Operations Research

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Operations research is an interdisciplinary field that emerged during World War II when scientists, engineers, and mathematicians were asked to develop ways to make the most effective use of limited military resources. Since then, operations research has been widely applied by industry and government in making decisions about the use of scarce resources and in solving problems involving complex design, allocation, planning, or logistics. Today, operations research is considered an essential tool to help improve efficiency of business and management.

RUTCOR was established in 1983 to coordinate the Operations Research activities which had been going on in many parts of the university and to act as a focal point for the development of Operations Research in the state of New Jersey. In addition to running the doctoral program in O.R., RUTCOR sponsors interdisciplinary research projects, facilitates research contacts between university and industry, runs conferences on current areas of interest in O.R., sponsors colloquia, puts out several international scientific journals and an international technical report series, and hosts distinguished long and short-term visiting scholars from around the world.

* Computational Methods of Operations Research
* Stochastic Models in Operations Research
* Nonlinear Optimization
* Stochastic Programming
* Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms
* Design and Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms I

Financial support for graduate study in Operations Research at Rutgers is coordinated through RUTCOR. Students are supported in a variety of ways, which include teaching, graduate and research assistantships in the participating departments of RUTCOR or in RUTCOR itself, research assistantships on faculty members' research projects, fellowships, and adjunct teaching jobs. Applications for financial support should be included with the application for admission, and are due by January 15th for the following academic year (beginning in September). Late applications for financial support will be accepted as long as support is available.

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