Özgür M. Araz is the Ronald and Carol Cope Professor and Professor of Supply Chain Management and Analytics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interests are systems simulation, business analytics, healthcare operations, and public health informatics.

David L. Olson is the James and H.K. Stuart Chancellor's Distinguished Chair in the Department of Supply Chain Management and Analytics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interests are data mining, knowledge management, multiple criteria decision-making, and simulation modeling.