Statistics & Operations Research

Mr Hausitoe Nare: Chairperson

The Department started operating independently in 2012. It had a staff complement of 9 Lecturers, 1 Teaching Assistant, 1 Senior Technician and 1 Senior Secretary. Four Degree Programmes were being offered and these are: BSc. Hons. Degree in Operations Research & Statistics, BSc. (Special Hons.) Degree in Operations Research & Statistics, MSc. in Operations Research and PhD in Operations Research & Statistics. Previously, these programmes were offered under the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Operations Research has wide applications in: Business, Industry, Boardroom and Executive Offices, Manufacturing and service operations, Finance and Control, Marketing Research and Forecasting, Agriculture, Health Systems, Information Systems and Statistical Data Analysis, Econometric modeling, Engineering, Research and Development, Government and Military Organisations, Complex Scheduling, Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution Management, Telecommunications, Transportation, Public Sector.

Expected Benefits of using Operations Research:

Increased Revenue
Increased Market Share
Reduction in Costs
Greater utilisation from limited equipment, facilities, money and personnel
Manage and reduce risk
Improve quality
Increased speed and throughput
Provide a better basis for forecasting and planning
Good governance practices
Quantify and balance qualitative considerations
Asses the likely outcomes of decision alternatives and uncover better alternatives
Demonstrate feasibility and workability and assist with training
Gain better control; achieve turn-around

Provide a solid foundation in quantitative analysis and business decision analysis to our students and other stakeholders, by providing excellence in teaching, research and community service.

Operations Research has wide applications in: Business, Industry, Boardroom and Executive Offices, Manufacturing and service operations, Finance and Control, Marketing Research and Forecasting, Agriculture, Health Systems, Information Systems and Statistical Data Analysis, Econometric modeling, Engineering, Research and Development, Government and Military Organisations, Complex Scheduling, Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Distribution Management, Telecommunications, Transportation, Public Sector.

Expected Benefits of using Operations Research:

Increased Revenue
Increased Market Share
Reduction in Costs
Greater utilisation from limited equipment, facilities, money and personnel
Manage and reduce risk
Improve quality
Increased speed and throughput
Provide a better basis for forecasting and planning
Good governance practices
Quantify and balance qualitative considerations
Asses the likely outcomes of decision alternatives and uncover better alternatives
Demonstrate feasibility and workability and assist with training
Gain better control; achieve turn-around

The Department of Statistics & Operations Research (SORS) inaugurated in 2012, has a high international and multidisciplinary profile. The main topics of research are: