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A Long View of Research and Practice in Operations Research and Management Science

Part of the International Series in Operations Research & Management Science Book Series (volume 148)

Editors: Sodhi, ManMohan S.; Tang, Christopher S.

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6810-4

ISBN: 978-1-4419-6809-8

Publisher: Springer US - Springer Journals

Aug 27, 2010

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Introduction: A Long View of Research and Practice in Operations Research and Management Science

Sodhi, ManMohan S.; Tang, Christopher S.

Pages: 1 –8

[Operations Research (O.R.) is rooted in three fields: military operations, economics, and computer science. Operations Research (O.R.)—or, Operational Research—as a field was formally created by scientists in the UK, in particular by researchers working for the Royal Air Force. At the same time,...
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Economic Planning Models for India in the 1960s

Erlenkotter, Donald

Pages: 11 –22

[In the 1960s two major linear programming models were constructed to provide guidance for planning the economic development of India. These multi-sectoral, multiperiod models, although modest in size compared to present linear programming applications, were regarded as large according to the...
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The Persistence and Effectiveness of Large-Scale Mathematical Programming Strategies: Projection, Outer Linearization, and Inner Linearization

Birge, John R.

Pages: 23 –33

[Geoffrion [19] gave a framework for efficient solution of large-scale mathematical programming problems based on three principal approaches that he described as problem manipulations: projection, outer linearization, and inner linearization. These fundamental methods persist in optimization...
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Multicommodity Distribution System Design by Benders Decomposition * † ‡

Geoffrion, A. M.; Graves§, G. W.

Pages: 35 –61

[A commonly occurring problem in distribution system design is the optimal location of intermediate distribution facilities between plants and customers. A multicommodity capacitated single-period version of this problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear program. A solution technique based...
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Structured Modeling and Model Management

Dolk, Daniel

Pages: 63 –88

[We discuss Geoffrion’s contribution to model management and the practice of modeling through his structured modeling formalism. We review the trajectory of structured model management research, enumerating the contributions and limitations of both structured modeling and model management in...
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Retrospective: 25 Years Applying Management Science to Logistics

Powers, Richard

Pages: 89 –98

[A management science practitioner recounts his 25 years of providing the corporate world with logistics optimization software and consulting. Clients included a substantial portion of the world’s largest businesses as well as the US Department of Defense and General Services Administration....
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Optimization Tradecraft: Hard-Won Insights from Real-World Decision Support*

Brown, Gerald G.; Rosenthal, Richard E.

Pages: 99 –114

[Practitioners of optimization-based decision support advise commerce and government on how to coordinate the activities of millions of people who employ assets worth trillions of dollars. The contributions of these practitioners substantially improve planning methods that benefit our security...
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Challenges in Adding a Stochastic Programming/Scenario Planning Capability to a General Purpose Optimization Modeling System

Atlihan, Mustafa; Cunningham, Kevin; Laude, Gautier; Schrage, Linus

Pages: 117 –135

[We describe the stochastic programming capabilities that have recently been added to LINDO application programming interface optimization library, as well as how these stochastic programming capabilities are presented to users in the modeling systems: What’sBest! and LINGO. Stochastic...
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Advances in Business Analytics at HP Laboratories

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Pages: 137 –173

[HP Labs’ Business Optimization Lab is a group of researchers focused on developing innovations in business analytics that deliver value to HP. This chapter describes several activities of the Business Optimization Lab, including work in product portfolio management, prediction markets, modeling...
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Global Trade Process and Supply Chain Management

Lee, Hau L.

Pages: 175 –193

[As a result of increased globalization of industrial supply chains, effective supply chain management requires sound alignment with the global trade processes. The design of the global supply chain and the determination of the right level of postponement are both tied intimately to the...

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