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Found 17295 papers in total
Feedback control of minimum-time optimal control problems using neural networks
1993,
This paper presents an optimal feedback controller capable of driving a non-linear...
Locating an obnoxious facility
1992,
The authors demonstrate that a formulation of the obnoxious single facility location...
Transit vehicle component maintenance policy via multiple criteria decision making methods
1993,
In recent years much emphasis has been placed on maintenance of transit vehicles. This...
The application of the substitute objective function minimization for solving multi-stage separation problems
1992,
A new algorithm is developed for steady-state simulation of stagewise counter-current...
Swords into ploughshares: Cecil Gordon’s role in the post-war transition of operational research to civilian uses
1991,
Operational research, having developed in Britain as a contribution by scientists and...
Early Operational Research OR in the Steel Company of Wales
1992,
The flavour of early industrial Operational Research OR is given by reference to the...
Reminiscences of operational research in World War II by some of its practitioners: II
1992,
The paper presents notes, made by the speakers themselves, on two talks on early...
Operational research: From war to community
1992,
This paper examines the history of operational research from its birth during the...
Cutting cognitive holes
1992,
Would it not be worthwhile to see the purpose of OR/MS and AI in the design of...
One-two-? Reflections on starting Operational Research OR groups
1992,
The author was responsible for setting up an Operational Research OR group in a...
The effect of planning horizon on the effectiveness of what-if analysis
1992,
Although what-if analysis is among the most popular decision support methods,...
Deriving conclusions in expert systems when knowledge is incomplete
1993,
A number of recent research articles have pointed out several connections between...
Organizational computer security policy: The reality
1992,
Computer security issues are normally addressed from a technical perspective....
Could large U.K. corporations and computing companies use software cost estimating tools?-A survey
1992,
Software cost estimating tools were developed to address the problem of estimating the...
Two numerical methods for computing the probability of outcome of a battle of Lanchester type
1992,
Methods are developed for the computation of victory probabilities in the classical...
The transformation of extended entity relationship generalisation hierarchies into tables and meta tables
1992,
The transformation of generalisation hierarchies into relational format cannot be done...
The design, application and evaluation of a system dynamics based methodology for the assessment of computerised information systems
1992,
This paper describes the development, application and evaluation of a system dynamics...
Decision and forecast horizons for one-dimensional optimal control problems: Existence results and applications
1992,
This paper obtains decision and forecast horizons for undiscounted, continuous-time...
Mathematical programming approaches to sensitivity calculations in decision analysis
1992,
A general framework for sensitivity analysis of discrete multi-criteria decision...
Qualitative programming for selection decisions: A reappraisal
1993,
Recently, mixed-qualitative programming was introduced as a general approach to...
Playing in reality: A model case
1992,
This paper is concerned with ‘design-by-playing’. As the model case the...
A framework for material handling system design justification
1993,
The integrating nature of material handling systems renders their design and economic...
Design of reliable networks
1993,
In many applications, the network designer may want to know how to synthesize a...
A methodology for cellular manufacturing design
1993,
A two-phase methodology is presented as an aid to organizing job shop production in a...
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