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OR enactment: The theatrical metaphor as an analytic framework
OR enactment: The theatrical metaphor as an analytic framework
1993,
Theatre provides a powerful metaphor to support thinking about human interactions in...
Explicit formulae for the characteristics of the M/H2/1 retrial queue
Explicit formulae for the characteristics of the M/H2/1 retrial queue
1993,
This paper studies the M/H 2 /1 queue with returning customers. It obtains explicit...
Algorithms for computing centroids
Algorithms for computing centroids
1993,
Algorithms are given for the computation of centroids of discrete, polygonal, and...
Optimal control of some queueing networks
Optimal control of some queueing networks
1992,
Using the theory of right-continuous Markov processes with values in , a set of...
A well-kept secret?
A well-kept secret?
1992,
Simulation appears to offer manufacturing industry a very powerful tool for responding...
Implementing descriptive sampling in three-phase discrete event simulation models
Implementing descriptive sampling in three-phase discrete event simulation models
1993,
Descriptive sampling has been shown to be a powerful method for obtaining variance...
SKIM: A simulation sketchpad for plant design
SKIM: A simulation sketchpad for plant design
1992,
This paper describes the development of a simulation sketchpad for use by engineers...
Modelling a solid-waste processing system by discrete event simulation
Modelling a solid-waste processing system by discrete event simulation
1993,
This paper describes a discrete event simulation model for a solid-waste processing...
A managerial response to falling demand
A managerial response to falling demand
1993,
A sharp fall in demand for goods can have a devastating effect on corporate...
On the use of ordinal data in data envelopment analysis
On the use of ordinal data in data envelopment analysis
1993,
In many problems involving efficiency analysis using DEA, certain factors may be...
Adapting branch-and-bound for real-world scheduling problems
Adapting branch-and-bound for real-world scheduling problems
1993,
Many sequencing and scheduling problems can be formulated as 0-1 integer programs and,...
Analytical and simulation techniques for discounting binomial random sums
Analytical and simulation techniques for discounting binomial random sums
1992,
Present-value models have often proved invaluable within the financial decision-making...
Life-cycle costs and comparative statistical techniques for censored reliability data
Life-cycle costs and comparative statistical techniques for censored reliability data
1993,
A number of non-parametric statistical tests, suitable for the solution of the...
A multicriteria approach for evaluating the performance of industrial firms
A multicriteria approach for evaluating the performance of industrial firms
1992,
Multivariate techniques have been widely used for the explanation and prediction of...
Hierarchical Bayes forecasts of multinomial Dirichlet data applied to coupon redemptions
Hierarchical Bayes forecasts of multinomial Dirichlet data applied to coupon redemptions
1992,
This paper considers forecasting count data from a multinomial Dirichlet distribution....
Nonlinear Goal Programming theory and practice: A survey
Nonlinear Goal Programming theory and practice: A survey
1993,
Four major approaches of Nonlinear Goal Programming are reviewed and discussed; (1)...
Control charts to check yearly predictions by monthly observations
Control charts to check yearly predictions by monthly observations
1992,
In many cases an organization makes predictions of a variable on a yearly scale...
Algorithms for explaining forecast revisions
Algorithms for explaining forecast revisions
1992,
Forecasts are routinely revised, and these revisions are often the subject of informal...
To combine or not to combine? Issues of combining forecasts
To combine or not to combine? Issues of combining forecasts
1992,
This paper addresses issues such as: Does it always pay to combine individual...
The uses and abuses of ‘consensus’ forecasts
The uses and abuses of ‘consensus’ forecasts
1992,
Clemen’s review of the forecast-combining literature amply illustrates both the...
The maximum and minimum of primary forecasts
The maximum and minimum of primary forecasts
1992,
The purpose of this paper is to suggest that the maximum (or minimum) of a number of...
Analysis of many short time sequences: Forecast improvements achieved by shrinkage
Analysis of many short time sequences: Forecast improvements achieved by shrinkage
1993,
Credibility models in actuarial science deal with multiple short time series where...
Forecasting time series with outliers
Forecasting time series with outliers
1993,
Time-series data are often contaminated with outliers due to the influence of unusual...
Forecast combination in a dynamic setting
Forecast combination in a dynamic setting
1993,
The authors examine the implications of allowing lags into forecast combination...
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