Keyword: community OR

Found 44 papers in total
Operations research in the space industry
Operations research in the space industry
2012,
Operations research techniques have been used in the space industry since its infancy,...
A bibliography of applications of operational research in sub-Saharan Africa
A bibliography of applications of operational research in sub-Saharan Africa
2011,
There continues to be considerable interest in the potential for applying Operational...
Optimizing Schedules for Maritime Humanitarian Cooperative Engagements from a United States Navy Sea Base
Optimizing Schedules for Maritime Humanitarian Cooperative Engagements from a United States Navy Sea Base
2011,
This paper introduces Global Fleet Station Mission Planner (GFSMP), an optimization...
Doing Good with Good OR: Supporting Cost‐Effective Hepatitis B Interventions
Doing Good with Good OR: Supporting Cost‐Effective Hepatitis B Interventions
2011,
In an era of limited health‐care budgets, mathematical models can be useful...
Strategy making in social enterprise: The role of resource allocation and its effects on organizational sustainability
Strategy making in social enterprise: The role of resource allocation and its effects on organizational sustainability
2010,
Social enterprises are non‐profit organizations that seek to achieve social...
Ethics in OR/MS: past, present and future
Ethics in OR/MS: past, present and future
2007,
The pervasiveness and impact on society and on everyday human life of technology has...
Systemic evaluation: a participative, multi-method approach
Systemic evaluation: a participative, multi-method approach
2007,
This paper presents some new ideas on systemic evaluation developed in the context of...
Systemic problem structuring applied to community involvement in water conservation
Systemic problem structuring applied to community involvement in water conservation
2007,
Many advocates of problem structuring approaches mix methods to enhance the...
Participatory approaches evaluating Active Learning for Active Citizenship (ALAC)
Participatory approaches evaluating Active Learning for Active Citizenship (ALAC)
2007,
ALAC was based upon a community development approach. Given ALAC's participatory...
Key characteristics of informal education practice in relation to ALAC/Take Part
Key characteristics of informal education practice in relation to ALAC/Take Part
2007,
This article draws on the experience of informal educators working with a variety of...
Community operations and the need for research: a case study in building the capacity of collectives and individuals
Community operations and the need for research: a case study in building the capacity of collectives and individuals
2006,
The paper explores the development of languages (or communication systems) that...
Investment analysis and budget allocation at Catholic Relief Services
Investment analysis and budget allocation at Catholic Relief Services
2006,
Catholic Relief Services, a not-for-profit agency that funds development programs and...
Improving health care through community OR
Improving health care through community OR
2005,
Two examples of Community OR (COR) applied to public and patient involvement in...
Optimization in HIV screening problems
Optimization in HIV screening problems
2003,
In this article, the authors use both deterministic and stochastic approaches to the...
Community planning for rural education in South Africa
Community planning for rural education in South Africa
2004,
The authors describe their experience in using soft OR methods to facilitate a one-day...
A new method of facility location by a genetic algorithm based on co-evolution – locational optimization of facilities by co-evolution of their locations and user allocation
A new method of facility location by a genetic algorithm based on co-evolution – locational optimization of facilities by co-evolution of their locations and user allocation
2001,
The purpose of this study is to develop a general method of facility location by...
Markov modulated fluid queues with batch fluid arrivals
Markov modulated fluid queues with batch fluid arrivals
2001,
In the conventional Markov modulated fluid queue, the buffer content process has a...
Poverty in South Africa in 1995 – a totally fuzzy and relative approach
Poverty in South Africa in 1995 – a totally fuzzy and relative approach
2001,
Poverty is one of the major challenges facing the continent, Africa and also South...
Managing stories about quality
Managing stories about quality
1996,
This paper explores issues of information flow between organisations and their clients...
Integrating approaches to revitalise a church's mission strategy
Integrating approaches to revitalise a church's mission strategy
2000,
A novel integration of elements of Strategic Options Development and Analysis and...
Exploring the use of narrative analysis as an operational research method: A case study in voluntary sector evaluation
Exploring the use of narrative analysis as an operational research method: A case study in voluntary sector evaluation
2000,
Operational research frequently has to deal with situations where the perceptions and...
Planning for disaster: Developing a multi-agency counselling service
Planning for disaster: Developing a multi-agency counselling service
2000,
Multi-agency planning is becoming increasingly important to organisations, especially...
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...
Putting soft OR methods to work: The case of the business improvement project at PowerGen
Putting soft OR methods to work: The case of the business improvement project at PowerGen
1999,
In 1994 PowerGen, a UK electricity generating company, conducted a business...
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