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N. U. Prabhu
Narahari Umanath Prabhu (25 April 1924 – 14 October 2022) was an Indian-American mathematician, known for his contributions to operation research, in particular queueing theory. He did not seek a Ph.D., however he guided a number of Ph.Ds. Career Prabhu, who was from Mangalore and Kozhikode got a B.A. in mathematics from University of Madras (1946), a M.A. in statistics from University of Bombay (1950). Prabhu was the founding head of the department of statistics, Karnatak University, Dharwar in 1951. He obtained a M.Sc. in mathematics from University of Manchester on a thesis entitled ''Solution to Some Dam Problems'' (1957). Prabhu lectured at Gauhati University (1950–1952), Karnatak University (1952–1961), University of Western Australia (1961–1964), before becoming associate professor at University of Michigan (1964–1965) and Cornell University (1965–1994) where he became professor (1967) and emeritus (1994). Prabhu also had longer research stays at Indian Statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Research
Operations research ( en-GB, operational research) (U.S. Air Force Specialty Code: Operations Analysis), often shortened to the initialism OR, is a discipline that deals with the development and application of analytical methods to improve decision-making. It is considered to be a subfield of mathematical sciences. The term management science is occasionally used as a synonym. Employing techniques from other mathematical sciences, such as mathematical model, modeling, statistics, and mathematical optimization, optimization, operations research arrives at optimal or near-optimal solutions to decision-making problems. Because of its emphasis on practical applications, operations research has overlap with many other disciplines, notably industrial engineering. Operations research is often concerned with determining the extreme values of some real-world objective: the Maxima and minima, maximum (of profit, performance, or yield) or minimum (of loss, risk, or cost). Originating in mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
