PUBLICATIONS

 

Papers In Refereed Journals top

M Mathirajan, V Barghav, and V Ramachandran. Minimizing Total Weighted Tardiness on a Batch Processing Machine with Non-Agreeable Release Times and Due Dates. To appear in International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. (Springer Publication)

Ravindra Gokhale and M. Mathirajan. Heuristic Algorithms for Scheduling of a Batch Processor in Automobile Gear Manufacturing. To appear in International Journal of Production Research. (Elsevier)

M Mathirajan, C V Hariharakrishnan, and V Ramachandran. An Experimental Evaluation of Heuristic Algorithms for Bus-Depot Matching Problem of Urban Road Transport Systems. To appear in OPSEARCH (Springer Publication).

M Mathirajan, Manoj Kumar, and V Ramachandran. A Design of Distribution Network and Development of Efficient Distribution Policy. To appear in International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management. (Inderscience).

M Ramasubramanian, M Mathirajan and V Ramachandran. (2010). Minimizing makespan on a Single Heat-Treatment Furnace in Steel Casting Industry. International Journal of Services and Operations Management (Inderscience Publication), Vol. 7, pp. 112-142.

M H Balasubrahmanya, K N Krishnaswamy and M Mathirajan. (2009). Techniical Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovations: SMEs in the Electronics Industry in Bangalore, India. Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship,  Vol. 3 (3), pp. 85-107.

M Mathirajan, and A I Sivakumar. (2009). Scheduling a Burn-in Oven with Non-Agreeable Release Times and Due Dates. International Journal of Operational Research, Vol. v, No. 3, 231-249. (Inderscience Publication).

Chandra Sen Mazumdar, M Mathirajan, A I Sivakumar and Gopinath. (2008). An Efficient Heuristic for Burn-in Oven with Non-Identical Jobs Sizes and Secondary Resource Constraints. International Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 3, Nos. ˝, 119-139. (Inderscience Publication).

M Mathirajan, V Chandru and  A.I. Sivakumar. (2007).  Heuristic Algorithms for Scheduling Heat-Treatment Furnace of Steel Casting Industries. SADHANA, Vol. 32, Part 5, 1-22.

M Mathirajan and R Ramanathan (2007). A (0-1) Goal Programming Model for Scheduling the Tour of Marketing Executives. European Journal of Operational Research, 179, 554-566

Ramasubramaniam, R., and Mathirajan, M. (2007). A solution framework for scheduling a BPM with non-identical job dimensions. Journal of Industrial Management and Optimization, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 3(3), 445-456.

M Mathirajan and A.I. Sivakumar. (2006). A Literature Review, Classification and Simple Meta-Analysis on Scheduling of Batch Processors in Semiconductor Manufacturing. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer publication, Volume 29, Numbers  9-10, 990-1001

Li Kunpeng, Viswanath Kumar, A.I. Sivakumar, and M Mathirajan. (2006). Methodologies for Synchronized Scheduling of Assembly and Air Transportation in a Consumer Electronic Supply Chain. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Vol. 2, No. 1, 52-67
 M Mathirajan and A.I. Sivakumar. (2006). Minimizing Total Weighted Tardiness on Heterogeneous Batch Processing Machines with Incompatible Job-Families. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer publication:  28, 1038-1047.

M Mathirajan, A.I. Sivakumar and P.Kalaivani. (2004). An efficient Simulated Annealing Algorithm for scheduling Burn-in Oven with non-identical job sizes.  International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, Volume 2 and Number 2, 117-138.

M H Bala Subrahmanya, P Balachandra and M Mathirajan (2004). Technological Innovations in Small-Scale Industries: Case Studies of two Foundries in Karnataka. South Asian Journal of Management, Vol. 11, No. 2.

M Mathirajan, A.I. Sivakumar and V. Chandru (2004). Scheduling algorithms for heterogeneous batch processors with incompatible job-families.  Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 15, 787-803.

M Mathirajan and B Meenakshi (2004).  “Experimental Analysis of Some Variants of Vogel’s Approximation Method”.  Asia Pacific Journal of Operations Research, 21(4), 447-462.

Li Kunpeng, A.I. Sivakumar, M Mathirajan, and  Viswanath Kumar (2004). A Solution Framework for Synchronizing Logistics and Assembly Manufacturing of Consumer Electronic Supply Chain. International Journal of Business, Volume 9, Number 4.

