Keyword: history

Found 218 papers in total
Validating Lanchester’s square law and other attrition models
Validating Lanchester’s square law and other attrition models
1995,
This article addresses the question of validating the homogeneous Lanchestrian square...
The combat simulation of Desert Storm with applications for contingency operations
The combat simulation of Desert Storm with applications for contingency operations
1995,
Operation Desert Storm shattered the myth that the next war U.S. forces would fight...
The history of the application of mathematical programming to menu planning
The history of the application of mathematical programming to menu planning
1992,
The classic diet model inspired the least cost meals model and software developed for...
The Oxford experiment in H2X radar bombing
The Oxford experiment in H2X radar bombing
1993,
The Eighth Air Force, in England, established its operational research section in...
An Eighth Air Force bombardier looks back at operations analysis
An Eighth Air Force bombardier looks back at operations analysis
1993,
A World War II bombardier describes the work done by operations analysts with the...
Coping with outliers in scoring bombing training results
Coping with outliers in scoring bombing training results
1993,
To cope with outliers, one must look to the underlying phenomena. In the military in...
LP from the ’40s to the ’90s
LP from the ’40s to the ’90s
1993,
Linear programming refers here to all models in which the constraint structure...
Where we ought to be going: The potential of spreadsheets
Where we ought to be going: The potential of spreadsheets
1993,
Spreadsheets empower millions of managers to avoid algebra and classical mathematics...
Development of operations research in Yugoslavia-A comprehensive survey
Development of operations research in Yugoslavia-A comprehensive survey
1992,
On the occasion of the promotion of the first several issues of the Yugoslav Journal...
The Weber problem: History and perspectives
The Weber problem: History and perspectives
1993,
The problem described in this paper has gone under many names. Perhaps the most...
The practice of OR
The practice of OR
1993,
The paper considers the way in which Operational Research OR is perceived by its...
Craft in operations research
Craft in operations research
1992,
As in any science, day-to-day work in operations research involves diverse craft...
Technology, human interaction, and complexity: Reflections on vehicular traffic science
Technology, human interaction, and complexity: Reflections on vehicular traffic science
1992,
This paper is based on the second Philip McCord Morse Lecture given May 14, 1991, at...
More accurate rockets
More accurate rockets
1991,
From 1941 until 1945, a department of ORS (Fighter Command) was engaged on an...
Toward a philosophy of operational research
Toward a philosophy of operational research
1991,
It has been said that the philosophy of science without the history of science is...
OR in British Steel
OR in British Steel
1990,
With the change, after 21 years, of the British Steel Corporation to its new status as...
Some applications of queueing theory in operational research (1953-89)
Some applications of queueing theory in operational research (1953-89)
1989,
An account of the development of queueing theory from an operational research...
The diet problem
The diet problem
1990,
This is a story about connections. If a certain event hadn’t happened way back...
History of the development of LP solvers
History of the development of LP solvers
1990,
In this history of LP solvers, the author’s efforts from the early days of...
The evolution at the management sciences: A report on the 1988 survey of TIMS membership
The evolution at the management sciences: A report on the 1988 survey of TIMS membership
1989,
The last two decades have witnessed an evolution in the field of management science as...
The easy chair: What did those early pioneers have uppermost in mind, model building or problem solving?
The easy chair: What did those early pioneers have uppermost in mind, model building or problem solving?
1989,
Recently the Committee of the Next Decade in Operations Research cited the earliest...
Research pertaining to the development of operations research: The case of Turkey
Research pertaining to the development of operations research: The case of Turkey
1989,
It is claimed that the philosophical discussions about OR, which are necessary for its...
A short discussion of the Operational Research OR crisis
A short discussion of the Operational Research OR crisis
1989,
The Operational Research OR crisis is discussed with special reference to the analysis...
The future of operations research is bright
The future of operations research is bright
1989,
The paper discusses ways in which Operational Research OR has fulfilled the hopes of...
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