Keyword: philosophy

Found 260 papers in total
Quo Vadis? Where are the University and Science Going?
Quo Vadis? Where are the University and Science Going?
2016,
The 1970s mark a historical point of the rise of neo‐liberalism and of the...
Socratic lessons in excellence for our postmodern world
Socratic lessons in excellence for our postmodern world
2012,
When precious pieces of Socratic wisdom in action are collected from Plato's Apology...
Cohesion and coupling metrics for ontology modules
Cohesion and coupling metrics for ontology modules
2011,
In recent years, an increasing number of ontologies and semantic web applications have...
Operational Research for the Real World: big questions from a small island
Operational Research for the Real World: big questions from a small island
2013,
The address explores three questions that are important for operational research:...
Mixing OR methods in practice: Past, present and future directions
Mixing OR methods in practice: Past, present and future directions
2011,
Although mixing of OR methods is an area of increasing interest to the OR community,...
Strategy making with the whole organisation: OR and the art of the possible
Strategy making with the whole organisation: OR and the art of the possible
2011,
Present‐day expectations of wide stakeholder involvement in...
An ontology‐enabled user interface for simulation model construction and visualization
An ontology‐enabled user interface for simulation model construction and visualization
2011,
The purpose of an ontology is to structurally define knowledge about a topic. For the...
Optimal enough?
Optimal enough?
2011,
An alleged weakness of heuristic optimisation methods is the stochastic character of...
An investigation of the effect of educational background on performance in simulation studies
An investigation of the effect of educational background on performance in simulation studies
2010,
We might expect a link between educational background, in terms of degree subject...
Justifying the methods of OR
Justifying the methods of OR
2010,
Operational research practitioners use mathematical, statistical, scientific, and...
Multi-actor systems and ethics
Multi-actor systems and ethics
2010,
This paper looks at implicit and explicit ethical aspects of research and decision...
Risk informed decision-making and its ethical basis
Risk informed decision-making and its ethical basis
2008,
In decision-making under uncertainty there are two main questions that need to be...
On the consistency of risk acceptance criteria with normative theories for decision-making
On the consistency of risk acceptance criteria with normative theories for decision-making
2008,
In evaluation of safety in projects it is common to use risk acceptance criteria to...
Synthesis as conception shifting
Synthesis as conception shifting
2010,
John Dewey's work inspired Simon, Churchman and Ackoff. To encourage rigorous...
Minimizing costs can be costly
Minimizing costs can be costly
2010,
A quite common practice, even in academic literature, is to simplify a decision...
A profile of OR research and practice published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society
A profile of OR research and practice published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society
2010,
In this paper we reflect on the last 10 years of the Journal of the Operational...
OR–a personal perspective
OR–a personal perspective
2010,
The occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Journal of the Operational Research...
Data envelopment analysis, operational research and uncertainty
Data envelopment analysis, operational research and uncertainty
2010,
This paper discusses a number of applications of data envelopment analysis and the...
The emergence and use of diagramming in system dynamics: a critical account
The emergence and use of diagramming in system dynamics: a critical account
2008,
The paper reviews the leading diagramming methods employed in system dynamics to...
Natural language and the art and science of problem/opportunity formulation: a transportation planning case analysis
Natural language and the art and science of problem/opportunity formulation: a transportation planning case analysis
2009,
The formulation process has been called the most important phase of decision making,...
Rethinking tradeoffs and OR/MS methodology
Rethinking tradeoffs and OR/MS methodology
2009,
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of a process known as the...
From theory to practice and back: Some experiences with an emerging multimethodology
From theory to practice and back: Some experiences with an emerging multimethodology
2009,
The Holon Framework combines elements of both soft and hard systems thinking. From its...
Open studios: Regional promotion of art tourism
Open studios: Regional promotion of art tourism
2009,
‘Open Studio’ events have become increasingly common in the United Kingdom...
Operations research methodology life cycle trend phases as recorded in journal articles
Operations research methodology life cycle trend phases as recorded in journal articles
2009,
This paper applies life cycle concepts to forecast and explore trends in the...
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