Mary E. Kurz, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Clemson University. She is a member of INFORMS and a Senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Dr. Kurz received her doctoral degree from the University of Arizona in Systems and Industrial Engineering in 2001, focusing on scheduling flexible flowlines.

Dr. Kurz is interested in improving the efficiency of large assembly systems through better integration of various functions, such as sequencing, line balancing, and material handling. She develops mathematical models, heuristics and metaheuristics to evaluate the potential for system improvements.

Mary Beth Kurz

Research

COVID-19 Data Files

January 30, 2026/by Mary Beth Kurz

Metaheuristics Topics

June 3, 2021/by Academic Web Pages

Assembly Topics

June 2, 2021/by Academic Web Pages

Flexible Flowlines Data Repository

June 1, 2021/by Academic Web Pages

Scheduling Topics

May 31, 2021/by Academic Web Pages

Announcements

Recent Publications

  1. Jahan Beikloo, M., Spence, C., Kurz, M. E., Miller, B. L., & Sharkey, T. (2024). Targeted Analysis of the Opioid Crisis Using GIS and ABM in a Specific Community. Poster presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA) Conference, 2024, Greenville, SC.

  2. Jahan Beikloo, M., Kurz, M. E., Miller, B. L., Sharkey, T., Kang, H., & Spence, C. (2024). Assessing the Equitable Distribution of Naloxone Locations in South Carolina. Oral presentation at the INFORMS 2024 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

  3. Chelsea Spence (presenter), Mary E. Kurz, Thomas C. Sharkey, Bryan L. Miller, Corey A. Kalbaugh, “Analysis of Existing Opioid Epidemic Models”, 2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 25, 2021.
  4. I. Ozan Yilmazlar (presenter), M.E. Kurz, “Comparison of Local Search Algorithms for Solving Car Sequencing Problem”, 2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 27, 2021.