John Little
American mathematics professor and scholar of operations research
About John Little
Lived 1928 – 2024 (aged 96). John Little was an American mathematician and university teacher, known for Little's law.
Publications The Use of Storage Water in a Hydroelectric System, Journal of the Operations Research Society of America, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May, 1955), pp. 187–197
Models and Managers: The Concept of a Decision Calculus, in Management Science: A Journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 16(8):466-4855, 1970 Decision Support Systems for Marketing Managers (1984) The Marketing Information Revolution (Harvard Business School Press, 1994). With Robert C. Blattberg and Rashi Glazer
Awards National Academy of Engineering electee (1989) Parlin and Converse Awards of the American Marketing Association Honorary degrees from University of Liège and University of Mons-Hainaut George E. Kimball Medal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Fellow of INFORMS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Buck Weaver Award from MIT Sloan School of Management 2003.
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Who was John Little?
American mathematics professor and scholar of operations research (1928–2024)
When was John Little born?
John Little was born on 1 February 1928 in Boston.
When did John Little die?
John Little died on 27 September 2024 in Lincoln.
What was John Little's occupation?
John Little was a mathematician and university teacher.
What was John Little known for?
John Little was known for Little's law.
What nationality was John Little?
John Little was American.
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