Keyword: history

Found 218 papers in total
Applications of operations research in the air transport industry
Applications of operations research in the air transport industry
2003,
This paper presents an overview of several important areas of operations research...
How organizations adopt information system process innovations: a longitudinal analysis
How organizations adopt information system process innovations: a longitudinal analysis
2004,
This paper describes how three organizations adopted information system (IS) process...
Fitting Lanchester equations to the Battles of Kursk and Ardennes
Fitting Lanchester equations to the Battles of Kursk and Ardennes
2004,
Lanchester equations and their extensions are widely used to calculate attrition in...
Geometrical solution to the Fermat problem with arbitrary weights
Geometrical solution to the Fermat problem with arbitrary weights
2003,
The prime motivation for the present study is a famous problem, allegedly first...
Diffuse Gaussian multiple-shot patterns
Diffuse Gaussian multiple-shot patterns
2003,
When multiple weapons are aimed against a single target, it is sometimes effective to...
A justification of a negative binomial model for target sightings
A justification of a negative binomial model for target sightings
2003,
Using an example drawn from the analysis of a campaign of aerial search for U-boats...
Military Operations Research Society oral history project interview of Richard I. Wiles
Military Operations Research Society oral history project interview of Richard I. Wiles
2003,
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Being in the right place at the right time
Being in the right place at the right time
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
How networks of queues came about
How networks of queues came about
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
Perspectives on the evolution of simulation
Perspectives on the evolution of simulation
2002,
Simulation is introduced in terms of its different forms and uses, but the focus on...
Creating a mathematical theory of computer networks
Creating a mathematical theory of computer networks
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
The genesis of ‘optimal inventory policy’
The genesis of ‘optimal inventory policy’
2002,
I have been asked to write on the steps leading to the paper by Theodore E. Harris,...
Learning how to plan production, inventories, and work force
Learning how to plan production, inventories, and work force
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
Inventory theory
Inventory theory
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
And then there were none
And then there were none
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
Analysis, design, and control of queueing systems
Analysis, design, and control of queueing systems
2002,
As the reader will quickly discover, this article is a survey – from my personal...
Efficient portfolios, sparse matrices, and entities: A retrospective
Efficient portfolios, sparse matrices, and entities: A retrospective
2002,
In 1989 I was pleased and honored to be awarded the ORSA/TIMS (now INFORMS) John von...
Energy modeling for policy studies
Energy modeling for policy studies
2002,
Energy policy modeling owes a great debt to the disciplines of operations research....
Some origins of operations research in the health services
Some origins of operations research in the health services
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
Crime modeling
Crime modeling
2002,
Crime modeling in recent times has its genesis in the decision of the U.S. President's...
Army operations research – historical perspectives and lessons learned
Army operations research – historical perspectives and lessons learned
2002,
This paper provides some of my historical perspectives on Operations Research (OR) in...
Navy operations research
Navy operations research
2002,
This paper emphasizes OR's utility to the US Navy, as seen by its customers. Like many...
Looking back: Four decades of analysis
Looking back: Four decades of analysis
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
Public sector operations research: A personal journey
Public sector operations research: A personal journey
2002,
This paper is part of the special 50th anniversary issue of Operations Research . Like...
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