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Faculty Jayant Rajgopal - Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director

  • Education: Ph.D. (Industrial and Management Engineering): University of Iowa
  • Areas of Expertise: Mathematical Programming; Production, Manufacturing and Operations Analysis; Applied Probability and Statistics
Jayant Rajgopal

Dr. Rajgopal's interest are in the theory, methodology and applications of operations research. Specific topics that he has worked on include mathematical programming (especially geometric programming) and optimization in systems reliability. With respect to applications, his primary interests are in the broad area of supply chains, production and operations analysis, including such topics as distribution & logistics, inventory control, scheduling, just-in-time production, MRP-II systems and lean manufacturing. Recently he has also developed a strong interest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems and their applications. Dr. Rajgopal is a member of Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). He is also a registered professional engineer in the state of Pennsylvania.

Recent Publications

  • Rajgopal, J., Wang, Z., Schaefer, A. J., and Prokopyev, O. "Effective Distribution Policies for Remnant Inventory Supply Chains" (forthcoming in IIE Transactions)
  • Wang, L., Norman, B., and Rajgopal, J., "Placement of multiple RFID reader antennas to maximise portal read accuracy," International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 3 pp. 260 - 277, 2007.
  • Wang, L., Norman, B., and Rajgopal, J., "Maximizing Read Accuracy by Optimally Locating RFID Interrogators," RFID Handbook: Applications, Technology, Security, and Privacy, S. Ahson & M. Ilyas (Eds.), pp. 181-198, 2007.
  • Abdulmalek , F. A., and Rajgopal, J., “Analyzing the Benefits of Lean Manufacturing and Value Stream Mapping via Simulation: A process sector case study,” International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 107, No. 1, pp. 223-236, 2007.
  • Abdullah, F., Rajgopal, J., and K. Needy, "A Classification Model for the Process Industry to Guide the Implementation of Lean," Engineering Management Journal Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 15-25, 2006.
  • Adickes, M. D., Billo, R. E., Norman, B. A., Banerjee, S., Nnaji, B. O., and Rajgopal, J., "Optimization Of Indoor Wireless Communication Network Layouts," IIE Transactions, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 823-836, 2002.
  • Rajgopal, J. and Mazumdar, M., "Modular Test Plans for Certification of Software Reliability," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 358-363, 2002.
  • Rajgopal, J. and D. L. Bricker, "Solving Posynomial Geometric Programming Problems via Generalized Linear Programming," Computational Optimization and Applications, 21(1), 95-109, 2002.
  • Rajgopal, J.; "Principles and Applications of Operations Research," in Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook, (Fifth Edition), Kjell B. Zandin (Ed.), McGraw Hill, 2001.
  • Rajgopal, J., and M. Mazumdar, "System Based Component Test Plan for Reliability Demonstration: A Review and Survey of the State-of-the-Art," in Handbook of Statistics: Advances in Reliability, (N. Balakrishnan and C. R. Rao, Eds.), Vol. 20, 659-677, 2001.
  • Aiyer, J. P., and J. Rajgopal, "Managing Cable TV Commercial Inventories via Program Promotion," Marketing Intelligence and Planning, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 45-54, 2001.

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