Keyword: philosophy

Found 260 papers in total
Just modeling through: A rough guide to modeling
Just modeling through: A rough guide to modeling
1999,
Skill in modeling is one of the keys to success in OR/MS practice. This has been...
Management Science at Merrill Lynch Private Client Group
Management Science at Merrill Lynch Private Client Group
1999,
Merrill Lynch Private Client Group won the 1997 INFORMS Prize for effective use and...
Validation in simulation: Various positions in the philosophy of science
Validation in simulation: Various positions in the philosophy of science
1998,
There is still considerable doubt and even anxiety among simulation modelers as to...
Quantum mechanical and human violations of compound probability principles: Toward a generalized Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Quantum mechanical and human violations of compound probability principles: Toward a generalized Heisenberg uncertainty principle
1998,
A key central tenet of decision theory is that decomposing an uncertain event into...
Visualization and optimization
Visualization and optimization
1999,
This web article provides a broad survey on the use of visualization to support...
Problem formulation for multi-criteria decision analysis: Report of a workshop
Problem formulation for multi-criteria decision analysis: Report of a workshop
1998,
This paper reports on a workshop on Problem Formulation in Multi-Criteria Decision...
Diversity Management: Triple Loop Learning
Diversity Management: Triple Loop Learning
1998,
Can we have confidence in generic structures?
Can we have confidence in generic structures?
1998,
The system dynamics concept of ‘generic structure’ is dividable into three...
The greater whole: Towards a synthesis of system dynamics and soft systems methodology
The greater whole: Towards a synthesis of system dynamics and soft systems methodology
1998,
This paper makes a theoretical case for using these two systems approaches together....
Self-Producing Systems – Implications and Applications of Autopoiesis
Self-Producing Systems – Implications and Applications of Autopoiesis
1997,
Multimethodology: Towards a framework for mixing methodologies
Multimethodology: Towards a framework for mixing methodologies
1997,
In recent years the predilection for Systems/OR practice to be underpinned by a single...
The studio approach to teaching the craft of modeling
The studio approach to teaching the craft of modeling
1998,
Successful applications of MS/OR depends on striking a balance between the science of...
Integrated logistics – call in the revolutionaries!
Integrated logistics – call in the revolutionaries!
1997,
This paper argues that the ability of logistics to achieve its aim of efficient and...
The Open Solution Methodology approach to problem solving
The Open Solution Methodology approach to problem solving
1997,
The Open Solution Methodology is a generic problem solving methodology which is used...
Just what are we optimizing, anyway?
Just what are we optimizing, anyway?
1998,
The best techniques for optimizing financial market prediction models are generally...
Visualization and Optimization
Visualization and Optimization
1997,
The development, validation and implementation of knowledge-based systems
The development, validation and implementation of knowledge-based systems
1996,
It is now ten years since Operational Research, and other groups that support...
Analyzing mathematical models with inductive learning networks
Analyzing mathematical models with inductive learning networks
1996,
After building and validating a mathematical model, the decision maker frequently...
Power, Ideology and Control
Power, Ideology and Control
1997,
Value-focused thinking: Identifying decision opportunities and creating alternatives
Value-focused thinking: Identifying decision opportunities and creating alternatives
1996,
Conventional approaches to decisionmaking focus on alternatives. However, alternatives...
Creativity enhancement in problem solving: Through software or process?
Creativity enhancement in problem solving: Through software or process?
1997,
This paper reports the results of a controlled laboratory experiment in which the work...
A perspective on location science
A perspective on location science
1997,
A perspective on location science written following the author's receipt of the...
Adaptation on rugged landscapes
Adaptation on rugged landscapes
1997,
A simple model is developed to explore the interrelationship between processes of...
Partial deductive closure: logical simulation and management science
Partial deductive closure: logical simulation and management science
1997,
This research is part of a larger effort to build machine-based tools for developing...
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