Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society

Found 4035 papers in total
On the categorization of demand patterns
On the categorization of demand patterns
2005,
The categorization of alternative demand patterns facilitates the selection of a...
Modelling the requirement for supplementary nurses in an intensive care unit
Modelling the requirement for supplementary nurses in an intensive care unit
2005,
The intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital is an essential yet costly resource....
Geographical simulation modelling for the regional planning of oral and maxillofacial surgery across London
Geographical simulation modelling for the regional planning of oral and maxillofacial surgery across London
2005,
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is a recognized surgical specialty, with its...
A framework for predicting gross institutional long-term care cost arising from known commitments at local authority level
A framework for predicting gross institutional long-term care cost arising from known commitments at local authority level
2005,
As the UK population ages, it is forecast that there will be an unsustainable increase...
A simulation-based study of a NHS Walk-in Centre
A simulation-based study of a NHS Walk-in Centre
2005,
This paper describes a simulation-based project to help North Mersey Community...
Using OR to support the development of an integrated musculo-skeletal service
Using OR to support the development of an integrated musculo-skeletal service
2005,
This paper discusses the question of how operational research in general, and discrete...
Incorporating operations research techniques to evaluate information systems impact on healthcare
Incorporating operations research techniques to evaluate information systems impact on healthcare
2005,
Over the past 4 years, the Hospice Palliative Care Network Project, co-led by the...
Proposing a systems vision of knowledge management in emergency care
Proposing a systems vision of knowledge management in emergency care
2005,
This paper makes a case for taking a systems view of knowledge management within...
Improving health care through community OR
Improving health care through community OR
2005,
Two examples of Community OR (COR) applied to public and patient involvement in...
Assessing the risk of vCJD transmission via surgery: models for uncertainty and complexity
Assessing the risk of vCJD transmission via surgery: models for uncertainty and complexity
2005,
Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) is a fatal degenerative brain disease,...
Description of an individual patient methodology for calculating the cost-effectiveness of treatments for osteoporosis in women
Description of an individual patient methodology for calculating the cost-effectiveness of treatments for osteoporosis in women
2005,
Models of the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical interventions for the treatment of...
Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries
Use of discrete-event simulation to evaluate strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries
2005,
HIV/AIDS affects over 40 million people worldwide, and more than 70% of these...
A heuristic approach for multiple item and location ordering problem with quantity discount and capacity constraint
A heuristic approach for multiple item and location ordering problem with quantity discount and capacity constraint
2005,
This paper addresses a geographically distributed vending machine inventory control...
Modelling the feedback effects of reconfiguring health servives
Modelling the feedback effects of reconfiguring health servives
2005,
The shift in the balance of health care, bringing services ‘closer to...
An economic order quantity model for deteriorating items under trade credits
An economic order quantity model for deteriorating items under trade credits
2005,
In the classical inventory economic order quantity (or EOQ) model, it was assumed that...
A procedure for the strategic planning of locations, capacities and districting of jails: application to Chile
A procedure for the strategic planning of locations, capacities and districting of jails: application to Chile
2005,
Using the Chilean jail system as a case study, we present a model for finding the...
An Intranet-based architecture for building military scenario training systems
An Intranet-based architecture for building military scenario training systems
2005,
This paper investigates three research topics in military scenario training and...
Statistical analysis of local search landscapes
Statistical analysis of local search landscapes
2004,
This paper discusses the application of some statistical estimation tools in trying to...
Benefits analysis – a robust assessment approach
Benefits analysis – a robust assessment approach
2004,
Benefits Analysis has been evolving over the past decade from roots in multi-criteria...
IMGD (interactive method for group decision): an interactive method for multiobjective group decision aid
IMGD (interactive method for group decision): an interactive method for multiobjective group decision aid
2004,
Multiobjective methods for group decision situations that are proposed in the...
Efficient heuristics for Median Cycle Problems
Efficient heuristics for Median Cycle Problems
2004,
This article proposes a number of efficient heuristics for two versions of the Median...
Local search heuristics for multi-index assignment problems with decomposable costs
Local search heuristics for multi-index assignment problems with decomposable costs
2004,
The multi-index assignment problem (MIAP) with decomposable costs is a natural...
Local search for Hamiltonian Path with applications to clustering visitation paths
Local search for Hamiltonian Path with applications to clustering visitation paths
2004,
Clustering a data array has been found useful in the design of web-sites and...
An improved branch and bound algorithm for a strongly correlated unbounded knapsack problem
An improved branch and bound algorithm for a strongly correlated unbounded knapsack problem
2004,
An unbounded knapsack problem (KP) was investigated that describes the loading of...
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