Journal: OR Insight

Found 433 papers in total
More accurate rockets
More accurate rockets
1991,
From 1941 until 1945, a department of ORS (Fighter Command) was engaged on an...
British Rail InterCity strategic planning
British Rail InterCity strategic planning
1991,
Decisions concerning the number of new locomotives and coaches to buy are critical to...
Hedging your bets in an uncertain world
Hedging your bets in an uncertain world
1991,
In 1986 the Treasury Management Unit (TMU) of the Export Credits Guarantee Department...
To be and where not to be
To be and where not to be
1991,
Store location analysis is now almost 10 years old in Tesco. The discipline has grown...
On the waterfront
On the waterfront
1991,
The Stanlow Waterfront Simulation is a state-of-the-art model of the shipping...
Operating margins-It’s a gas!
Operating margins-It’s a gas!
1991,
This paper summarises OR’s involvement in an important area of British...
Testing times in the coal industry
Testing times in the coal industry
1991,
As British Coal has adopted business (rather than public service) objectives, and...
The effective Operational Research OR group
The effective Operational Research OR group
1991,
Most managers do not see Operational Research OR as an essential part of their...
Keeping Scotch off the rocks
Keeping Scotch off the rocks
1991,
This article is about decision-making in the whisky industry. In it, the author...
From Operational Research OR to knowledge-based systems-An industrial experience
From Operational Research OR to knowledge-based systems-An industrial experience
1990,
This article gives an account of the activities and progress of Operational Research...
Trends in IT project management
Trends in IT project management
1990,
This article describes the current state of project management in the majority of...
‘One per desk?’
‘One per desk?’
1990,
Checkland’s Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a means of applying structure to...
How green is your valley?
How green is your valley?
1990,
Some 12 months ago, as a token contribution to World Environment Day (5th June 1989),...
Change in the NHS
Change in the NHS
1990,
A review into the working of the Grampian Health Board, begun in 1986, considered how...
OR in British Steel
OR in British Steel
1990,
With the change, after 21 years, of the British Steel Corporation to its new status as...
Passenger perception of airlines
Passenger perception of airlines
1990,
Perception and attitudes towards airlines is an interesting subject for people...
Modelling route selection behaviour of travellers
Modelling route selection behaviour of travellers
1990,
Traveller behaviour in route selection is modelled assuming that alternative routes...
Look out! Expert systems about!
Look out! Expert systems about!
1990,
This article briefly surveys the expert systems products and suppliers relevant to...
Two methodologies?
Two methodologies?
1990,
Although they have come from very different cultural settings, there are great...
Selecting simulation software
Selecting simulation software
1990,
Software selection for simulation applications is often time-consuming and costly,...
Interactive management structured mapping integrates ideas and improves group decision-making
Interactive management structured mapping integrates ideas and improves group decision-making
1990,
Many complex issues require a team of decision-makers to interact in a cohesive...
Competitive tendering-OR workers beware
Competitive tendering-OR workers beware
1990,
In a recent OR Insight editorial, Stephen Ward drew attention to the increasingly...
Decision-making in small businesses, is there scope for Operational Research OR when an informal approach is all managers have time for?
Decision-making in small businesses, is there scope for Operational Research OR when an informal approach is all managers have time for?
1990,
Is Operational Research OR relevant in the small business sector? This article looks...
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...
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