Keyword: education in OR

Found 161 papers in total
George B. Dantzig: operations research icon; a tribute
George B. Dantzig: operations research icon; a tribute
2005,
This article recalls some of George B. Dantzig's many contributions to operations...
An Alien integer program
An Alien integer program
2006,
The ‘Alien Tiles’ game is taken from Clifford Pickover's website...
Using AMPL for teaching the traveling salesman problem
Using AMPL for teaching the traveling salesman problem
2006,
In this paper, we discuss the use of AMPL in teaching students about the traveling...
Web-based simulations for teaching queueing, Little's Law, and inventory management
Web-based simulations for teaching queueing, Little's Law, and inventory management
2006,
We describe and make available three web-based simulations that help to teach concepts...
Integrating spreadsheet engineering in a management science course: A hierarchical approach
Integrating spreadsheet engineering in a management science course: A hierarchical approach
2006,
Business students who rely on spreadsheets can use management science only to the...
Captivate your students' minds: developing interactive tutorials to support the teaching of spreadsheet modeling skills
Captivate your students' minds: developing interactive tutorials to support the teaching of spreadsheet modeling skills
2006,
Kolb's experiential theory of learning, later modified by McCarthy to develop the 4MAT...
Introducing integer modeling with Excel Solver
Introducing integer modeling with Excel Solver
2006,
This article suggests ideas for introducing integer modeling of fixed (entry) costs...
An electronic teaching assistant for basic operations management methods
An electronic teaching assistant for basic operations management methods
2006,
Software packages are frequently used to support the teaching of quantitative methods....
An interactive Excel Visual Basic for Applications example for teaching statistics concepts
An interactive Excel Visual Basic for Applications example for teaching statistics concepts
2006,
It is often challenging for business students to learn abstract statistical concepts...
Creating individualized data sets for student exercises using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic
Creating individualized data sets for student exercises using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic
2006,
In this paper we describe an approach that utilizes Excel macros to help OR/MS...
Computer-aided learning and assessment with a spreadsheet – an approach to coping with large student numbers
Computer-aided learning and assessment with a spreadsheet – an approach to coping with large student numbers
2003,
Computer-aided learning and assessment spreadsheets have been used for five...
Operations research models and the management of agricultural and forestry resources: a review and comparison
Operations research models and the management of agricultural and forestry resources: a review and comparison
2006,
Operations research (OR) has helped people to understand and manage agricultural and...
Publicising operational research projects in the media
Publicising operational research projects in the media
2002,
Promoting the results of OR projects in the mass media raises the profile of OR within...
The University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management uses management science to create MBA study groups
The University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management uses management science to create MBA study groups
2006,
Business schools look for ways to teach MBA graduates effective group work skills,...
Forecasting: Trying to reason from hurricane season
Forecasting: Trying to reason from hurricane season
2005,
Hurricane season presents an excellent illustration of a wide range of issues...
Scenario analysis in spreadsheets with Excel's Scenario tool
Scenario analysis in spreadsheets with Excel's Scenario tool
2005,
‘What-if’ or sensitivity analysis is one of the most important and...
Teaching data envelopment analysis using Applichem – new perspective on a popular operations case
Teaching data envelopment analysis using Applichem – new perspective on a popular operations case
2005,
This paper reports an innovative use of a popular operations management case to...
Simulating the spread of a virus in a computer network
Simulating the spread of a virus in a computer network
2005,
In this paper we propose a simulation problem that can be used as an exercise in a...
The building blocks of supply chain management
The building blocks of supply chain management
2005,
Supply chain management is one of the most complex business disciplines, comprising...
Getting out of a (strawberry) jam: An introduction to supply chain analysis
Getting out of a (strawberry) jam: An introduction to supply chain analysis
2005,
In order to illustrate how various areas of operations research interact in an actual...
The poker chip game: A multi-product, multi-customer, multi-echelon, stochastic supply chain network useful for teaching the impacts of pull versus push inventory policies on link and chain performance
The poker chip game: A multi-product, multi-customer, multi-echelon, stochastic supply chain network useful for teaching the impacts of pull versus push inventory policies on link and chain performance
2005,
Supply chain management is a topic that many practitioners and students generally find...
Computer-aided learning and assessment for spreadsheet modelling of critical path analysis
Computer-aided learning and assessment for spreadsheet modelling of critical path analysis
2005,
In many universities, courses in quantitative methods for business are provided for...
PERT completion times revisited
PERT completion times revisited
2005,
Two sources of PERT completion time bias are well documented in the literature: near...
Making better decision makers
Making better decision makers
2004,
Decision analysis has been used to help solve numerous complex decisions over the last...
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