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Method and situational factors in sales forecast accuracy
Method and situational factors in sales forecast accuracy
1993,
In this study the interaction of forecasting method (econometric versus exponential...
Evaluating the role judgment plays in forecast accuracy
Evaluating the role judgment plays in forecast accuracy
1993,
The majority of model-based forecasting efforts today rely on relatively simple...
Causal forces: Structuring knowledge for time-series extrapolation
Causal forces: Structuring knowledge for time-series extrapolation
1993,
This paper examines a strategy for structuring one type of domain knowledge for use in...
Modeling expert forecasting knowledge for incorporation into expert systems
Modeling expert forecasting knowledge for incorporation into expert systems
1993,
The use of continuous multivariate models to represent experts’ knowledge of...
The effectiveness of imprecise probability forecasts
The effectiveness of imprecise probability forecasts
1993,
In this paper the authors investigate the feasibility of algorithmically deriving...
Thinking about the future: A cognitive perspective
Thinking about the future: A cognitive perspective
1993,
The promises and challenges of a cognitive approach to strategic planning and...
Computer-based information systems for development planning: Managing human resources
Computer-based information systems for development planning: Managing human resources
1993,
Recent years have seen many developing countries taking initiatives aimed at promoting...
Information systems in Greece: The need for context related research
Information systems in Greece: The need for context related research
1993,
The question the authors are seeking to ask in this paper is: Does the existing...
Grounding soft systems research
Grounding soft systems research
1992,
This paper suggests that Checkland’s soft systems methodology may, in certain...
The scope for OR
The scope for OR
1992,
An increasing number of groups are prepared to expand their repertoires beyond...
Systems and scholarship: The need to do better
Systems and scholarship: The need to do better
1992,
Although conscious organized systems thinking stems only from the 1940s, and is hence...
OR and managed change
OR and managed change
1992,
In a turbulent and competitive environment, change is a fact of organisational life....
Towards an SSM toolkit; Rich picture diagramming
Towards an SSM toolkit; Rich picture diagramming
1992,
Soft systems methodology (SSM) attempts to make sense of complex problem situations...
A letter from New York
A letter from New York
1992,
This article examines how an offshoot of the Operations Research Society of America...
Maximizing entropy defined reliability of water distribution networks
Maximizing entropy defined reliability of water distribution networks
1992,
A new measure is proposed for assessing reliability in water distribution networks....
The multiple Bottleneck Transportation Problem
The multiple Bottleneck Transportation Problem
1993,
An extension to the Bottleneck Transportation Problem (BTP) is considered wherein a...
Occupation frequencies for irreducible finite semi-Markov processes with reliability applications
Occupation frequencies for irreducible finite semi-Markov processes with reliability applications
1993,
A finite irreducible semi-Markov process Y= is considered whose state space S is...
Modelling risk trade-off
Modelling risk trade-off
1993,
This paper considers the trade-offs that may be made in the risk and uncertainty...
A hybrid simulated annealing approach for single machine scheduling problems with non-regular penalty functions
A hybrid simulated annealing approach for single machine scheduling problems with non-regular penalty functions
1993,
An algorithm is presented for single machine scheduling problems which have V-shaped...
On the general solution for a class of early/tardy problems
On the general solution for a class of early/tardy problems
1993,
The authors consider a class of early/tardy problems where the objective is to...
Common due date scheduling problem with separate earliness and tardiness penalties
Common due date scheduling problem with separate earliness and tardiness penalties
1993,
This paper considers the problem of finding an optimal schedule and a common due date...
Algorithms for sequencing robot activities in a robot-centered parallel-processor workcell
Algorithms for sequencing robot activities in a robot-centered parallel-processor workcell
1993,
This paper deals with the problem of sequencing robot activities for a robot-centred...
On the transient behavior of a finite birth-death process with an application
On the transient behavior of a finite birth-death process with an application
1993,
The transient distribution of the number in the system and the distribution of the...
Performance of discrete-time queueing systems
Performance of discrete-time queueing systems
1993,
In this paper, a very general discrete-time queueing model with one single server and...
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