Keyword: practice

Found 306 papers in total
Military operations research: Presentations at ORSA/TIMS meetings
Military operations research: Presentations at ORSA/TIMS meetings
1992,
This paper highlights the methodologies, organizations, and applications of military...
Housing in the Dearne Valley: Doing Community Operational Research OR with the Thurnscoe Tenants Housing Co-operative. Part 1-The involvement of the Community Operational Research OR Unit
Housing in the Dearne Valley: Doing Community Operational Research OR with the Thurnscoe Tenants Housing Co-operative. Part 1-The involvement of the Community Operational Research OR Unit
1992,
In this paper the authors describe the work of the Community Operational Research Unit...
Starting an industrial Operational Research OR group
Starting an industrial Operational Research OR group
1991,
The author has been responsible for starting three successful Operational Research OR...
OR as innovation
OR as innovation
1992,
In an increasingly turbulent and competitive environment, it is something of a...
Seeking out the issues
Seeking out the issues
1992,
Strategic decision-making, to be effective, must take account of the prevailing issues...
Operational experience in field of automation
Operational experience in field of automation
1990,
This paper starts with a brief historical review of the applications of computerized...
Experiences in applying a general modelling methodology
Experiences in applying a general modelling methodology
1991,
During a four month consultancy project for a company with a complex multi-functional...
International implications of modern manufacturing technologies and practices: Some initial findings
International implications of modern manufacturing technologies and practices: Some initial findings
1990,
This paper summarizes the early findings of a study on the potential impact of modern...
Applications of Operational Research OR in developing economies: Some Indian experiences
Applications of Operational Research OR in developing economies: Some Indian experiences
1990,
The paper attempts to clarify what is meant by Operational Research OR in developing...
OR in Greece: Myth and reality
OR in Greece: Myth and reality
1990,
In this paper an outline of the situation of Operational Research OR in developing...
Organization life: There is more to work than working
Organization life: There is more to work than working
1991,
Technical professionals who solely follow a rational model may neglect social...
On the hazards of relying on mathematical models: Three cases from Federal policy analysis
On the hazards of relying on mathematical models: Three cases from Federal policy analysis
1991,
Three examples from U.S. Federal policy analysis illustrate the absurdities which can...
The Navy passive ranging problem
The Navy passive ranging problem
1991,
One of the important interfaces between the operations researcher and the real world...
Code for the primal simplex algorithm for LP problems in standard form
Code for the primal simplex algorithm for LP problems in standard form
1991,
The authors present an APL implementation of the primal simplex algorithm for linear...
Preparing students and new practitioners for the real-world of OR/MS
Preparing students and new practitioners for the real-world of OR/MS
1991,
Most OR/MS textbooks and literature and many professors with no in-plant industrial...
The penetration of quantitative methods into management decision making in the United Kingdom
The penetration of quantitative methods into management decision making in the United Kingdom
1991,
A number of studies in the past have attempted to identify the extent to which...
Being wrong with Clarke & Wright
Being wrong with Clarke & Wright
1991,
Gene Woolsey writes: I received a letter from the distinguished Editor of this special...
Getting planners to take notice
Getting planners to take notice
1991,
There has been much activity in Community Operational Research OR following the...
Chartwell Books: A case study in mathematical modelling
Chartwell Books: A case study in mathematical modelling
1990,
A case is described that has been used successfully many times as a vehicle for...
The Research Institute for Application-oriented Knowledge Processing (FAW): Planning and realizing a high tech institute
The Research Institute for Application-oriented Knowledge Processing (FAW): Planning and realizing a high tech institute
1990,
The FAW was founded at the end of 1987 in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, as part of an...
Industry-university cooperation at Penn State’s Institute for the Study of Business Markets
Industry-university cooperation at Penn State’s Institute for the Study of Business Markets
1990,
Penn State’s Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM), now seven years...
Interpreting measured serial correlation in univariate time series analysis, with an example from the New York Stock Exchange
Interpreting measured serial correlation in univariate time series analysis, with an example from the New York Stock Exchange
1991,
This paper draws attention to the divergence of the observed serial correlations, for...
Beyond a system of systems methodologies
Beyond a system of systems methodologies
1990,
This paper describes a research programme which used the idea that there is a...
The Manufacturing Research Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology
The Manufacturing Research Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology
1990,
A unique partnership among industry, state government, and university resulted in the...
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