Keyword: history

Found 218 papers in total
Four Canadian Contributions to Stochastic Modeling
Four Canadian Contributions to Stochastic Modeling
2008,
We outline the history, significance, and impact of four important contributions by...
OR FORUM–High Leverage Interventions: Three Cases of Defensive Action and Their Lessons for OR/MS Today
OR FORUM–High Leverage Interventions: Three Cases of Defensive Action and Their Lessons for OR/MS Today
2010,
This paper has two aims. First, to present cases in which scientists developed a...
Victory and defeat factor analysis of historic battle using simulation:Myeong-Ryang sea-battle during Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592
Victory and defeat factor analysis of historic battle using simulation:Myeong-Ryang sea-battle during Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592
2010,
Purpose of the War history's study is getting instruction by analyzing victory and...
Modelling epidemic diseases
Modelling epidemic diseases
2010,
This paper traces the development of mathematical models for epidemics from the 18th...
The enactment of significance: a unified conception of information, systems and technology
The enactment of significance: a unified conception of information, systems and technology
2010,
This paper introduces a new perspective that helps unpack the relationship between...
Jenõ Egerváry: from the origins of the Hungarian algorithm to satellite communication
Jenõ Egerváry: from the origins of the Hungarian algorithm to satellite communication
2010,
We discuss some relevant results obtained by Egerváry in the early Thirties,...
On the roots of the trinomial equation
On the roots of the trinomial equation
2010,
Here we summarize the works of the Hungarian mathematician Jenõ Egerváry...
An Interview with Ronald A. Howard
An Interview with Ronald A. Howard
2009,
Ronald A. Howard has contributed substantially to defining the field of decision...
Teletraffic and the queuing theory
Teletraffic and the queuing theory
2009,
The term ‘mass service theory’ introduced by A.Ya. Khinchin implies that...
Hundred years of A.K. Erlang's formula and studies of the teletraffic theory
Hundred years of A.K. Erlang's formula and studies of the teletraffic theory
2009,
The author's concepts of the progress of studies of the teletraffic theory over the...
The ‘invisible science’: operational research for the British Armed Forces after 1945
The ‘invisible science’: operational research for the British Armed Forces after 1945
2010,
This paper presents an original account of the contribution of operational research...
Gauge functions and Portolan charts
Gauge functions and Portolan charts
2000,
We show how the first harbour-finding charts used between the 13th and 17th centuries...
A review of the practice and achievements from 50 years of applying OR to agricultural systems in Britain
A review of the practice and achievements from 50 years of applying OR to agricultural systems in Britain
2009,
This paper will survey how things have changed over nearly 50 years of operational...
Fifty years of reliability and maintenance: A personal view
Fifty years of reliability and maintenance: A personal view
2009,
The reliability of most mechanical and electronic systems has improved dramatically...
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...
Distribution and revenue management: Origins and value proposition
Distribution and revenue management: Origins and value proposition
2009,
Distribution and revenue management have evolved over the past several decades as...
Intelligence, innovation and integrity— KD Tocher and the dawn of simulation
Intelligence, innovation and integrity— KD Tocher and the dawn of simulation
2008,
It is now some 50 years since the advent of discrete–event simulation in the...
The journal list and its use: motivation, perceptions, and reality
The journal list and its use: motivation, perceptions, and reality
2008,
The Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston uses lists of journals as...
George B. Dantzig and systems optimization
George B. Dantzig and systems optimization
2008,
We pay homage to George B. Dantzig by describing a less well-known part of his legacy...
George Dantzig in the development of economic analysis
George Dantzig in the development of economic analysis
2008,
The role of optimization is central to economic analysis, particularly in its...
George Dantzig's contributions to integer programming
George Dantzig's contributions to integer programming
2008,
This paper reviews George Dantzig's contributions to integer programming, especially...
Government Operational Research Service: Civil OR in UK Central Government
Government Operational Research Service: Civil OR in UK Central Government
2008,
We describe the increasing importance of UK Civil Government OR and explore possible...
An analysis of ancient Egyptian settlement patterns using location–allocation covering models
An analysis of ancient Egyptian settlement patterns using location–allocation covering models
1988,
Location–allocation models may be used to focus upon a multiplicity of factors...
Operations research at CSIR: A brief history through cases
Operations research at CSIR: A brief history through cases
2007,
Apart from work in the mining industry during the 1950s, the first real Operations...
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