Research Interests
Has published extensively in the fields of cutting and packing, stochastic programming, financial modelling, strategic development, strategy support, data envelopment analysis and performance management.
Teaching in 2018-2019
Undergraduate
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IB3490: Operational Research for Strategic Planning
Biography
Initially a research mathematician and senior systems technologist at Pilkington Plc (1964-70). Joined Warwick Business School in 1970 as a lecturer. Chair (Head) of WBS 1978-81 and Dean 1998-2000. Visiting Fellow at Technische Hogeschool Twente, Enschede (1977) and Visiting Professor at the University of Texas, Austin (1982). Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University 1989-95 and 1999-2005. Chair of the Committee of Professors of Operational Research (1995-7) and President of the Operational Research Society (1998 and 99). Elected a Companion of Operational Research (2007). Board Member of the Coventry Partnership (1998-2005). Governor of Kenilworth School 1989-98, Chair of Governors (1993-97) and a presently a Trustee. An Editor of the European Journal of Operational Research since 2006.
Publications
Journal Articles
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Tapinos, E., Dyson, R. G. and Meadows, M. (2011) "Does the balanced scorecard make a difference to the strategy development process?", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.62, No.5, 888-899
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O'Brien, F. A., Dyson, R. G. and Kunc, M. (2011) "Teaching operational research and strategy at Warwick Business School", INFORMS Transactions on Education, Vol.12, No.1, 4-19
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Dyson, R. G. and Shale, E. (2010) "Data envelopment analysis, operational research and uncertainty", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.61, No.1, 25-34
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Amado, C. A. F. and Dyson, R. G. (2009) "Exploring the use of DEA for formative evaluation in primary diabetes care: an application to compare English practices", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.60, No.11, 1469-1482
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Camanho, A. S. and Dyson, R. G. (2008) "A generalisation of the Farrell cost efficiency measure applicable to non-fully competitive settings", Omega-International Journal of Management Science, Vol.36, No.1, 147-162
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Asrilhant, B., Dyson, R. G. and Meadows, M. (2007) "On the strategic project management process in the UK upstream oil and gas sector", Omega, Vol.35, No.1, 89-103
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Camanho, A. S. and Dyson, R. G. (2006) "Data envelopment analysis and Malmquist indices for measuring group performance", JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS, 26, 1, 35-49
Journal Item
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Dyson, R. G., Glover, F., Ijiri, Y., Whinston, A. and Sueyoshi, T. (2010) "New concepts, methodologies and algorithms for business education and research in the 21st century", Decision Support Systems, Vol.48, No.3, 427-429
Book
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Robert Dyson (2014) "Memoirs, the University of Warwick 1970-1989 : (And the rise of Warwick Business School)", University of Warwick, Coventry, UK