M Mathirajan, A.I. Sivakumar and V. Chandru. Scheduling algorithms and sensitivity analysis for     heterogeneous batch processors with incompatible job families. Asia Pacific Journal of Chineese Institute of Industrial Engineering, 21(1), 18-26.

Bala Subrahmanya, M H, M Mathirajan and P Balachandra: "R&D and Firm Sizein Small Industry Sector in India" Sri Lankan Journal of Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Vol. 7 (3&4).

Bala Subrahmanya, M H, M Mathirajan and P Balachandra: "Do Small Industries in a Developing Country Carry Out R&D? Positive Evidence from Karnataka,India" Accepted in International Journal of Business & Society. 

M H Bala Subrahmanya, M Mathirajan and P Balachandra (2002). R&D Behavior, Objectives and Performance of Small Scale Industries in Karnataka. SEDME, Journal of National Institute of Small Industries Extension and Training, Hyderabad, Vol. 29(1), 1-18.

Bala Subrahmanya, M H, M Mathirajan and P Balachandra:“Relationship between R&D and Firm Size in the Small Industry Sector of Karnataka”, Artha Vijnana, Vol. XLIV, No. 2, 169-188.

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (2001). Modified Heuristic Algorithms for Scheduling Multiple Batch Processors with Incompatible Jab Families,  Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research , 18(1), 89-102.

M.Mathirajan, K.N.Krishnaswamy and G.Srinivasan (1999) COVERS - An Interactive Microcomputer Based Multi-Depot VRP. International Journal of Management and Systems, 15(2), 129-146.

K.Sridhar and M.Mathirajan (1999) Solution Approaches to Campus Mail Services. Industrial Engineering Journal, XXVIII, 9, 8 - 18.

K.N.Krishnaswamy, Nagaraj G.Kulkarni and M.Mathirajan (1995) Inventory Models System Constraints and Changing Transportation Cost Structure, International Journal of Management and Systems, 11(1), 91-110.

M.Mathirajan, K.N.Krishnaswamy and B.G.Raghavendra (1994). An Evaluation of Some PC Based Heuristic Computer Algorithms for Routing of Vehicles for Employee Pickup, Journal of Transport Management, 18, 177-190.

M.Mathirajan (1993). Efficient Procedure for Minimizing Dead Mileage in Urban Transport Systems, Journal of Transport Management, 17(3), 125-133

B.G.Raghavendra and M.Mathirajan (1987). Allocation of Buses to Depots - A Case Study, OPSEARCH, 24(4),228-239

Papers Refereed- Edited Books / Proceedings top

Ravindra Gokhale and M Mathirajan (2007). A heuristic method for scheduling of discrete parallel processors to minimize total weighted flowtime. Proceeding of the conference on Theory and practice of Operational Research in Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, 2007 (ORITSCM-2007), Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. pp. 145-150.

M Mathirajan, R, Ranjani, V.N. Saloni, B.S. Ashwini, and A.S. Neetu (2007). Scheduling heterogeneous furnaces with non-agreeable release times and due dates in semiconductor wafer fabrication. Proceeding of the conference on Theory and practice of Operational Research in Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, 2007 (ORITSCM-2007), TCE, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. pp. 159-168.

M Mathirajan, C V Hariharakrishnan and M Ramasubramaniam (2007). A computational analysis of solution methodologies for bus-depot matching problem of urban road transport systems. Proceeding of the conference on Theory and practice of Operational Research in Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, 2007 (ORITSCM-2007), TCE, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. pp. 217-226.

M Mathirajan (2006). An Efficient Meta-Heuristic Approach for Scheduling a Single Batch Processing Machine in “VISION 2020 : The Strategic Role of Operational Research”, (N Ravichandran (Editor), Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.  Pp. 539-557.

Chandra Sen Mazumdar, M Mathirajan, and Gopinath (2005). An Efficient Heuristic for Burn-in Oven with Non-Identical Jobs Sizes and Secondary Resource Constraints. CD Proceeding: International Conference on Operations Research Applications to Infrastructure Development in conjunction with 2005 Annual Convention of ORSI (ICORAID-2005-ORSI), Bangalore, India, December 27-29.

