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2022.103871

Tucker EL, Daskin MS, Sweet BV, Hopp WJ. "Incentivizing Resilient Supply Chain Design to Prevent Drug Shortages: Policy Analysis Using Two- and Multi-Stage Stochastic Programs." IISE Transactions. 52(4):394-412. (2020) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2019.1646441

Courses Taught

IE 4570/6570 Transportation and Logistics Engineering
IE 8030 Engineering Optimization and Applications
IE 8850 Optimization under Uncertainty

Professional Affiliations

Senior Member, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
Member, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)