Benjamin Lev

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Benjamin Lev ( ; born December 24, 1942) is an American-Israeli professor and former University Trustee Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems Department at Drexel University. He has been a prolific author and has made significant contributions in Operations Research and Management Science. He has contributed to the areas of inventory control, mathematical programming, and operations planning and scheduling. He is well known for his developments of Inventory Control Models, Transportation Problems, DEA and Fuzzy Decision Analyses. His present editorial positions include the former (2002-2025) Editor-In-Chief of OMEGA - The International Journal of Management Science and the Co-Editor-In-Chief (2006 - present) of International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management.

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1. date of birth: 1942-12-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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