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Riggs, James Lear was born on September 23, 1929 in Webster City, Iowa, United States. Son of Max Elwood and Dixie Ann (Wyckoff) Riggs.
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An intro into the world of Operations Research and Management Science for dealing with both the application and development of advanced analytic methods for better decisions making and applying such concepts to management issues and managerial problems.
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Riggs, James Lear was born on September 23, 1929 in Webster City, Iowa, United States. Son of Max Elwood and Dixie Ann (Wyckoff) Riggs.
Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University, 1951; Master of Science, Oregon State University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1962.
With, Mater Machine Works, 1958; assistant professor industrial engineering, Oregon State University, 1959-1962; associate professor, Oregon State University, 1962-1967; professor, Oregon State University, 1967-1986; head department, Oregon State University, 1968-1986; affiliate faculty, Japan-American Institute Management Science, Hawaii. director, Oregon Productivity Center, 1980-1986; productivity chair, Oregon Productivity Center, 1986. Consultant editor McGraw-Hill. Consultant in field.
(An intro into the world of Operations Research and Manage...)
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1951-1956. Member American Society Engineering Education, World confederation Productivity Science (president 1981-1984, chairman international council 1984-1986), Institute Management Science, American Institute Industrial Engineers (vice president 1978-1979), Sigma Xi, Alpha Pi Museum.
Married Doris Jean Miller, December 23, 1951. Children: James Randall, Robin Lee.