Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
Four good decades of OR in the Canadian Department of National Defence
Four good decades of OR in the Canadian Department of National Defence
1998,
The first half of the period between 1950 and 1990 offered ideal circumstances for the...
What we learned early in the US Air Force about establishing and maintaining operational research groups
What we learned early in the US Air Force about establishing and maintaining operational research groups
1998,
In the two decades 1942–1962 the US Air Force established and maintained over 30...
OR groups and the professionalisation of OR
OR groups and the professionalisation of OR
1998,
OR groups have been studied from several perspectives and increasingly their role as a...
How OR can survive and prosper
How OR can survive and prosper
1998,
This paper examines the success and failure of OR groups, with emphasis on a highly...
Winners and losers: Adding organisational value
Winners and losers: Adding organisational value
1998,
As part of a major study into the success and survival of in-house OR groups in the UK...
Cooperation between strands of practice: Challenges and opportunities for the renewal of OR
Cooperation between strands of practice: Challenges and opportunities for the renewal of OR
1998,
Collaboration between OR groups following different ‘strands of practice’,...
Strategic operational research
Strategic operational research
1998,
Operational researchers have been slow to define and claim a strategic role for...
To charge or not to charge?
To charge or not to charge?
1998,
Discussions on the success or failure of OR practice tend to focus on specific case...
The six principles for effective OR – their relevance in the 90s
The six principles for effective OR – their relevance in the 90s
1998,
In 1974 in the UK, at a time of perceived anxiety in the OR community, the author...
Success and survival – a comment
Success and survival – a comment
1998,
It is proposed that consideration of the prospects for operational research should pay...
Some observations on practising successful operational research
Some observations on practising successful operational research
1998,
Much has been written about the decline of Operational Research. In the 1960s it had...
Beyond internal OR groups
Beyond internal OR groups
1998,
The paper reviews the prospects of OR applied by dispersed practitioners, small...
Success and survival of OR groups – where to from here?
Success and survival of OR groups – where to from here?
1998,
Over the past few years many authors, including Fildes and Ranyard, have documented...
The Foundation, Development and Current Practice of OR
The Foundation, Development and Current Practice of OR
1998,
A special issue of JORS containing papers presented at a Symposium held in Bowness,...
Optimal blending of out-of-specifications substances
Optimal blending of out-of-specifications substances
1998,
A chemical company produces powdery substances by a process that is difficult to...
Stochastic cyclic flow lines: Non-blocking, Markovian models
Stochastic cyclic flow lines: Non-blocking, Markovian models
1998,
In this paper we consider stochastic cyclic flow lines where identical sets of jobs...
Production capacity planning and control in multi-stage manufacturing
Production capacity planning and control in multi-stage manufacturing
1998,
This paper develops a mathematical model for determining the optimum lot-sizes for a...
Optimising production control of a maker–packer system in cigarette manufacture
Optimising production control of a maker–packer system in cigarette manufacture
1998,
Many of the current generation of high speed manufacturing machines are fitted with...
Integrated production and quality model under various preventive maintenance policies
Integrated production and quality model under various preventive maintenance policies
1998,
In this paper, we investigate the effect of various preventive maintenance policies on...
Measuring matrix-based cell formation with alternative routings
Measuring matrix-based cell formation with alternative routings
1998,
A good measure is necessary to evaluate the goodness of grouping in cellular...
An empirical comparison of heuristic methods for creating maximally diverse groups
An empirical comparison of heuristic methods for creating maximally diverse groups
1998,
This research identifies, describes, and empirically contrasts five heuristics for...
Evaluating the performance of tabu search procedures for flow shop sequencing
Evaluating the performance of tabu search procedures for flow shop sequencing
1998,
We address the problem of minimising makespan in a flow shop by using tabu search...
Multi-level scheduling decisions in a class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems using simulation based metamodels
Multi-level scheduling decisions in a class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems using simulation based metamodels
1998,
This paper pertains to a detailed simulation study conducted on a typical Flexible...
Part-type selection in flexible manufacturing systems: A bicriteria approach with due dates
Part-type selection in flexible manufacturing systems: A bicriteria approach with due dates
1998,
We studied the part-type selection problem in a Flexible Manufacturing Environment. We...
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