Operational Analysis in the FrontlineOR Insight - Tập 13 - Trang 10-14 - 2000
Suzanne Griffin
Progress across Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) has been measured by operational
analysts since NATO's Implementation Force (IFOR) deployed in December 1995. The
first studies were conducted at a very low level concentrating on the basics of
survival By the time the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) arrived in November 1996, it
was clear that the OA tools would need to be dynamic, developing alongside the
progr... hiện toàn bộ
Vehicle availability during a mounted combat engagementOR Insight - Tập 23 - Trang 172-186 - 2010
Geoffrey T Pond
The number of armoured vehicles reloading ammunition during a combat engagement
is dependent on the characteristics of the weapon system. This article presents
a case study examining the consequences for vehicle availability of two
different potential weapon systems for the Canadian Army's Light Armoured
Vehicle III. Basic statistical models are first employed to determine the number
of vehicles r... hiện toàn bộ
The road to continuous improvementOR Insight - Tập 4 - Trang 23-26 - 1991
Shirley Blenkinsop, Lesley Davis
When the CEO of a small engineering firm asked us to set up a performance
measurement system to “drive” his business, we were left wondering what to
measure and how to measure it – given that his information systems were in a
somewhat chaotic state. This article describes the authors' attempts to derive
some order from the prevailing chaos and to use it as the foundation stone for a
continuous imp... hiện toàn bộ
Policing vice in the West EndOR Insight - Tập 2 - Trang 10-15 - 1989
Robert Flood, Philip Gaisford
The aim of this article is to discuss operational difficulties of West End
policing, in particular those pertaining to female prostitution, whilst also
drawing up lessons for operational research and systems methodologies, in this
“real-world” context, through practical application of such approaches. A
systemic analysis is briefly presented, and the findings of this in terms of (a)
methodological... hiện toàn bộ
TISSUE wipes away exam time tearsOR Insight - Tập 8 Số 4 - Trang 28-32 - 1995
Thompson, Jonathan, Dowsland, Kathryn
The task of examination timetabling at universities is becoming more difficult
as student numbers rise and student choice widens. Many universities are turning
to computerised scheduling packages, and this article outlines various stages of
the computerisation of the examination process at Swansea University. The
practical issues involved in designing and implementing a system based on
simulated a... hiện toàn bộ
Do We Need Yet Another Office PC Upgrade?OR Insight - Tập 14 - Trang 3-12 - 2001
John Holt, Duncan Feveyear, Nick Corrie
Currently, large costs are incurred by organisations on regular upgrades of
office PCs, yet there appears to be little basis to justify this expenditure.
There are few ways of measuring the increased functionality provided by
upgrades, and hence of assessing value for money. The paper describes a
data-driven set of approaches to determining PC upgrade policy. The approaches
are based on a synthesi... hiện toàn bộ
Decision-aiding demonstrated!OR Insight - Tập 2 - Trang 15-21 - 1989
Chris Huxham, Steve Cropper, Peter Bennett
The past decade has seen new (or renewed) interest in various approaches to
helping decision-making teams, such as cognitive mapping, strategic choice,
strategic assumption surfacing and testing (SAST), soft systems methodology,
conflict analysis and decision conferencing. Unlike traditional OR, these focus
largely on the process of decision, with the consultant acting as facilitator to
the team. ... hiện toàn bộ
Outpatient clinicsOR Insight - Tập 8 - Trang 24-27 - 1995
Ray Paul
Hospital out-patient clinics are a typical example of the sorts of problems that
simulation modelling should be able to handle. In this paper a visual simulation
modelling approach to this problem is examined using the simulation package
SIMSCRIPT 11.5.