Keyword: systems

Found 315 papers in total
Modelling simple business processes with STELLA
Modelling simple business processes with STELLA
1995,
Ballantine and Whittington reviewed a computer-based modelling approach to Finance,...
A role for soft systems methodology in information systems development
A role for soft systems methodology in information systems development
1995,
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the use of soft systems methodology (SSM)...
Knowledge-based systems and decision sciences
Knowledge-based systems and decision sciences
1995,
Three ways of unifying knowledge-based expert systems and mathematical modeling are...
Learning in and about complex systems
Learning in and about complex systems
1994,
Change is accelerating, and as the complexity of the systems in which we live grows,...
An approach to business process reengineering: The contribution of socio-technical and soft or concepts
An approach to business process reengineering: The contribution of socio-technical and soft or concepts
1995,
Current thinking on business process reingineering (BPR) is evaluated in the context...
Soft systems models for knowledge elicitation and representation
Soft systems models for knowledge elicitation and representation
1995,
The paper contends that the conceptual modes used in Soft Systems Methodology have an...
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Sainsbury’s
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Sainsbury’s
1995,
The development of a new information systems (IS) strategy for a major UK food and...
Class scheduling to maximize participant satisfaction
Class scheduling to maximize participant satisfaction
1995,
In 1990, the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of...
Some recurring themes in using Soft Systems Methodology
Some recurring themes in using Soft Systems Methodology
1994,
The object of inquiry in this paper is all organisation-based M.Sc. student projects...
Lessons from the marketplace
Lessons from the marketplace
1994,
In the process of consultancy using a negotiation support system, the author learnt...
Advice for building expert systems: Precepts or proverbs?
Advice for building expert systems: Precepts or proverbs?
1994,
Useful criteria for developing and implementing expert systems could provide essential...
How case-based reasoning solves new problems
How case-based reasoning solves new problems
1994,
Case-based reasoning captures lessons from past problem-solving experiences to...
Process models of environmental systems: Simulation of forest development dynamics as an example
Process models of environmental systems: Simulation of forest development dynamics as an example
1995,
Successful management and stewardship of environmental systems requires reliable...
How to make a decision: The analytic hierarchy process
How to make a decision: The analytic hierarchy process
1994,
People make three general types of judgments to express importance, preference, or...
Meta-modeling concepts and tools for model management: A systems approach
Meta-modeling concepts and tools for model management: A systems approach
1994,
The authors present a new framework for model management based on system concepts and...
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...
SAPHIR: A decision support system for course scheduling
SAPHIR: A decision support system for course scheduling
1994,
Producing a schedule for an academic institution is highly combinatorial problem and a...
Future: A knowledge-based system for threat assessment
Future: A knowledge-based system for threat assessment
1994,
During 1988 and 1989, the authors developed the Future system to help aid the South...
An implemented system for improving promotion productivity using store scanner data
An implemented system for improving promotion productivity using store scanner data
1993,
‘Single Source’ databases based on scanner data offer new opportunities...
Reducing system nervousness in multi-product inventory systems
Reducing system nervousness in multi-product inventory systems
1993,
In many practical multi-product systems a joint setup cost is incurred when at least...
Practising freedom: Designing, debating and disemprisoning
Practising freedom: Designing, debating and disemprisoning
1993,
Many practically minded researchers wo have developed systems approaches to...
Exploratory modeling for policy analysis
Exploratory modeling for policy analysis
1993,
Exploratory modeling is using computational experiments to assist in reasoning about...
Getting the job done with HuRBIE: A human resources EIS
Getting the job done with HuRBIE: A human resources EIS
1993,
The human resources (HR) function at Westinghouse needed to find a way to get full...
Systems thinking and project management-Time to reunite
Systems thinking and project management-Time to reunite
1993,
The practice of project management has its origin in systems analysis and systems...
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