B. Madhu Rao
Associate Dean and Professor
Applied Statistics and Operations Research
Bowling Green State University
Office: 371E Business Administration Building
Phone: (419)372-8011
E-mail:  rao@bgsu.edu

Web: www.cba.bgsu.edu/faculty_staff/rao

Academic Position

Professor, Department of Applied Statistics and Operations Research, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), September 1982 - present.

1. Teaching Experience

A. Undergraduate Courses

• OR 380 Introduction to Management Science
• Introductory Business Statistics

B. Undergraduate/Graduate Courses

• OR 482/572 Computer Simulation of Management Systems
• OR 485/575 Probability Models for Decision Making
• OR 487/647 Network Models

2. Awards and Recognitions

• Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, Graduate Business Students Association, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), 1995-96.
• Faculty Excellence Award, Undergraduate Student Government, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), 1994.
• Robert A. Patton Scholarly Achievement Award, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), 1994.
• Inducted into Beta-Gamma-Sigma (Business Honorary Society) in 1985.
• Awarded Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship during graduate studies at University of Toronto.
• Secured overall first rank in the M. Tech. program at the Indian Institute of Technology, (Madras, Tamil Nadu, India).
• Secured overall third rank in the B.E. (Mechanical) program (about 250 students) at Osmania University, (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India).

3. Research Interests

• Algorithmic methods in modeling and analysis of stochastic systems
• Modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems
• OR applications in computer and communication systems
• Simulation: Modeling and statistical analysis

4. Publications

1. Journal Articles

• Rao, B. M. and S. Ramakrishnan, Queueing Models for the Performance Evaluation of a File Server with Processor Sharing Discipline, Computing,: Archiv fur informatik und numerik, Volume 57, No. 3, 1996, p.225.
• Rao, B. M., Algorithms for free replacement warranties with phase type Product lifetimes, IIE Transactions, Volume 27, 348-357, 1995.
• Rao, B. M. and S. Ramakrishnan, Models for Performance Evaluation of a Local Area Network, Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, Volume 26, 493-509, 1994.
• Pinto, P. A. and B. M. Rao, Joint Lot Sizing and Scheduling for Multistage Multiproduct Flowshops, International Journal of Production Research, Volume 30, 1137-1152, 1992.
• Neuts, M. F. and B. M. Rao, On the Design of a Finite Capacity Queue with Phase Type Service Times and Hysteretic Control, European Journal of Operations Research, Volume 62, 221-240, 1992.
• Rao, B. M., On the Departure Process of the Split and Match Queue, Computers and Operations Research, Volume 17, 349-357, 1990.
• Neuts, M. F. and B. M. Rao, Numerical Investigation of a Multiserver Retrial Model, Queueing Systems - Theory and Applications, Volume 7, 169-190, (1990).
• Rao, B. M. and M. J. M. Posner, Algorithmic and Approximation Analyses of the Shorter Queue Model, Naval Research Logistics, Volume 34, 381-398, 1987.
• Rao, B. M. and M. J. M. Posner, Parallel Queues with Dependent Service Rates, Computers and Operations Research, Volume 13, 681-692,1986.
• Rao, B. M. and M. J. M. Posner, On the Departure Process of an M/PH/1 Queue, SCIMA Journal of Management Science and Applied Cybernetics, Volume 14, 77-84, 1985.
• Rao, B. M. and M. J. M. Posner, Algorithmic and Approximation Analyses of the Split and Match Queue, Stochastic Models, Volume 1, 433-456, 1985.
• Rao, B. M. and M. J. M. Posner, On the Output Process of an M/M/1 Queue with Randomly Varying System Parameters, Operations Research Letters, Volume 3, 191-197, 1984.

2. Research in Progress

• Discrete time algorithms for product warranty models
• Algorithmic analysis of randomly deteriorating manufacturing systems
• Economic analysis of Software replacement decisions
• Lotsizing decisions in flowshops with variable demand

5. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

1. Non-refereed Papers

• Ramakrishnan, S., and Rao, B. M., Classroom Projects on Database Connectivity and the Web, Proceedings of the SIGCSE 97 Conference, (San Jose, California), February-March 1997.
• Pinto, P., and Rao, B. M., Capacity Requirements Planning of Bottlenecks in Flowshop type manufacturing Systems, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Operations and Quantitative Management, (Jaipur, Rajasthan, India), January 5-8 1997.
• Pinto, P. A. and B. M. Rao, Joint Lot Sizing With Material Wastage Cost and Setup Times, Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute Meeting, (San Francisco, California), 1442-1444, November 1992.
• B. M. Rao and E. E. Pickett, "A Commodity Inspection Control System for a Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency," Proceedings of the 1982 Midwest Regional American Institute of Decision Sciences Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 164-166, April 1982.
• B. M. Rao and E. E. Pickett, "An Adaptive Bootstrap Estimation Algorithm with Application," Proceedings of the 1982 Western Regional American Institute of Decision Sciences Conference, (San Diego, California), 108-109, March 1982.

6. University Service

• Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), (7 years, Chair 1992-93).
• Faculty Council, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), (3 years).
• Curriculum Committee, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio), (4 years).
• Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee to evaluate the proposed Ph.D. program in Organizational Development College of Business Administration, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio).
• Graduate Council, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio).
• Faculty Senate, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, Ohio).

7. Service on Editorial Review Boards

1. Service on Journal Editorial Review Boards

• American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences
• Annals of Applied Probability
• Annals of Operations Research
• Computers and Industrial Engineering
• Computers and Operations Research
• Computers and Mathematics
• Decision Sciences
• European Journal of Operations Research
• International Journal of Production Research
• IEEE Transactions on Communications
• IIE Transactions
• INFOR (Canadian Oper. Res. Society Journal)
• Naval Research Logistics
• Operations Research
• OPSEARCH (Oper. Res. Society of India Journal)
• ORSA Journal of Computing
• Queueing Systems - Theory and Applications
• Stochastic Models

2. Service as Text Book Reviewer

• Marcel Dekker
• Richard D. Irwin
• Boyd and Fraser
• West Publishing Company
• Duxbury Press

Non-Academic Positions

• Member of Technical Staff, Quality Assurance Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, (Holmdel, New Jersey), June 1986 - August 1987.
• Consultant, Administrative Staff College of India, (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India), September 1976 - August 1977.
• Industrial Engineer, Larsen and Toubro Engineers Limited, (Bombay, Maharashtra, India), July 1974 - July 1976.