Keyword: practice

Found 306 papers in total
Views of mathematical programming models and their instances
Views of mathematical programming models and their instances
1995,
Large-scale mathematical models are built, managed and applied by people with...
For richer or for poorer: Reporting OR/MS implementation
For richer or for poorer: Reporting OR/MS implementation
1995,
Few reports of implementation in OR/MS adopt an evolutionary perspective or extend...
Culture-sensitive, strategy-level reengineering
Culture-sensitive, strategy-level reengineering
1996,
The application of business process reengineering (BPR) in organizations has met with...
Cognitive sculpting as a means of working with managers’ metaphors
Cognitive sculpting as a means of working with managers’ metaphors
1995,
This paper presents a new technique for helping managers to talk through and develop...
Supporting developmental decision processes: The evolution of an Operational Research OR approach
Supporting developmental decision processes: The evolution of an Operational Research OR approach
1995,
A case is developed for recognizing the distinctive contribution which Operational...
Judging the quality of research in business schools: The UK as a case study
Judging the quality of research in business schools: The UK as a case study
1995,
This article examines how the research quality of management departments and business...
AHP in political group decisions: A study in the art of possibilities
AHP in political group decisions: A study in the art of possibilities
1995,
One of the most heated political controversies in Åbo in recent years was the...
Large scale models and large scale thinking: The case of the health services
Large scale models and large scale thinking: The case of the health services
1995,
The delivery of health services represents one of the most daunting challenges...
Applying SODA in the NHS
Applying SODA in the NHS
1995,
This article describes the author’s experience of applying the Strategic Option...
National culture and group support systems: Filtering communication to dampen power differentials
National culture and group support systems: Filtering communication to dampen power differentials
1995,
The body of group support systems (GSS) knowledge, which has been accumulated mainly...
Simulation project characteristics in industrial settings
Simulation project characteristics in industrial settings
1995,
In a survey of practitioners of discrete-event simulation from industry and research...
Characteristics of decisions in decision analysis practice
Characteristics of decisions in decision analysis practice
1995,
This paper presents summary statistics regarding the characteristics of decisions...
Development options for a rural community in Belize-Alternative Development and Operational Research
Development options for a rural community in Belize-Alternative Development and Operational Research
1994,
This paper describes a project undertaken in Belize, Central America, to look at...
Bridging theory and practice in Vehicle Routeing Problems
Bridging theory and practice in Vehicle Routeing Problems
1995,
This article examines the use of theory and practice in the solution of Vehicle...
Creating employment opportunities for people with mental health problems: A feasibility study for new initiatives
Creating employment opportunities for people with mental health problems: A feasibility study for new initiatives
1995,
This paper describes a feasibility study for the development of a network of...
The demand curve under road pricing and the problem of political feasibility
The demand curve under road pricing and the problem of political feasibility
1994,
Road pricing is widely advocated as a solution to congestion problems. The underlying...
Doing community operational research with multicultural groups
Doing community operational research with multicultural groups
1994,
This paper presents two brief case studies from work with multicultural groups, and...
Recent developments in spreadsheet optimization
Recent developments in spreadsheet optimization
1994,
Optimization is now available in all the major spreadsheet programs (Lotus 1-2-3,...
Parallel and supercomputing in the practice of management science
Parallel and supercomputing in the practice of management science
1994,
The performance of von Neumann (serial) computers improved by a factor of 10 6 between...
An operations research information system (ORIS)
An operations research information system (ORIS)
1994,
The ORIS identifies the type of data required by different analytical techniques...
Operations research in libraries: A review of 25 years of activity
Operations research in libraries: A review of 25 years of activity
1994,
This paper reviews the record of OR/MS applications to library management. Although...
Community OR-Five years of organised activities and beyond
Community OR-Five years of organised activities and beyond
1994,
The subject known as Community Operational Research has been around in the U.K. for...
The effects of recursions in problem-solving process on the problem-solving time: A simulation study
The effects of recursions in problem-solving process on the problem-solving time: A simulation study
1994,
Over the last decades, interest in the application of decision support systems (DSS)...
Management scientists are human
Management scientists are human
1994,
The culture of the national environment in which an organization operates affects the...
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