Ramasubramaniam., M Mathirajan and N R Srinivasa Raghavan (2005). Scheduling a Batch Processing Machine with Non-Identical Job Dimensions. CD Proceeding: International Conference on Operations Research Applications to Infrastructure Development in conjunction with 2005 Annual Convention of ORSI (ICORAID-2005-ORSI), Bangalore, India, December 27-29.

Bala Subrahmanya, M H, M Mathirajan and P Balachandra (2003). Assessing Technological Innovations, Intensity and its Contribution in Small Industry: Methodology and Results in “Management of research and development in the New Millennium”, (Banwet, Yadav and Momaya (Eds), Macmillan India Ltd. pp.1-9.

M Mathirajan, A.I. Sivakumar and V. Chandru (2002). Scheduling Algorithms for Heterogeneous Batch Processors with Incompatible Job-Families. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Responsive Manufacturing, Gaziantep, Turkey. pp. 769-774.

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (2001). Scheduling of Multiple Batch Processors in a Steel Foundry in  “Recent Developments in Operational Research”, Manju Agarwal and Kanwar Sen (Eds.), NAROSA Publishing House, New Delhi, India, pp.235-248.

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (1999). Scheduling Algorithms and Computational Experiments for Multiple Batch Processors. Proceedings of the1999 Fall Annual Conference of Operational Research Society of Japan (ORSJ), Tokyo, Japan. pp. 140-145.

B.G.Raghavendra   and   M.Mathirajan   (1992).  Efficiency  and  Effectiveness in Advertising Media Planning in "OR in India : A Retrospective",  Operational Research Society of India and Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi.  PP. 79-86.

T.R.Vidyashankar,  M.Mathirajan  and  B.G.Raghavendra  (1991).    A Heuristic Approach to Minimize Dead Mileage in Urban  Transport Systems   in  "Modelling   and  Analysis  of  Large   Systems",  A.Tripathy  (Ed.), Oxford  and IBH  Publishing Co. Pvt.  Ltd., New Delhi.  pp. 81-87.


Monograph / Course Material top

 K N Krishnaswamy, and M Mathirajan. (2008). Cases in Operations Management. Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi.

 K N Krishnaswamy, A.I. Sivakumar and M Mathirajan (2006). Management Research Methodology: Integration of Methods and Techniques.  Pearson Education, India 

M H Bala Subrahmanya, M Mathirajan, P Balachandra, M N Srinivasan and Laxman Prasad (January 2002). R&D  and Technological Innovations in Small Scale Industries. Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. 

B.G.Raghavendra and M.Mathirajan (July 1996). Vehicle Routing in Logistics Management. Course for Working Professionals, Submitted to All India for Technical Education (AICTE), through Centre for Continuing Education, IISc, Bangalore



Papers in Un-Refereed Journals/Magazines   top

M H Bala Subrahmanya, M Mathirajan and P Balachandra (2002). Research and Development in Small Scale Industries in Karnataka. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 39,  September-December 2002, pp 4010-4017.

Low Shi Ping, Wu Ling Bo, A I Sivakumar and M Mathirajan. Optimum Route(s) for Private  Car Users vis SMS. MPE5 : TERM – 2002, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

 

M.Mathirajan and K.N.Krishnaswamy (1998) Software for Employee Pickup Vehicle Routing. Problem. SNAPSHOT, a Quarterly News Magazine on Science and Technology in India, Sponsored by DST, New Delhi and Published by KSCST (IISc), Bangalore, July-Sept. 1998, 9-13.


Papers Submitted to Journals top

 

Papers Presented at Conferences / Seminars / Workshop top

Mathirajan, M., Ranjani, R., Saloni, V.N., Ashwini, B.S., and Neetu, A.S. (2007).  Scheduling Job-Dependent Multiple Batch Processors with Non-Agreeable Release Times and Due Dates. Presented in 40th Annual Conference of Operational Research Society of India, INSA, Delhi [4-6, Dec.].

Mathirajan, M., and Ramasubramaniam, M. (2007).  A Class of Integer Programming Models for Scheduling Burn-In Oven of  Semiconductor Manufacturing Industries. Presented in Second National Conference on Management Science and Practice, IIT-Chennai [9-11, March].

