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A profit-maximizing plant-loading model with demand fill-rate constraints
A profit-maximizing plant-loading model with demand fill-rate constraints
1989,
This paper discusses a new formulation of a class of plant product-mix loading...
The state of decision support systems: A review
The state of decision support systems: A review
1989,
Many organisations are now realising that information technology can make a...
Data envelopment analysis applied to financial statements
Data envelopment analysis applied to financial statements
1990,
Ratio analysis has been a tool of analysts for as long as financial statements have...
Business decisions and managerial risk: A note on the decision analysis approach
Business decisions and managerial risk: A note on the decision analysis approach
1990,
A difficult lesson for managers to learn is the importance of evaluating risk in...
An interactive approach to identify the best compromise solution for two objective shortest path problems
An interactive approach to identify the best compromise solution for two objective shortest path problems
1990,
In recent years there has been a growing interest in multiobjective path problems....
The algorithmic structure of a decision support system for a design of a district heating network
The algorithmic structure of a decision support system for a design of a district heating network
1990,
This paper is devoted to describe the algorithms implemented in a decision support...
Moving out of the backroom-Tracing the changing fortunes of Operational Research OR in Cheshire County Council
Moving out of the backroom-Tracing the changing fortunes of Operational Research OR in Cheshire County Council
1990,
Efforts to build an Operational Research OR presence in an organization can sometimes...
The triumph of darkness? An experience of operational research work with a local authority
The triumph of darkness? An experience of operational research work with a local authority
1990,
Decision-making in local government is often concerned with the deployment of large...
Equity and access: Exploring the effects of hospital location on the population served-A case study in strategic planning
Equity and access: Exploring the effects of hospital location on the population served-A case study in strategic planning
1989,
This paper describes a case study in which a simulation model, specifically an...
The impact of teaching on hospital costs: A budgetary approach to non-market institutions
The impact of teaching on hospital costs: A budgetary approach to non-market institutions
1989,
NHS hospitals contribute to medical education, training nurses and research, as well...
Office facilities planning considering organizational constraints
Office facilities planning considering organizational constraints
1990,
Given insufficient capacity at a firm’s existing office facility to accommodate...
MRP practices in a random sample of manufacturing firms
MRP practices in a random sample of manufacturing firms
1986,
A random sample of South Carolina manufacturing firms was sent the same questionnaire...
Discretionary databases in forecasting
Discretionary databases in forecasting
1990,
Information for forecasting databases is often initially under the control of...
OR at work in modern manufacturing
OR at work in modern manufacturing
1989,
By describing the industrial assembly of a real product, methodologies and...
Improved business planning through an awareness of political cycles
Improved business planning through an awareness of political cycles
1990,
Can business planning be improved if more attention is paid to underlying political...
A simulation study on performance improvement of group technology cells
A simulation study on performance improvement of group technology cells
1990,
The response of several existing group technology cells in a periodic simultaneous...
Cycle regression analysis: Simultaneous estimation of trigonometric components of a time series
Cycle regression analysis: Simultaneous estimation of trigonometric components of a time series
1990,
Cycle regression analysis is a continuously evolving family of algorithms that...
Dynamic layout strategies for flexible manufacturing systems
Dynamic layout strategies for flexible manufacturing systems
1990,
In this paper the authors are concerned with a key element for the effective...
Designing flexable manufacturing cells using a branch and bound method
Designing flexable manufacturing cells using a branch and bound method
1990,
The grouping of parts into families and machines into cells poses an important problem...
Optimization of the daily production rates for an offshore oilfield
Optimization of the daily production rates for an offshore oilfield
1989,
This paper presents a model to assist in setting the daily production rates for an...
Mini-risk: Strategies for a simplified board game
Mini-risk: Strategies for a simplified board game
1990,
Illustrations of the principles of operational research from sports have been widely...
Weighted matching in chess tournaments
Weighted matching in chess tournaments
1990,
In many chess tournaments, e.g. when the Swiss system is used, the number of players...
Selection and scheduling of advanced missions for NASA using 0-1 integer linear programming
Selection and scheduling of advanced missions for NASA using 0-1 integer linear programming
1989,
A 0-1 integer linear programme for the selection and scheduling of US National...
Inventory replenishment rules for systems exhibiting ‘on-off’ stochastic demand patterns
Inventory replenishment rules for systems exhibiting ‘on-off’ stochastic demand patterns
1989,
Optimal replenishment rules are presented for determining both the best stock-up level...
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