M. Mathirajan

Chief Research Scientist / Professor

Operations Management and Heuristic Optimization

msdmathi@iisc.ac.in

+91-80-22932605

mathirajan.org

About

Research Interest

Development and evaluation of mathematical modelling and heuristic optimization methods for problems in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Scheduling, Container Terminal Management, and Research Methodology. Application domains include semiconductor manufacturing, automobile gear manufacturing, urban transport systems, and steel casting industries.

Education

PhD in Operations Management

Faculty of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

2002

MS (Engineering) in Applied Operations Research

Faculty of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

1995

Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research

Anna University, Chennai

MSc in Mathematics

Madurai Kamaraj University

1983

Publications

A Literature Review, Classification and Simple Meta-Analysis on Scheduling of Batch Processors in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Mathirajan M., Sivakumar A.I.

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 29, Springer · 2006

Minimizing Total Weighted Tardiness on Heterogeneous Batch Processing Machines with Incompatible Job Families

Mathirajan M., Gokhale R.

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer · 2014

Heuristic Algorithms for Scheduling of a Batch Processor in Automobile Gear Manufacturing

Gokhale R., Mathirajan M.

International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 49, Taylor & Francis · 2011

Big Data Analytics Using Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Models

Ramanathan R., Mathirajan M., Ravindran A.R. (Eds.)

CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton (Operations Research Series) · 2018

Cases in Operations Management

Krishnaswamy K.N., Mathirajan M.

Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi · 2008

Management Research Methodology

Krishnaswamy K.N., Sivakumar A.I., Mathirajan M.

Pearson Education India, New Delhi · 2006

Awards

Outstanding Research Award, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society International, at the 14th IEOM Conference, Hyatt Regency Dubai, 2024
Fellowship of ORSI (FORSI), Operational Research Society of India — for outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of Operational Research
M. N. Gopalan Award for Best PhD Thesis, Annual Convention of ORSI, 2002
National President, Central Council of Operational Research Society of India (ORSI), 2023–2024
National President, Operational Research Society of India (ORSI), 2021–2022

Fellowships

Fellow, Operational Research Society of India (FORSI)
National Vice President, Analytics Society of India (ASI), since inception (2013)
Managing Editor, OPSEARCH — Flagship Journal of ORSI, published by Springer
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Singapore MIT Alliance (SMA), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Courses Offered

Operations ManagementProduction Planning and SchedulingLogistics and Supply Chain ManagementResearch MethodologyQuantitative Methods for Management

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