Ravindra Gokhale, and Mathirajan, M. (2007). A Solution Framework for Job Scheduling with Incompatible Job Families on Parallel Batch Processors for Minimizing the Total Weighted Tardiness. Presented in National Conference on Business Optimization Research Wave, NITIE, Mumbai [15-17, Feb.]

M. Mathirajan and A I Sivakumar (2006).  Scheduling of a Burn-in Oven with Non-agreeable Release Times and Due Dates. Operational Research Society (UK), Bath University, Bath, UK, September 11-13. 

M. Mathirajan and R Ramanathan (2005). Goal Programming Model for Scheduling the Tour of a Marketing Executive.  To be presented in International Conference on Computer and Industrial Management (ICIM), Bangkok, Tahiland, October 29-30.

Chandra Sen Mazumdar, M Mathirajan, and Gopinath (2005). An Efficient Heuristic for Burn-in Oven with Non-Identical Jobs Sizes and Secondary Resource Constraints. To be presented in International Conference on Operations Research Applications to Infrastructure Development in conjunction with 2005 Annual Convention of ORSI (ICORAID-2005-ORSI), Bangalore, India, December 27-29.

Ramasubramaniam., M Mathirajan and N R Srinivasa Raghavan (2005). Scheduling a Batch Processing Machine with Non-Identical Job Dimensions. To be presented in International Conference on Operations Research Applications to Infrastructure Development in conjunction with 2005 Annual Convention of ORSI (ICORAID-2005-ORSI), Bangalore, India, December 27-29.

M Mathirajan (2005). An Efficient meta heuristic Approach for Scheduling a Single Batch Processing Machine. Invited paper in 37th Annual Convention of ORSI, Ahmedabad, January 8-11.

Li Kunpeng, A.I. Sivakumar and M Mathirajan (January 2004). A Solution Framework for Synchronizing Logistics and Assembly Manufacturing of Consumer Electronic Supply Chain. Responsive Supply Chain – 2004 (RSC 2004), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

M Mathirajan and A.I. Sivakumar (December 2003). Paralell Batching in Discrete Parts Manufacturing Industries - A Survey of Review, SriLanka, 11-12, December 2003.

M Mathirajan and A.I. Sivakumar (Januray 2003). Scheduling Batch Processors in Semiconductor Manufacturing – A Review. Singapore MIT Alliance (SMA) – 2003 Symposium, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 17-18, January 2003.

M Mathirajan and A.I. Sivakumar (December 2002). Minimizing Total Weighted Tardiness on Heterogeneous Batch Processing Machines with Incompatible Job Families. International Conference on Operations Research for Development, Anna University, Chennai, India. 27-30, December 2002.

M Mathirajan, A.I. Sivakumar and V Chandru (December 2002).  Scheduling Algorithms and Sensitivity Analysis for Heterogeneous Batch Processors with incompatible job families. Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (APIEMS2002) conference, Taipei, Taiwan, December 18-20, 2002.

M Mathirajan, A.I. Sivakumar and V. Chandru (June 2002). Scheduling Algorithms for Heterogeneous Batch Processors with Incompatible Job-Families.  The 2nd International Conference on Responsive Manufacturing, Gaziantep, Turkey.  26-28, June 2002.

M. Mathirajan and B Meenakshi. (December 2001). Heuristic Optimization Algorithms for Transportation Problem. XXXIV Annual Convetion of ORSI, Calcultta, December 2001

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (March 2001). Production Scheduling to Maximize the Utilization of Parallel Non-Identical Batch Processors with Incompatible Job-Families. International Conference on Information Science Innovations (ISI’2001), DUBAI, UAE.

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (July 2000). Modified Heuristic Algorithms for Scheduling Multiple Batch Processors with Incompatible Jab Families. The Fifth Conference of the Association of Asian – Pacific Operations Research Societies within IFORS on “Operations Research in the Millenium”, 05-07 July 2000, Singapore

M.Mathirajan and K.N.Krishnaswamy (July 2000). Heuristic Algorithms for Efficient Management of Container Terminals. The Fifth Conference of the Association of Asian – Pacific Operations Research Societies within IFORS on “Operations Research in the Millenium”, 05-07 July 2000, Singapore

M.Mathirajan, G Srinivasan and K.N.Krishnaswamy (December 1999). Development of Heuristic Algorithms for Scheduling Permanent Journey Plan of Marketing Executive. International Conference on Operations Research in Small and Medium Enterprises and XXXII ORSI Annual Convention, 20-22 December 1999, Tirupati

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (September 1999). Scheduling of Algorithms and Computational Experiments for Multiple Batch Processors. The International Session of APORS, 1999 Fall Annual Conference of Operational Research Society of Japan (ORSJ), Tokyo, Japan

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, K.N.Krishnaswamy and Reha Uzsoy (December 1998). A Schema of Taxonomy and Notation for the Deterministic Batch Processors Scheduling. 31st Annual Convention of ORSI, Agra, India.

