This era of science and engineering has attracted researchers tasked with evaluating performance and optimization of problems in the field of operations research. The book covers mathematical analysis, methods and applications involving processes such as system performance, optimization, reliability theory, and queueing theory.
Amit Kumar is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, India.. He has been taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has done his Bachelors and Master’s form Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, India, in 2006 and 2009 respectively. In 2016 he completed his Doctorate in Applied mathematics form Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun Uttarakhand, India, in the field of Reliability theory. He published several research papers/ Books/ book chapters in various esteemed international journals/Books including Taylor & Francis, Springer, Emerald, World Scientific, InderScience and many other national and international journals of repute and also presented his works at national and international conferences. He is a reviewer of many international journals including Elsevier, Springer, Emerald, John Wiley, Taylor & Francis etc. His fields of research are Operations Research, Reliability theory, Fuzzy Reliability, and System Engineering.
Mangey Ram received the Ph.D. degree major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been a Faculty Member for around twelve years and has taught several core courses in pure and applied mathematics at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels. He is currently a Research Professor at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Before joining the Graphic Era, he was a Deputy Manager (Probationary Officer) with Syndicate Bank for a short period. He is Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences and the Guest Editor & Member of the editorial board of various journals. He is a regular Reviewer for international journals, including IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Emerald, John Wiley, Taylor & Francis and many other publishers. He has published 200 plus research publications in IEEE, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, World Scientific and many other national and international journals of repute and also presented his works at national and international conferences. His fields of research are reliability theory and applied mathematics. Dr. Ram is a Senior Member of the IEEE, life member of Operational Research Society of India, Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management in India, Indian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, member of International Association of Engineers in Hong Kong, and Emerald Literati Network in the U.K. He has been a member of the organizing committee of a number of international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops. He has been conferred with "Young Scientist Award" by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology, Dehradun, in 2009. He has been awarded the "Best Faculty Award" in 2011; "Research Excellence Award" in 2015; and recently "Outstanding Researcher Award" in 2018 for his significant contribution in academics and research at Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India.
