Keyword: history

Found 218 papers in total
Donegan's drive [operational research]
Donegan's drive [operational research]
1998,
The author, a mechanical and electrical engineer, describes events in an environment...
A chessboard model of the U-boat war in the Atlantic with applications to signals intelligence
A chessboard model of the U-boat war in the Atlantic with applications to signals intelligence
2006,
This paper uses a simple Monte Carlo model to analyze the influence of signals...
Approximations and empirics for stochastic war equations
Approximations and empirics for stochastic war equations
2005,
The article develops a theorem which shows that the Lanchester linear war equations...
Flowshop scheduling research after five decades
Flowshop scheduling research after five decades
2006,
Since Johnson's seminal paper in 1954, flowshop scheduling problems have received...
Highlights from the early (and pre-) history of reliability engineering
Highlights from the early (and pre-) history of reliability engineering
2006,
Reliability is a popular concept that has been celebrated for years as a commendable...
A hospital facility layout problem finally solved
A hospital facility layout problem finally solved
2001,
This paper presents a history of a difficult facility layout problem that falls into...
Discrete-event simulation: from the pioneers to the present, what next?
Discrete-event simulation: from the pioneers to the present, what next?
2005,
Discrete-event simulation is one of the most popular modelling techniques. It has...
Perspective on decision analysis applications, 1990–2001
Perspective on decision analysis applications, 1990–2001
2004,
This article identifies, and provides perspective on, trends and developments in...
Response to Comments on ‘Perspective on decision analysis applications, 1990–2001’ [Keefer et al. (2004)]
Response to Comments on ‘Perspective on decision analysis applications, 1990–2001’ [Keefer et al. (2004)]
2004,
Our article ‘Perspective on Decision Analysis Applications,...
Speaking of decisions: Precise decision language
Speaking of decisions: Precise decision language
2004,
This paper presents the current state of evolution of a language for teaching and...
Influence diagram retrospective
Influence diagram retrospective
2005,
Since the invention of influence diagrams in the mid-1970s, they have become a...
2001: A marketing odyssey
2001: A marketing odyssey
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
Management science in marketing: Prehistory, origin and early years of the INFORMS Marketing College
Management science in marketing: Prehistory, origin and early years of the INFORMS Marketing College
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
Market measurement and analysis: The first ‘Marketing Science’ conference
Market measurement and analysis: The first ‘Marketing Science’ conference
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
Founding marketing science
Founding marketing science
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
Some history of the TIMS/INFORMS College on marketing as related to the development of marketing science
Some history of the TIMS/INFORMS College on marketing as related to the development of marketing science
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
The history of the Marketing College is a work in progress
The history of the Marketing College is a work in progress
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
The academy and the practice: In principle, theory and practice are different. But, in practice, they never are
The academy and the practice: In principle, theory and practice are different. But, in practice, they never are
2001,
No abstract printed for this paper
A simulation-based approach to understanding the dynamics of innovation implementation
A simulation-based approach to understanding the dynamics of innovation implementation
2002,
The history of management practice is filled with innovations that failed to live up...
Shifting gears, shifting niches: Organizational inertia and change in the evolution of the U.S. automobile industry, 1885–1981
Shifting gears, shifting niches: Organizational inertia and change in the evolution of the U.S. automobile industry, 1885–1981
2003,
We examine how experiential learning affects organizational change and its...
The contribution of mathematical modelling to the practice of project management
The contribution of mathematical modelling to the practice of project management
2003,
This paper looks at the contribution that mathematical modelling has made to project...
The tale of two research communities: The diffusion of research on productive efficiency
The tale of two research communities: The diffusion of research on productive efficiency
2005,
The field of theoretical and applied efficiency analysis is pursued both by economists...
Soft systems methodology: A context within a 50-year retrospective of OR/MS
Soft systems methodology: A context within a 50-year retrospective of OR/MS
2005,
Soft systems methodology (SSM) has been used in the practice of operations research...
Hitting the mark, but missing the target: Luftwaffe deception operations, 1939–1945
Hitting the mark, but missing the target: Luftwaffe deception operations, 1939–1945
2003,
During the course of the air campaign against the Third Reich, the Luftwaffe employed...
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