Keyword: practice

Found 306 papers in total
Structural, elicitation and computational issues faced when solving complex decision making problems with influence diagrams
Structural, elicitation and computational issues faced when solving complex decision making problems with influence diagrams
2000,
Influence diagrams have become a popular tool for representing and solving decision...
Decision-makers’ perceptions of the value and impact of visual interactive modelling
Decision-makers’ perceptions of the value and impact of visual interactive modelling
1999,
This article reports results from surveying decision makers who had used a visual,...
International Abstracts in Operations Research CD-ROM Archive of Abstracts
International Abstracts in Operations Research CD-ROM Archive of Abstracts
1999,
Operational research in practice: Consultancy in industry revisited
Operational research in practice: Consultancy in industry revisited
2000,
Experiences of an OR group in a large industrial organisation, from 1981 to the middle...
A case of an intervention in an outpatients department
A case of an intervention in an outpatients department
1999,
This paper is an account of a case intervention, undertaken at a National Health...
Simplification in the simulation of manufacturing systems
Simplification in the simulation of manufacturing systems
2000,
Given the widespread acceptance of the importance of simplicity in management science...
A review of major paradigms and models for the design of civil engineering systems
A review of major paradigms and models for the design of civil engineering systems
1999,
In this paper, the author presents the five classical paradigms of the process of...
Reflections on systems theory and systems practice
Reflections on systems theory and systems practice
1998,
This article will consider and discuss the ‘interfaces’ between the...
Operational research/management science: Where it's been. Where it should be going?
Operational research/management science: Where it's been. Where it should be going?
1999,
It is argued that movement toward the ‘control’ aspects of management...
Towards coherent pluralism in management science
Towards coherent pluralism in management science
1999,
This paper seeks to contribute to the orchestration of coherent pluralism (i.e. the...
Systems for Sustainability: People, Organizations and Environments
Systems for Sustainability: People, Organizations and Environments
1998,
Using OPTRANS object as a KB-DSS development environment for designing DSS for production management
Using OPTRANS object as a KB-DSS development environment for designing DSS for production management
1998,
In this paper we briefly recall the objectives of knowledge-based decision support...
Production scheduling on parallel machines: A case study
Production scheduling on parallel machines: A case study
1998,
This case study reports the development and implementation process of a production...
Four good decades of OR in the Canadian Department of National Defence
Four good decades of OR in the Canadian Department of National Defence
1998,
The first half of the period between 1950 and 1990 offered ideal circumstances for the...
What we learned early in the US Air Force about establishing and maintaining operational research groups
What we learned early in the US Air Force about establishing and maintaining operational research groups
1998,
In the two decades 1942–1962 the US Air Force established and maintained over 30...
OR groups and the professionalisation of OR
OR groups and the professionalisation of OR
1998,
OR groups have been studied from several perspectives and increasingly their role as a...
How OR can survive and prosper
How OR can survive and prosper
1998,
This paper examines the success and failure of OR groups, with emphasis on a highly...
Critical Chain
Critical Chain
1998,
The theory and practice of boundary critique: Developing housing services for older people
The theory and practice of boundary critique: Developing housing services for older people
1998,
This paper begins by presenting the theory of boundary critique, which is a key aspect...
Mosaicking of aerial photographic maps via seams defined by bottleneck shortest paths
Mosaicking of aerial photographic maps via seams defined by bottleneck shortest paths
1998,
The Cartographic Institute of Catalonia produces commercial aerial photographic maps...
Provider and customer expectations of successful simulation projects
Provider and customer expectations of successful simulation projects
1998,
It is crucial that simulation projects are successful, but defining what is meant by...
Tools for Thinking – Modelling in Management Science
Tools for Thinking – Modelling in Management Science
1997,
OR as technology revisited
OR as technology revisited
1998,
In this paper the issue of how OR is related to science and technology is revisited....
Using dynamic models in management
Using dynamic models in management
1998,
Patterns observable in variables and relationships from the physical sciences and...
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