Biography

Dr. Drzymalski's research interests lie in the application of complex adaptive systems modeling to areas such as supply chains and healthcare systems. She is developing models that focus on improving supply chain resilience through the use of emergent network science techniques and understanding the effects of health determinants on population health. Dr. Drzymalski joined Drexel as a Clinical Professor & Program Director in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management in 2016. After completing an NSF IGERT Fellowship at Lehigh University, she served at Western New England University, where she left as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department. She previously held various quality engineering, project and program management positions in the construction industries of the greater Philadelphia and New York City area. As an active member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, she sits on the Board for the Society for Engineering and Management Systems, and is also a reviewer for journals and conferences in the areas of industrial and systems engineering and engineering management.

Degrees / Education

• PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, 2008
• MS, Management Science, Lehigh University, 2007
• M.Eng, Engineering Management, Widener University, 2002
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, 1992

Research Areas

• Cyber and Physical Infrastructure
• Health and Medicine
• Systems Engineering

Research Interests

Areas of Study

• Engineering Management
• Systems Engineering

Academic Distinctions

• Western New England University Excellence in Teaching Award, Finalist 2013
• Institute of Industrial Engineers, 6th Annual Innovations in Curriculum Competition (May 2012), 2nd Place
• National Science Foundation IGERT fellowship recipient, 2004-2007

Select Publications

• Drzymalski, J. “The Impact of the Social Determinants of Health on Medication Adherence Rates: A Foundational Agent Based Model”, under review
• Drzymalski, J. and Mastro, S. “A Model Based System Engineering Framework for Peacebuilding”, Proceedings of the 2017 American Society for Engineering Management Conference
• Namdari, A., Drzymalski, J., Tohidi, H., “Labor Productivity and Optimal Team Size in an Inspection Process”, Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference
• Shi, W., Drzymalski, J. “Non-cooperative Game Theory Analysis in Supply Chain Internal Financing”, Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference
• Namdari, A., Mohammadi, S., Drzymalski, J., Salmon, C. “Proposing a Self-optimizing Neural Network to Predict Total Stock Return”, Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference
• Shi, W., Drzymalski, J., Li, J. “Quantifying Service Value Using Bayesian Modeling”, Proceedings of the 2017 Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference
• Tohidi, H., Namdari, A., Keyser, T.K. and Drzymalski, J. “Information sharing systems and teamwork between sub-teams: a mathematical modeling perspective”, Journal of Industrial Engineering International, March 2017
• Skeete, A. and Drzymalski, J. “Evaluating Resilience through Heterogeneous Goodness of Fit Preferential Attachment in Scale-Free Networks”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management 2016 International Annual Conference
• Drzymalski, J. “Measuring Supply Chain Complexity Incorporating Virtual Arcs”, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Vol 24 Issue 4, 2015 p. 486-499
• Guo, J., Shi, W. and Drzymalski, J. “Activity Based Costing for Analyzing Logistics Costs in Chinese Coal Manufacturing Industry”, Proceedings of the 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference http://www.xcdtech.com/iie/iserc/2015/47.pdf
• Shi, W. and Drzymalski, J. “Measuring College Student Satisfaction: Analyzing Interactions among Student Attributes” Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference. http://www.xcdsystem.com/iie2014/abstract/finalpapers/I797.pdf Drzymalski, J.” Supply Chain Frameworks and Performance Measures for the Service Industry: A Review of the Literature”, European International Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 1 No. 3 December 2012 http://www.ijastnet.com/journals/Vol_1_No_6_November_2011/2.pdf Drzymalski,
• J. Odrey, N.G. “A Framework for a Synchronized Supply Chain”, International Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Volume 1, No. 6, 2011 http://www.ijastnet.com/journals/Vol_1_No_6_November_2011/2.pdf
• Drzymalski, J. Odrey, N.G. “Supervisory Control of a Synchronized Supply Chain Using Petri Nets”, Proceedings of the 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference. http://www.xcdtech.com/iie/iserc/2010/504.pdf
• Drzymalski, J. Odrey, N.G. and Wilson, G.R. “Aggregating Performance Measures of a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain Using the Analytical Network and Analytical Hierarchy Process” International Journal of Services Economics and Management, Volume 2, Nos. 3/4, 2010. Abstract: http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=33368
• Drzymalski, J. and Odrey, N.G. “Supplier Selection in a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain with Lead Time Uncertainty Using Chance Constrained Programming”, Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference. http://www.xcdtech.com/iie/iserc/2009/IIE315.pdf
• Drzymalski, J. and Odrey, N.G. “Supervisory Control of a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain: A Modular Petri Net Approach for Inter-organizational Control” Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Volume 24, 728-734, 2008. Abstract: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736584508000343
• Drzymalski, J. and Odrey, N.G. “Supervisory Control of a Multi-Echelon Supply Chain: Structure, Modeling, Performance Measures and System Analysis for Inter-organizational Control” Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, 2007