| Article ID: | iaor200947393 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 225 |
| End Page Number: | 227 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | LeBlanc Larry J, Grossman Thomas A |
| Keywords: | spreadsheets |
Spreadsheets can play an important role in the MS/OR practitioner's toolkit. This is because they are an effective software development platform, supporting powerful commercial MS/OR add–ins and providing advantages in deploying models to clients. Spreadsheets also provide access to the power of MS/OR for large numbers of unsophisticated end–user modelers. In this special issue, we highlight the benefits of spreadsheet MS/OR across 10 different high–impact applications.