ORS 2013

3rd Annual International Conference on Operations Research and Statistics (ORS 2013) 22 - 23 April 2013 Singapore

CONFERENCE THEME

Originally used by military planners during World War II, Operations Research and Statistics is now widely used in private and government sectors, business, industry and society today. Used to improve decision-making and efficiency, Operations Research and Statistics is the scientific approach to analyzing problems and making decisions.

Researchers faced with new problems must determine the most effective techniques, given the nature of the system, constraints (time and physical) and improvement. The goal of the Annual International Conference on Operations Research and Statistics is to provide a platform and opportunity for academics, researchers and professionals and industry experts to share their knowledge.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

PROGRAM CHAIR Prof. Dr. Nasir Ganikhodjaev Professor Department of Computational and Theoretical Sciences Kulliyyah of Science International Islamic University Malaysia

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Prof. C. B. Gupta Department of Mathematics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

CO-EDITOR

Dr. Malay Banerjee Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Prof. Alain Kornhauser Princeton University, USA

Prof. Brian Dangerfield University of Salford, United Kingdom

Prof. Joerg Fliege University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Prof. Prabhat Mahanti University of New Brunswick, Canada

Prof. Susan H. Xu Pennsylvania State University, USA

Prof. Selwyn Piramuthu University of Florida, USA

Assoc. Prof. Jun Ni University of Iowa, USA

Assoc. Prof. Nalan Gulpinar University of Warwick Coventry, United Kingdom

Assoc. Prof. Sanming Zhou University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Gareth William Peters School of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Statistics, University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia

Dr. Dobrin Marchev Lecturer of Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney

Prof. Kalpana K Mahajan Head,Department of Statistics Panjab University India

Prof. Narinder Kumar Department of Statistics Panjab University India

Dr. Gooty Divanji Associate Professor Department of Studies in Statistics University of Mysore India

Prof. Asis Kr. Chattopadhyay Department of Statistics University of Calcutta India

Dr. K. Aruna Rao Professor, Department of Statistics Mangalore University India

Dr. M. N. Patel Professor, Department of Statistics School of Sciences, Gujarat University India

Full Paper Submission Deadline:	25th October 2012 Author Notification:	9th November 2012 Final Paper (Camera-Ready) Submission Deadline:	21st December 2012 Early Bird Registration Deadline:	22nd February 2013 Late Registration Deadline:	22nd March 2013 Conference Dates:	22nd – 23rd March 2013

ORS CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF) 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, Singapore 079903 DID : +65 6327 0166 Fax : +65 6327 0162

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