Journal: OR Insight

Found 433 papers in total
Blackett the father of OR
Blackett the father of OR
1999,
Blackett, who during the second world war played a key role in initiating the...
From planning to scanning – the implications of chaos and complexity theory for organisation development
From planning to scanning – the implications of chaos and complexity theory for organisation development
1999,
The sciences of chaos and complexity are providing many interesting insights into...
You cannot call out the AA at 40,000ft
You cannot call out the AA at 40,000ft
1999,
Combat aircraft are expensive and so are their crew so no operator wants to lose...
Setting individual achievement targets with data envelopment analysis
Setting individual achievement targets with data envelopment analysis
1999,
Data Envelopment Analysis can be used to set targets for individual attainments that...
Dealing with outliers when setting targets by data envelopment analysis
Dealing with outliers when setting targets by data envelopment analysis
1999,
Thanassoulis and Simpson outlined an approach for setting targets by DEA for...
Learning from beer – lessons for intervention
Learning from beer – lessons for intervention
1999,
This paper attempts to dispel the myth of academics being cosseted in metaphorical...
Fair pay for teachers – an LP model to establish pay equity for part-time faculty
Fair pay for teachers – an LP model to establish pay equity for part-time faculty
1999,
This paper deals with setting (or straightening out) the pay scale for part-time...
Risk assessment of gas transportation invoices – business change facilitation using risk modelling
Risk assessment of gas transportation invoices – business change facilitation using risk modelling
1999,
Introduction of a complex new process needs careful consideration to ensure full...
Reconfiguring police reporting districts in the city of Buffalo
Reconfiguring police reporting districts in the city of Buffalo
1999,
This paper describes a study that was undertaken to reconfigure the police reporting...
Making steel cool – an intelligent search strategy for optimising water spray settings on a continuous caster
Making steel cool – an intelligent search strategy for optimising water spray settings on a continuous caster
1999,
Optimising the water spray settings on a continuous casting machine in the steel...
Kicking timetabling problems into touch – scheduling the 1999 Rugby World Cup
Kicking timetabling problems into touch – scheduling the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999,
The schedule for the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup had to satisfy the Organising...
Ship scheduling of fertilizer products
Ship scheduling of fertilizer products
1999,
This article describes a Mixed Integer Programming model to schedule ships with a...
Stocking for shopping – inventory control in theory and in practice: A review of current practices in the retail sector
Stocking for shopping – inventory control in theory and in practice: A review of current practices in the retail sector
1999,
There have been major developments in the theory and practice of inventory control...
Short-term modelling in refinery planning – and why ‘non-linear’ is not necessarily ‘more accurate’
Short-term modelling in refinery planning – and why ‘non-linear’ is not necessarily ‘more accurate’
1999,
The oil industry was one of the earliest users of linear programming. For many years,...
Strategies for simulating – investigating and improving the use of simulation at British Airways OR
Strategies for simulating – investigating and improving the use of simulation at British Airways OR
1999,
Many organisations have seen the use of simulation evolve, often in something of a...
Julian's problem – work assignment at a disabled care centre
Julian's problem – work assignment at a disabled care centre
1999,
A centre that employs handicapped people wants to generate its weekly schedule...
Milking by robots – simulating the robotic milking farm
Milking by robots – simulating the robotic milking farm
1999,
A simulation model is an ideal tool to answer logistical, management and financial...
What a difference a day makes! – a little modelling added value for managers tackling performance problems in out-sourced activity
What a difference a day makes! – a little modelling added value for managers tackling performance problems in out-sourced activity
1999,
Managers from a major corporation met with representatives of contractors to whom...
Emergency – but no accident – a system dynamics study of an accident and emergency department
Emergency – but no accident – a system dynamics study of an accident and emergency department
1998,
Public concern over long waiting times for admissions motivated this study, whose aim...
Clinical trials, economic evaluation and simulation – supporting the economic evaluation of a clinical trial by simulation
Clinical trials, economic evaluation and simulation – supporting the economic evaluation of a clinical trial by simulation
1998,
The aim of the economic evaluation of a clinical trial is to assess the impact of new...
Forecasting Internet telephony – using scenarios to quantify the effects of using the Internet as a voice phone
Forecasting Internet telephony – using scenarios to quantify the effects of using the Internet as a voice phone
1998,
The Internet offers individuals and organisations almost unlimited access to...
Reflections on systems theory and systems practice
Reflections on systems theory and systems practice
1998,
This article will consider and discuss the ‘interfaces’ between the...
Do the right thing – when clients aren't clear about what they want
Do the right thing – when clients aren't clear about what they want
1998,
This article draws some methodological and organisational lessons from our experiences...
Answering the right question
Answering the right question
1998,
The author's experience tells him three things: that close integration of thinking...
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