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Ira A Lewis
Associate Professor
Operations and Logistics
Phone: (831) 656-2464
Email: ialewis@nps.edu
Education
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PhD - Arizona State University 1992Major: Business Administration
Other Experience
- 1982 - 1998 Positions in program analysis, program evaluation, and logistics, Department of National Defence (DND), Ottawa, Canada
Research Interests
Logistics (particularly naval logistics management, policy, and strategy)
Transportation (particularly air, rail and maritime)
Defense acquisition, particularly industrial policy and international aspects
Transportation (particularly air, rail and maritime)
Defense acquisition, particularly industrial policy and international aspects
Teaching Interests
Logistics and Transportation
Awards
- 2008 - Diploma de Honor, Equipo Latinoamericano, Radio Canada Internacional
- 2002 - NPS Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Instructional Performance, Naval Postgraduate School
Boards, Memberships, & Certifications
Professional Memberships
- 1992 Association for Supply Chain Management
Scholarly Work
Publications
- Book Chapters
- Lewis, I. A., Doerr, K., & Eaton, D. R, (2015). Measurement issues in performance-based logistics. Boca Raton, FL USA: CRC Press.
- Apte, U. M., Ferrer, G., Lewis, I. A., & Rendon, R. G, (2008). Service supply chain in the department of defense: opportunities and challenges. Springer US.
- Conference Proceedings
- Bobzin, L., Leichty, B., Winkler, A., Reich, D., & Lewis, I. A, (2020). Optimizing Sustainment Logistics For A U.S. Army Infantry Brigade Combat Team With Integer Programming.
- Reich, D., & Lewis, I. A, (2020). Optimizing sustainment logistics for a U.S. Army infantry brigade combat team with integer programming.
- Journal Articles
- Reich, D., Lewis, I. A., Winkler, A. A., Leichty, B., & Bobzin, L. B, (2020). A framework for optimizing sustainment logistics for a U.S. Army infantry brigade combat team. Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics.
- Apte, U. M., Ferrer, G., Lewis, I. A., & Rendon, R. G, (2011). Managing Service Contracts in the Department of Defense: Opportunities and Challenges. U. S. Government Services Contracting: Tools, Techniques, and Best Practices, 197-239.
- Doerr, K. H., Eaton, D. R., & Lewis, I. A, (2009). Integrate Providers for Best Logistic Support. US Naval Institute Proceedings, 8(135), 79–81.
- Monographs
- Lewis, I. A., & Dew, N, (2022). System-on-system competition in defense innovation.
- Research Reports
- Lewis, I. A., & Mun, J. C, (2018). The Growth of the Navy Contracting Workforce and Its Impact on Levels of Contracting Activity.
- Lewis, I. A, (2017). The Defense Acquisition Workforce Growth Initiative: Toward an Assessment of its Impact on Department of the Navy Acquisition Activity.
- Lewis, I. A, (2016). The Naval Acquisition Workforce: Toward Understanding the Impact of Its Growth.
- Lewis, I. A, (2015). Persistent Platforms—The DDG 51 Case.