Journal: Interfaces

Found 1286 papers in total
Sawtimber valuation and sawlog allocation through simulation of temple-inland sawmills
Sawtimber valuation and sawlog allocation through simulation of temple-inland sawmills
1996,
The cost of delivered sawlogs to a sawmill may account for 70 to 80 percent of all...
Statistical support of forensic auditing
Statistical support of forensic auditing
1996,
During a three year period, $4.38 million of gold was stolen from the vaults of...
Iron ore handling procedures enhance export quality
Iron ore handling procedures enhance export quality
1996,
Iron ore is a major Australian export into a highly competitive market. Customers feed...
Decentralizing ethanol distribution in southeastern Brazil
Decentralizing ethanol distribution in southeastern Brazil
1996,
A renewable energy source, sugar cane ethanol, fuels many Brazilian automobiles. The...
Using simulated annealing to schedule oil field drilling rigs
Using simulated annealing to schedule oil field drilling rigs
1996,
Oil companies often have large backlogs of drilling opportunities. Optimizing this...
Modeling crude oil lightering in Delaware Bay
Modeling crude oil lightering in Delaware Bay
1996,
Crude oil destined for Philadelphia-area refineries is transferred to lighters from...
A survey of operational expert systems in business (1980-1993)
A survey of operational expert systems in business (1980-1993)
1996,
The paper surveyed publications on operational expert system (ES) applications in...
Personal operations research: Practicing Operational Research OR on ourselves
Personal operations research: Practicing Operational Research OR on ourselves
1996,
Documented cases of people applying Operational Research OR in making personal...
People skills: Using the cooperative learning model to teach students ‘people skills’
People skills: Using the cooperative learning model to teach students ‘people skills’
1996,
In his Interfaces article, Robert Levasseur emphasized the need for and importance of...
The teachers’ forum: The operations analysis curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School
The teachers’ forum: The operations analysis curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School
1996,
The operations analysis curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School has responded to a...
New issues in forest land management from an operations research perspective
New issues in forest land management from an operations research perspective
1996,
Over the last two decades, forest land management practices have changed in response...
Why benefit-cost analysis is widely disregarded and what to do about it
Why benefit-cost analysis is widely disregarded and what to do about it
1996,
Three prominent shortcomings of benefit-cost analysis as currently practiced are (1)...
A truck scheduling system improves efficiency in the forest industries
A truck scheduling system improves efficiency in the forest industries
1996,
Timber transport plays an important part in the overall operational costs of forest...
A four-day study helps home building move indoors
A four-day study helps home building move indoors
1996,
By simulating Glaize Components’ new wall panel production line, the authors...
The ombudsman: Management folklore and management science-On portfolio planning, escalation bias, and such
The ombudsman: Management folklore and management science-On portfolio planning, escalation bias, and such
1996,
Management folklore sometimes leads to unprofitable decision making. Thus, studies of...
Evaluation of generator maintenance schedules at Entergy Electric System
Evaluation of generator maintenance schedules at Entergy Electric System
1996,
Manual evaluation of the impact of detrimental events on outage schedules in electric...
The limits of Japanese production systems
The limits of Japanese production systems
1996,
Zangwill claims that reductions in setup cost and time can paradoxically increase...
The variance paradox and its implications for Japanese production theory
The variance paradox and its implications for Japanese production theory
1996,
In a recent Interfaces article, Zangwill presented a mathematical model of a...
Spreadhseets and OR/MS Models: An end-user perspective
Spreadhseets and OR/MS Models: An end-user perspective
1996,
In 1986, Bodily stated that practitioners could use spreadsheets to model management...
Scheduling coast guard district cutters
Scheduling coast guard district cutters
1996,
United States Coast Guard (USCG) districts schedule cutters 180 feet or less in length...
Undergraduate academic teaching and manufacturing industry requirements: A comparative analysis
Undergraduate academic teaching and manufacturing industry requirements: A comparative analysis
1996,
The United States has been losing its manufacturing base because of severe...
The AIM game: Learning investment management principles through Monte Carlo simulation
The AIM game: Learning investment management principles through Monte Carlo simulation
1996,
In surveys, computer simulation nearly always tops lists of the most frequently used...
A quality definition continuum
A quality definition continuum
1996,
Managers have recognized the strategic importance of quality in current competitive...
System operations advisor: A real-time decision support system for managing airline operations at United Airlines
System operations advisor: A real-time decision support system for managing airline operations at United Airlines
1996,
Managing daily operations for United Airlines with its size and geographic scope of...
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