E-mail : ptarun@missouriwestern.edu

Address :

Popplewell Hall, Room # 309P,
Missouri Western State University,
4525 Downs Drive, Saint Joseph, MO 64506

Phone: 816-271-5938 Fax: 816-271-4508

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Tarun received his Doctoral and Master of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from S.P. University, India. He worked for over 4 years in Thermal Power Project Proposals, Business Development, Construction, Planning, and Management with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India. His teaching interests include quantitative techniques, statistics, operations research (management science), and production & operations management. His research interests include applied operations research, optimization, multicriteria/multiobjective optimization, applied statistics, stochastics, productivity and efficiency measurement, military & naval logistics, supply chain, data mining and design of experiments. He is a member of Alpha Pi Mu, Tau Beta Pi, IIE, and INFORMS.

Courses Teaching in Fall 2008

1. GBA 210 - 01 Business Statistics-I
2. MGT 416 - 01 Production and Operations Management
3. MGT 416 - 02 Production and Operations Management

Publications

1. Tarun, P. K., V. C. P. Chen, and H. W. Corley. "A Dynamic Multiple Stage, Multiple Objective Optimization Model," In Proceedings of the 2007 IE Research Conference, Nashville, TN, 2007.
2. Chung, K. F., H. W. Corley, and P. K. Tarun. "A Dynamic Programming Approach to the Design of Composite Aircraft Wings," COSMOS Technical Report 07-03, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, 2007. (http://ieweb.uta.edu/TechReports/index.htm)
3. Tarun, P. K., V. C. P. Chen, and H. W. Corley. "Incorporating Decision Makers’ Inputs in a Dynamic Multistage Multiobjective Model," In Proceedings of the 2008 IE Research Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2008.
4. Tarun, Prashant K. "A Dynamic Multiple Stage, Multiple Stage Optimization Model with an Application to a Wastewater Treatment System," Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2008. (https://dspace.uta.edu/bitstream/10106/916/1/umi-uta-2000.pdf)
5. Fan H., P. K. Tarun, D. T. Shih, S. B. Kim, V. C. P. Chen, J. M. Rosenberger, and D. Bergman. "Statistical Data Mining for the Environmental Impact of Airport Deicing Activities," Journal of Information Technology and Management (IMT), Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining. (Working)
6. Tarun, P. K., V. C. P. Chen, and H. W. Corley. "Implementing Geometric Mean-Based Methods for the Multistage Multiobjective Optimization of a Wastewater Treatment System," Operational Research: An International Journal (ORIJ), Special Issue on Optimization Models in Environment and Sustainable Development. (SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 31, 2008)
7. Chen, V. C. P., P. K. Tarun, H. Fan, S. B. Kim, J. M. Rosenberger, and D. Bergman. "Data-Driven Optimization for Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Airport Deicing Activities," European Journal of Operational Research. (working)
8. Tarun, P. K., V. C. P. Chen, and H. W. Corley. "Convergence of Geometric Mean-Based Methods for Computing Pairwise Comparison Matrices," European Journal of Operational Research. (working)
9. Tarun, P. K., V. C. P. Chen, and H. W. Corley. "Consistency of Geometric Mean-Based Pairwise Comparison Matrices." (working)
10. Bush, H. M., V. C. P. Chen, and P. K. Tarun. "Functional and Linkage Ranking Algorithms for Nonparametric Multivariate Quality Control," Journal of Quality Technology. (working)
11. Corley, H. W. and P. K. Tarun. "Reciprocal Optimization," Management Science. (working)

© 2008 Prashant Tarun