Journal: OR Insight

Found 433 papers in total
Simulation in the dairy industry – a case study using SIMUL8
Simulation in the dairy industry – a case study using SIMUL8
1998,
High software costs have been a barrier to the wider use of simulation in British...
Queueing for toilets – estimating the required number of toilets using queueing theory
Queueing for toilets – estimating the required number of toilets using queueing theory
1998,
The New Zealand Works Consultancy Services was contracted to study the number of...
Monitoring surgical performance – a method that is accepted and used by cardiac surgeons
Monitoring surgical performance – a method that is accepted and used by cardiac surgeons
1998,
OR is ultimately dependent on the implementation of improved methods. This paper...
Simulation in health care management: Modelling an outpatient clinic – an example of how simulation can assist in the improvement of health care management
Simulation in health care management: Modelling an outpatient clinic – an example of how simulation can assist in the improvement of health care management
1998,
Improving the management of health care is a complex business. This article introduces...
Forecasting the prison population – predicting the consequences of sentencing policy
Forecasting the prison population – predicting the consequences of sentencing policy
1998,
This paper describes the development of a new methodology for making...
Selecting a balanced team – formation of netball teams for a series of trial matches
Selecting a balanced team – formation of netball teams for a series of trial matches
1998,
Each year, in order to choose the best netball team to represent the State of Victoria...
Transport policy and reality – can systems-based interviewing unravel the differences?
Transport policy and reality – can systems-based interviewing unravel the differences?
1998,
The rhetoric towards transport policy in the UK has fundamentally changed in recent...
The marginal cost of complexity
The marginal cost of complexity
1998,
Complexity is an important issue in supply chain management; new products, new...
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor – a syntegrity to explore meeting London's diverse interests
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor – a syntegrity to explore meeting London's diverse interests
1998,
One of the commitments in the new (1997) UK government's election manifesto was to...
When the question is ‘where’? – integrating geographic information systems and management science
When the question is ‘where’? – integrating geographic information systems and management science
1998,
Within Management Science there is increasing recognition of the need to incorporate...
Just the job – multi-criteria decision analysis for a personal decision
Just the job – multi-criteria decision analysis for a personal decision
1998,
This article gives an overview of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and the...
Quality control circles – the implementation of QCC in Malaysia, its advent and success
Quality control circles – the implementation of QCC in Malaysia, its advent and success
1998,
This article describes the implementation of quality control circle (QCC) in Malaysia....
Scheduling small groups examinations (minimising resources required by optimal clustering of student groups)
Scheduling small groups examinations (minimising resources required by optimal clustering of student groups)
1997,
This article presents an integer programming model that was built to minimise...
Assessing the market efficiency of pubs
Assessing the market efficiency of pubs
1997,
This article describes an application of data envelopment analysis to a set of pubs...
A CliniQueue solution
A CliniQueue solution
1997,
Previous outpatient services have focused on patient waiting times in-clinic, for...
All the world's a stage (using drama theory to resolve confrontations)
All the world's a stage (using drama theory to resolve confrontations)
1997,
Drama Theory is a general theory of human interacton which uses the metaphor of drama...
The problem of efficient districting
The problem of efficient districting
1997,
Districting involves a partition of a large area into sub-areas (districts) in order...
Production planning for chicken processing: A goal programming approach helps to determine the purchasing and production mix
Production planning for chicken processing: A goal programming approach helps to determine the purchasing and production mix
1997,
This article discusses a study involving the application of goal programming for...
OR models assist the Sizewell B public inquiry: The NCB's use of linear programming
OR models assist the Sizewell B public inquiry: The NCB's use of linear programming
1997,
The Sizewell B Inquiry was the longest planning inquiry to be held in the UK. It is...
Corporate modelling in the metals industry: Ensuring a systems approach to corporate strategy development
Corporate modelling in the metals industry: Ensuring a systems approach to corporate strategy development
1997,
This is the third of three case studies showing how the systems approach can be used...
Weathering the storm: How OR steered a course between extreme statistics and offshore design
Weathering the storm: How OR steered a course between extreme statistics and offshore design
1997,
In many instances the role of the OR scientist is to provide access to practitioners,...
Making decisions about public art: The relevance of Community OR: examples from Tokyo
Making decisions about public art: The relevance of Community OR: examples from Tokyo
1997,
Some of the most successful public art sites in Tokyo are products of the art director...
When idle time matters – using spreadsheet simulations to improve linear programming instruction
When idle time matters – using spreadsheet simulations to improve linear programming instruction
1997,
This article has two purposes. The first is to suggest that operational research is an...
An uplifting experience – simulating the effect of new uplift facilities at the Cairngorm Ski Centre
An uplifting experience – simulating the effect of new uplift facilities at the Cairngorm Ski Centre
1997,
A funicular railway is to be built to replace the main chairlift at Cairngorm and it...
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