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Gerald L. Thompson

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Professor of Systems and Operations Research Emeritus

Education:
  • Iowa State University - B.S. - 1944
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology - M.S. - 1948
  • University of Michigan - Ph.D. - 1953
Areas of Expertise:
  • Operations Research
Teaching and Research Interests:
  • Linear programming, integral simplex method, combinatorial optimization, computational economics, optimal control theory, scheduling theory, artificial intelligence and computational management and management science applications
Published Papers: 
  • Finding Postal Carrier Walk Paths in Mixed Graphs
    Computational Optimization and Applications, 1998; 229-247.
    (With: Hong Yan)

  • Optimal Strategies for General Price-Quality Decision Models of New Products with Learning Production Costs
    European Journal of Operational Research 93, 1996; 476-489.
    (With: J Teng)

  • Modeling Heterogeneous Demand with Sealed Bid Auctions and Transportation Systems
    Annals of Operations Research 68, 1996; 181-208.
    (With: S Thore)

  • A Parallel Implementation of the Column Subtraction Method
    Parallel Computing 21, 1995; 63-74.
    (With: T. H. Smith)

Working Papers: 
  • Three Algorithms for Generating Countable Infinities of Kirkman-Steiner Triple Systems
    March, 2000.
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Publications: 
  • "Optimal Strategies for General Price-Quality Decision Models of New Products with Learning Production Costs"
    Operations Research: Methods, Models and Applications, 229-246, (January, 1998).
    (With: J Teng)

  • "Network Models"
    Chapter 7 in Advances in Sensitivity Analysis and Parametric Programming, 7-1, 7-34, Kluwer, (January, 1997).

  • "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Management Science for Solving Management Problems"
    in W.W. Cooper, S. Thore, D. Gibson and F. Phillips (ed.) IMPACT: How IC2 Institute Research Affects Public Policy and Business Practices, 101-110, Quorum Books, Westport Conn., (January, 1997).

  • "An Integral Simplex Algorithm for Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems"
    "Computational Optimization Problems".

Awards:
  • The Chairman's Award for the Best Contributed Paper in Research, INFORMS Conference, Dallas, Texas - October 25-29, 1997
  • Western Electric Award for Innovative Teaching, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business - 1976
Editorial Boards:
  • Management Science (Area Editor), 1968-1969
Consulting:
  • Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
  • Timken Company
  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • PPG Company (Center for Information and Technology Project)
  • General Motors (Center for Information and Technology Project)
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