Purush Damodaran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone:(815) 753 - 6748; Email:pdamodaran@niu.edu


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Teaching

Northern Illinois University

Course syllabus, lecture notes, assignments, announcements and other information pertinent to each of the following courses is posted in webcourses.niu.edu.
  1. ISYE 439/539 - Six Sigma Performance Excellence and Modern Problem Solving
  2. ISYE 461/561 - Warehousing and Distribution Systems

    3. Textbook: Warehouse and Distribution Science by John J. Bartholdi III and Steven T. Hackman (release 0.92). Available online at http://www.warehouse-science.com/ for free.
  3. ISYE 472/572 - Queueing Methods for Services and Manufacturing

    4. Textbook: Hall, Randolph W. Queueing Methods for Services and Manufacturing. Prentice-Hall, 1991.
  4. ISYE 650 - Advanced Lean Manufacturing Systems

    5. Textbook: Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing by Mikell P. Grover, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0-13-239321-8.
  5. ISYE 671 - Linear Programming and Network Flows

    6. Textbook: Optimization in Operations Research by R. Rardin, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-02-398415-5.

Florida International University

  1. EIN 3365. Facilities Planning & Material Handling (F 07)

    2. Textbook: Facilities Planning by J.A. Tompkins, J.A. White, Y.A. Bozer and J.M.A. Tanchoco, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd edition.
  2. ESI 6316. Applications of OR in Manufacturing (F 06, F 07, F08)

    3. Textbook: Optimization in Operations Research by R. Rardin, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-02-398415-5.
  3. EIN 6336. Advanced Production Planning & Control (S 07, S 08, S09)

    4. Textbook: Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms and Systems by M. Pinedo, Prentice Hall, 2nd edition.
  4. ESI 6440. Integer Programming (S 08)

    5. Textbook: Integer and Combinatorial Optimization by G.L. Nemhauser and L.A. Wolsey, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-35943-2.
  5. ESI 6547. Stochastic Models of Industrial Systems (S 09)

    6. Textbook: Introduction to Probability Models by S.M. Ross, Academic Press, 9th edition

State University of New York at Binghamton

  1. ISE 420. Optimization and Operations Research (F 04)

    2. Textbook: Operations Research: An Introduction by H. A. Taha, Prentice Hall, 7th edition.
  2. ISE 421. Modeling and Simulation (F 03)

    3. Textbook: Simulation with Arena by W.D. Kelton, R.P. Sadowski, and D.T. Sturrock , McGrawHill, 3rd edition.

Texas A&M University

  1. INEN 302. Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects (F 00, S-Su-F 01, S 02)

    2. Textbook: Engineering Economy by L.T. Blank and A.J. Tarquin, McGrawHill, 4th edition.