| Article ID: | iaor20061316 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Journal: | INFORMS Transactions on Education |
| Authors: | Ingolfsson Armann |
| Keywords: | simulation: applications, education in OR |
Monte Carlo simulation models of regular season and playoff games in the National Hockey League can be used to motivate students who are sports fans to study OR/MS models. I describe how such models can be implemented in a spreadsheet, how my colleagues and I have used them in our courses, and how students have reacted to them.