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He obtained a Bachelor of Surgery in industrial engineering from Lehigh University (1966), a Master of Surgery from Stanford University (1967), and a Doctor of Philosophy in operations research (1970) also from Stanford University.
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John Harrison
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He has authored two books and nearly 90 journal articles He then worked at the same place, in the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as assistant professor, promoted to associate professor (1973) and full professor (1978). He is currently the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at Stanford University.
His research focused on stochastic modelling for business and led to influential results in option theory (with David M Kreps, 1980).
Later he studied Brownian network models for logistics and models for optimizing telephone call centers. More recently he has studied dynamic pricing and revenue management.
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Lanchester Prize; John von Neumann Theory Prize National Academy of Engineering electee (2008). John von Neumann Theory Prize 2004 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (best research publication) 2001 INFORMS Expository Writing Award 1998
The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is awarded annually to an individual (or sometimes a group) who has made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is awarded annually to an individual (or sometimes a group) who has made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.