Journal: OR Insight

Found 433 papers in total
Necessary evil or saving grace?
Necessary evil or saving grace?
1996,
Performance measurement systems often have a poor reputation. They get off to a bad...
Spontaneous decision conferencing with top-level politicians
Spontaneous decision conferencing with top-level politicians
1996,
This article describes a real project involving members of the Finnish Parliament. The...
Improving service productivity
Improving service productivity
1996,
As the economies of developed nations expand significantly into the service sector,...
TQM and Management Science
TQM and Management Science
1996,
The three themes of this article are that: Total Quality Management and Management...
Constructing high school timetables by computer
Constructing high school timetables by computer
1996,
Timetabling is a regularly occurring problem in virtually every high school, college...
Long-term evaluation systems
Long-term evaluation systems
1996,
In 1988 Operational Research OR Insight published an article entitled...
Ship to magazine in four days?
Ship to magazine in four days?
1995,
A model is described which was created to examine a logistics problem at a Royal...
Data envelopment analysis-A basic glossary
Data envelopment analysis-A basic glossary
1995,
Data Evnelopement Analysis (DEA) is a decision making tool for measuring the...
Top tank!
Top tank!
1996,
Faced with growing instability along her borders, Greece has recnetly been forced to...
Probing the gene screen
Probing the gene screen
1995,
In spite of a huge need for better decision making in health services there is a lack...
Neural networks: Fool’s gold or layman’s delight?
Neural networks: Fool’s gold or layman’s delight?
1995,
This article addresses the application of neural networks to the problem of predicting...
TISSUE wipes away exam time tears
TISSUE wipes away exam time tears
1995,
The task of examination timetabling at universities is becoming more difficult as...
Calculating early retirement benefits with VERA-An expert system provides a cost effective way of advising staff
Calculating early retirement benefits with VERA-An expert system provides a cost effective way of advising staff
1995,
One of the major benefits of expert systems is short development time. This was...
Purchasing and supply
Purchasing and supply
1995,
Purchasing and supply management has recently emerged as an important strategic area...
Community health needs assessment
Community health needs assessment
1995,
Health Needs Assessment (HNA) has received an increasing amount of attention recently....
Understanding future uncertainty
Understanding future uncertainty
1995,
The aim of this article is to offer an insight into the current practices of assessing...
Computer dating for offices
Computer dating for offices
1995,
This article describes the use of semantic differential scaling to profile the...
Corporate modelling in the UK: A survey
Corporate modelling in the UK: A survey
1995,
During the 1960s and 70s integrated corporate models promised to eradicate many of the...
Unpredictable change?
Unpredictable change?
1995,
The meeting held by the Operational Research OR Society’s Health and Social...
Health care management-A case for simulation
Health care management-A case for simulation
1995,
The NHS reforms and the division of the Health Service into purchasers and providers...
The growing need for renewal services-The use of simulation modelling to aid purchasing for renal replacement therapy
The growing need for renewal services-The use of simulation modelling to aid purchasing for renal replacement therapy
1995,
Renal replacement therapies save the lives of patients with end stage renal failure...
A hospital capacity planning model
A hospital capacity planning model
1995,
Current health reforms mean that the Royal Hampshire Hospital, like many others, needs...
Potential applications of simulation in hospital logistics management
Potential applications of simulation in hospital logistics management
1995,
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest non-teaching Trusts in the country,...
Computer simulation of an Accident and Emergency department
Computer simulation of an Accident and Emergency department
1995,
As a result of the National Health Service (NHS) reforms, the publication of the...
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