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378. Jakob Krarup as permanent guest professor at Karl Franzens University Graz in Austria
Invited abstract in session MD-65: Memorial Session for Jakob Krarup, stream Memorial Session for Jakob Krarup.
Monday, 14:30-16:00Room: R021 (building: 358)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Ulrike Leopold-Wildburger
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| Department of Operations and Information Systems, University of Graz |
Abstract
By studying the history of scientists respectively scientific discipline developments a series of background issues can be explained.
Jakob Krarup is THE person who was able to connect his ideas with other disciplines as well as being the key to future development directions. Operations research as a quite young discipline, nevertheless full of contradictions, makes it mandatory to be overviewed by excellent connoisseur like Jakob had been. He was able to describe the evolution of OR in terms of developing applied methods of decision making in socio-technical systems, by using new methods explaining contemporary demand of army, society, industry, economics as well as politics.
As a well known scientist, as an unique teacher and a really good friend the university of Graz will always remember him.
The Austrian OR society ÖGOR is proud to list him as a honorary member since 2020.
Keywords
- OR History
Status: accepted
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