Keyword: practice

Found 306 papers in total
ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: Increasing Productivity and Minimizing Errors in Operations Research Spreadsheet Models
ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: Increasing Productivity and Minimizing Errors in Operations Research Spreadsheet Models
2017,
Operations research practitioners often write spreadsheet software that is used,...
Introduction: Special Issue on Operations Research Applications in the Energy Industry
Introduction: Special Issue on Operations Research Applications in the Energy Industry
2016,
This special issue presents a tutorial and five applications of operations research in...
The ‘Democratisation’ of Statistics: Parastatisticians in Manufacturing
The ‘Democratisation’ of Statistics: Parastatisticians in Manufacturing
2012,
The statistics profession is faced with opportunities and challenges that arise from...
An Empirical Investigation of the Conception Focused Curriculum: The Importance of Introducing Undergraduate Business Statistics Students to the ‘Real World’
An Empirical Investigation of the Conception Focused Curriculum: The Importance of Introducing Undergraduate Business Statistics Students to the ‘Real World’
2015,
Continuing pressures are being placed on undergraduate business education to alter...
Getting Too Close to the Fire: The Challenge of Engaging Stories and Saving Lives
Getting Too Close to the Fire: The Challenge of Engaging Stories and Saving Lives
2011,
There is a long and troubled history in the relationship between management research...
Moral mid‐level principles in modeling
Moral mid‐level principles in modeling
2013,
Modelers, especially in operational research, are becoming increasingly aware that...
Whose uncertainty assessments (probability distributions) does a risk assessment report: the analysts' or the experts'?
Whose uncertainty assessments (probability distributions) does a risk assessment report: the analysts' or the experts'?
2011,
It is often said that the aim of risk assessment is to faithfully represent and report...
Management science methodologies in environmental management and sustainability: discourses and applications
Management science methodologies in environmental management and sustainability: discourses and applications
2011,
This paper investigates and discusses the use of systemic methodologies (SMs)...
OR/MS decision support models for the specialty crops industry: a literature review
OR/MS decision support models for the specialty crops industry: a literature review
2011,
Specialty crops (fruits, vegetables, grapes and wine, ornamentals–nursery and...
The development of management sciences/operational research discourses: surveying the trends in the US and the UK
The development of management sciences/operational research discourses: surveying the trends in the US and the UK
2011,
This paper explores the trends in American and British management...
An investigation of the effect of educational background on performance in simulation studies
An investigation of the effect of educational background on performance in simulation studies
2010,
We might expect a link between educational background, in terms of degree subject...
A new perspective to design education in industrial engineering: Product design projects for freshman
A new perspective to design education in industrial engineering: Product design projects for freshman
2008,
This paper describes an introductory project-based engineering design course for the...
Structuring and sustaining excellence in management science at Merrill Lynch
Structuring and sustaining excellence in management science at Merrill Lynch
2008,
The Management Science Group at Merrill Lynch Private Client has had a huge monetary...
Optimization tradecraft: Hard-won insights from real-world decision support
Optimization tradecraft: Hard-won insights from real-world decision support
2008,
Practitioners of optimization–based decision support advise commerce and...
Auditing knowledge management practices: model and application
Auditing knowledge management practices: model and application
2008,
This paper proposes a knowledge management audit model to assist organisations to...
Production planning under uncertainty in textile manufacturing
Production planning under uncertainty in textile manufacturing
2008,
Textile manufacturing consists of yarn production, fabric formation, and finishing and...
Visualization and model formulation: an analysis of the sketches of expert modellers
Visualization and model formulation: an analysis of the sketches of expert modellers
2008,
We report on an exploratory study of the use of sketches by experts engaged in the...
Incorporating fractal concepts into equations of attrition for military conflicts
Incorporating fractal concepts into equations of attrition for military conflicts
2008,
Using an agent-based model as a ‘battlefield laboratory’, we explore...
Government Operational Research Service: Civil OR in UK Central Government
Government Operational Research Service: Civil OR in UK Central Government
2008,
We describe the increasing importance of UK Civil Government OR and explore possible...
Using analysis to influence strategic-decision making: option valuation at ECGD (Export Credits Guarantee Department of UK government)
Using analysis to influence strategic-decision making: option valuation at ECGD (Export Credits Guarantee Department of UK government)
2008,
This case-oriented paper shows how an in-house OR group in a small Government...
System dynamics mapping of acute patient flows
System dynamics mapping of acute patient flows
2008,
Department of Health staff wished to use systems modelling to discuss acute patient...
Doing something about the weather
Doing something about the weather
2008,
Recent developments in weather forecasting have created the potential for the...
The affect heuristic
The affect heuristic
2007,
This paper introduces a theoretical framework that describes the importance of affect...
How much information do we need?
How much information do we need?
2007,
Modern technology is succeeding in delivering more information to people at ever...
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