Journal: INFORMS Transactions on Education

Found 120 papers in total
Risk economies of scale in the finance and insurance industries: Placing the right emphasis in introductory business statistics
Risk economies of scale in the finance and insurance industries: Placing the right emphasis in introductory business statistics
2002,
Most undergraduate and graduate business programs include a required introductory...
Graphical spreadsheet simulation of queues
Graphical spreadsheet simulation of queues
2002,
Graphical representations of spreadsheet queueing simulations can be used to teach...
Using Goldratt's game to introduce simulation in the introductory operations management course
Using Goldratt's game to introduce simulation in the introductory operations management course
2002,
Simulation is a key tool in operations research (OR); however, it is often difficult...
The conduct of an effective simulation study
The conduct of an effective simulation study
2002,
Although the software tools to develop simulation models have improved dramatically,...
An object-oriented version of SIMLIB (a simple simulation package)
An object-oriented version of SIMLIB (a simple simulation package)
2001,
This paper introduces an object-oriented version of SIMLIB (an easy-to-understand...
YASAI: Yet another add-in for teaching elementary Monte Carlo simulation in Excel
YASAI: Yet another add-in for teaching elementary Monte Carlo simulation in Excel
2002,
This report describes YASAI (Yet Another Simulation Add-In), a tool for performing...
Process simulation in Excel for a quantitative management course
Process simulation in Excel for a quantitative management course
2002,
A nagging limitation of teaching spreadsheet-based quantitative decision-making...
Designing and delivering a university course – a process (or operations) management perspective
Designing and delivering a university course – a process (or operations) management perspective
2001,
With over 30 years of academic experience in both engineering and management...
Operations research capstone course: A project-based process of discovery and application
Operations research capstone course: A project-based process of discovery and application
2002,
The US Air Force Academy offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in...
Data cleansing and analysis as a prelude to model based decision support
Data cleansing and analysis as a prelude to model based decision support
2002,
We describe a loosely integrated set of teaching modules that allow students to...
Who wants to see a $million error?
Who wants to see a $million error?
2001,
Inspired by the popular television show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’,...
Gaining insight in linear programming from patterns in optimal solutions
Gaining insight in linear programming from patterns in optimal solutions
2000,
This paper advocates the practice of interpreting the qualitative pattern in linear...
Spreadsheets as a tool for teaching simulation
Spreadsheets as a tool for teaching simulation
2000,
Simulation can be a difficult subject to teach, as most commercial software requires...
Teaching business statistics with Microsoft Excel
Teaching business statistics with Microsoft Excel
2000,
This article discusses the use of Excel in the introductory course in statistics in...
Integrated spreadsheets into a case-based MBA quantitative methods course: real managers make real decisions
Integrated spreadsheets into a case-based MBA quantitative methods course: real managers make real decisions
2000,
In discussing how the availability of spreadsheet technology has impacted our required...
Blitzograms – interactive histograms
Blitzograms – interactive histograms
2001,
This is an interactive paper to discuss the use of interactive graphics in statistical...
Causes of the decline of the business school management science course
Causes of the decline of the business school management science course
2001,
The business school management science course is suffering serious decline. The...
Teaching management science with spreadsheets: from decision models to decision support
Teaching management science with spreadsheets: from decision models to decision support
2001,
The 1990s were a decade of enormous change for management science (MS) educators....
When parametric sensitivity analysis is not enough
When parametric sensitivity analysis is not enough
2001,
This article addresses the issue of structural vs. parametric sensitivity analysis in...
Teaching modeling in management science
Teaching modeling in management science
2001,
The heart of Management Science is not the science of optimization or simulation, but...
Decision rings: Making decision trees visual and non-mathematical
Decision rings: Making decision trees visual and non-mathematical
2002,
The decision tree is widely used to represent and solve decision problems. Because it...
Stay or switch? An organizational behavior and management science joint classroom exercise
Stay or switch? An organizational behavior and management science joint classroom exercise
2002,
We use a simple probabilistic decision problem as the basis for a three-hour exercise...
Introduction to the theory and practice of yield management
Introduction to the theory and practice of yield management
2002,
A variety of concepts and analytical tools fall under the label yield management. The...
An agent-based learning approach for teaching the relationship between lot size and cycle time
An agent-based learning approach for teaching the relationship between lot size and cycle time
2002,
Students in most industrial engineering programs are taught just-in-time and other...
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