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Management tool: Using spreadsheets for simulation models
1990,
Most managers do not have the technical skills to develop simulation models using traditional tools, but...
Animated simulation models: Miracle or menace
1990,
There has been a dramatic increase in the use of computer based simulation modelling over the last decade....
Simulating the transport of coal across Canada-Strategic route planning
1991,
This paper describes the strategic problem of moving coal from mines in the west of Canada to power...
Recent developments in simulation modelling
1991,
Current trends in simulation software development are towards the automation of the modelling process....
On the waterfront
1991,
The Stanlow Waterfront Simulation is a state-of-the-art model of the shipping operations and product...
Operating margins-It’s a gas!
1991,
This paper summarises OR’s involvement in an important area of British Gas’s planning process....
Recent trends in random number and random vector generation
1991,
A survey of recent work in the areas of uniform pseudorandom number and uniform pseudorandom vector...
Uneven distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratios in lungs estimated by a modified Newton method
1991,
The uneven distribution of ventilation-perfusion ratios ( cV A / cQ) is diseased lungs is the major cause...
The influence curve approach in data envelopment analysis
1991,
The behavior of efficiency in the stochastic DEA model is examined here in terms of the influence curve...
Double stage shrunken estimator of the mean of a normal distribution
1991,
Let X be normally distributed with unknown mean μ and variance σ 2 . Assume that a prior estimate...
GERT based analysis of inspection error in sampling plans
1990,
Analysis of inspection error has been and continues to be an important area of research in Statistical...
GERT analysis of chain sampling plan ChSP-(0,1)
1990,
Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT) originally introduced for systems analysis and design has...
Teaching production and operations management through participative methods
1990,
This article describes four incident case studies which have been used successfully for teaching...
Computer competency needs of POM students: Practitioners’ viewpoints
1990,
Practitioners’ viewpoints on computer competency of POM students indicate that inventory control is...
Quality improvement and creative problem solving
1990,
A popular and creative problem-solving approach is applied to quality improvement. Problem solving as an...
The many faces of OR
1991,
The opening plenary address to the 1990 ORS National Conference had as its general theme Operational...
Tackling the challenge of the nineties
1991,
In this annual Blackett Lecture for 1990, the experience of pursuing the challenge of rational planning...
The effective Operational Research OR group
1991,
Most managers do not see Operational Research OR as an essential part of their organization’s...
An investigation of the use of computers within operational research
1991,
This paper examines the relationship between operational research (OR) and computer technology. It does...
Integration of simulation and analytical submodels for supporting manufacturing decisions
1991,
This work describes the concept and prototype software to assist in parameter adjustments when engaged in...
A neural network system for shape-based classification and coding of rotational parts
1991,
The classification and coding of parts for group technology applications continue to be labour intensive...
Constrained ‘look-ahead’ manufacturing
1991,
The authors describe a manufacturing environment that consists of one or more feeder shops supplying a...
Machine capacity planning in Group Technology
1991,
The paper develops a procedure in Group Technology environment to determine the number of machines, their...
Constraint-based control of flexible flow lines
1991,
This paper presents an important framework for controlling a manufacturing system. Within this framework...
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