Yale T. Herer, B.S. (1986), M.S. (1990), Ph.D. (1990), - Cornell University. Yale joined the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in 1990 immediately after the completion of his graduate studies. In 1996 Yale joined the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tel-Aviv University. He has worked for several industrial concerns, both as a consultant and as an advisor to project groups. In 1996 Yale received the IIE Transactions best paper award. Yale is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and the Operations Research Society of Israel (ORSIS). His research interests include inventory control, especially when integrated with routing and/or distribution. He is also interested in production control and production system design.