M.Mathirajan, Vijay Chandru, and K.N.Krishnaswamy (December 1998). Scheduling of Multiple Batch Processors in a Steel Foundry. The International Conference on Operational Research for a Better Tomorrow, New Delhi, India

M.Mathirajan, K.N.Krishnaswamy, & G.Srinivasan (December 1996).COVERS, A Decision Support Systems for Employee Pickup Vehicle Routing, 29th Annual Convention of ORSI, Bombay,India

M.Mathirajan, K.N.Krishnaswamy and B.G.Raghavendra (December 1995). Effect of Spatial Distribution of Demand Density on the Efficiency of Heuristic Algorithms for Vehicle Routing, 28th Convention of ORSI, New Delhi, India.

M.Mathirajan, K.N.Krishnaswamy and B.G.Raghavendra (December 1993). On the Development of a Decision Support System for Employee Pickup Vehicle RoutingProblem, 26th Convention of ORSI, Bhubaneshwar, India.

M.Mathirajan (December 1991). Some Heuristic Algorithms for a Capacitated Node Routing Problem, 24th Convention of ORSI, Bangalore, India.

B.G.Raghavendra, Vrinda V.Chiplunkar and M.Mathirajan (January 1988). A Class Optimization Planning. 20th Convention of ORSI,Pune, India.


 Papers Submitted for the International Conferences top


Unpublished Reports top

Analysis and Determination of installed production capacity, [Consultant], Consultancy project Report, 8th September 2003 [26 pages].
Tech-Meet for Small Entrepreneurs, [Co-authored  with Dr M H Bala Subrahmanya, Prof M N Srinivasan and Dr P Balachandra], Proceedings of the One day Seminar held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, December 2000, [67 pages].
Research and Development in Small Scale Industries in Karnataka [Co-authored  with Dr M H Bala Subrahmanya, Prof M N Srinivasan and Dr P Balachandra], Summary Report of the Research Project Report on R&D in Small Scale Industries in Karnataka, sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, August 2001, [12 pages].
R&D in Small Scale Industries in Karnataka  [Co-authored with Dr. M.H Bala Subrahmanya, Prof.M.N.Srinivasan and Dr.P.Balachendra] submitted to Department of Science and Technology (DST) , Government of India, New Delhi, June 2001 [217 pages] 
Development of COVERS - A DSS for Vehicle Routing [Co-authored with Prof K.N.Krishnaswamy and (late) Prof B.G.Raghavendra], Research Project Report, submitted to Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Surface Transport (MST), Government of India, New Delhi, January 1997 [157 pages]
COVERS: A Computerised VEhicle Routing System [Co-authored with Prof K.N.Krishnaswamy and (late) Prof B.G.Raghavendra], User Manual, submitted to DST and MST, Government of India, New Delhi, January 1997 [53 pages].
M.Mathirajan Some Pc-Based Heuristics for Employee Pick-up and Influence of Spatial Demand Distribution, M.Sc (Engineering) Dissertation, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1995 [162 pages].
Development of Decision Support System (DSS) for Efficient Routing and Scheduling in Transport System [Co-authored with Prof K.N.Krishnaswamy, (late) Prof B.G.Raghavendra and Dr. Jayaram K Sankaran], Progress Report, submitted to DST and MST, Government of India, New Delhi, 1995 [46 pages].
Development of Decision Support System (DSS) for Efficient Routing and Scheduling in Transport System [Co-authored with Prof K.N.Krishnaswamy, (late) Prof B.G.Raghavendra and Dr. Jayaram K Sankaran], Interim Report, submitted to DST and MST, Government of India, New Delhi, 1993 [38 pages].