The practice of operational research:
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| Physical Description: | XVI, 235 S. |
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Preface xi
CHAPTER 1
Help 1
Mr Bird s Dilemma 1
Ways of Helping 3
What Kind of Help? 4
What Help is Needed? 5
Structuring Issues 6
Causing Action 7
Client/helper Relationships 8
Range of Application 9
Skill Requirements 10
Appendix: Mr Bird s Dilemma: the Accountant s Report 10
Exercises 12
CHAPTER 2
Science 15
The Subject Matter of Science 15
The Nature of Science 17
Milton Jones Studies How Socks Wear Out 19
Science and Society 23
The Social Sciences 24
The Successes and Failures of Science: the Systems Movement 26
Other Shortcomings of Science 27
Principles in Science 29
The Role of Mathematics and Logic 30
Two Questions 32
Exercises 32
ri Contents
CHAPTER 3
Organised Groups 35
Individuals 35
Organised Groups 38
Groups and Their Parts 40
Conflict and Power 41
Consensus 42
Relating to a Group 43
Theories About Groups 44
Exercises 46
CHAPTER 4
The Nature of Problems 49
Problems of Individuals 49
Sources of Problems and Approaches to Solving Them 50
Messes 54
Problems of Groups 55
Conclusions 57
Appendix I: ABC Airline—A Memorandum 58
Appendix II: Service Providers 59
Exercises 62
CHAPTER 5
Operational Research 65
The Group s Attitudes to Problems 65
The Possible OR Contribution 66
The Nature of OR 67
The Two Faces of OR 68
The OR Project 69
Other Definitions of OR 71
Multiplicity of Roles 72
Exercises 73
CHAPTER 6
Defining Problems 75
The Real Problem 75
Problem Definition 76
Methods of Problem Definition 76
Risks in Defining Problems 78
Why Are You There? 79
Problems of Conflict 79
Contents — vu
Specific Approaches 80
A Fourth Type of Approach 85
Appendix I: The Barton Memorandum 86
Appendix II: Browns Brothers Discounts 88
Exercises °
CHAPTER 7
Data Collection and Analysis 91
Data and Information ¦
Data Collection 92
Kinds of Data and Data Sources 93
Recorded Information
Personal Knowledge
Measurement and Observation
Stimulated Data 102
The Role of the Sponsor * 04
Data Analysis 10
Appendix: Profitable PAM 108
Exercises
CHAPTER 8
Models ]
What is a Model? |
The Model as a Device
The Model as a Collection of Relevant Beliefs ][5
The Role of Computers
Constraints on Model Building
Types of Model and Model builders Roles jâ„¢
Model building Approaches
Verification and Validation of Models j ^
Model Sensitivity .
Choosing between Models
Appendix: The Kaleidoscope Problem j *
Exercises
CHAPTER 9 135
Making Choices 1 _,
Who Chooses and How? 1 „
Anticipating Choice 1 ,„
The OR Role {^
Generating and Listing Options
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Optimisation 145
Simple Optimisation 145
Optimisation with Multiple Criteria 147
Cycling 153
Predictions 154
Uncertain States of Nature 155
Improving Prediction (of States of Nature) 157
Choosing Between Gambles 158
Sequences of Choices and Bounding Outcomes 162
Choice Under Competition 164
Appendix: Cox s Ice cream Vans 167
Exercises 170
CHAPTER 10
Implementation and Solutions 175
What is a Solution? 175
The OR Contribution to Solutions 176
Basic Types of Solutions 178
The Content of the Solution 181
Implementation 182
Approaches to Implementation 183
The Choice Maker as Sponsor 184
The Adviser as Sponsor 186
The Absent Sponsor 187
General Remarks 188
Team Working 189
Causing Change 191
Appendix: A Commentary on the Service Provider s Problem 193
Exercises 196
CHAPTER 11
Some Organisational Aspects of OR 201
Why Have an OR Group? 201
Conditions for Effectiveness 202
Place Within the Organisation 203
Charging and Measures of Effectiveness 205
Internal Organisation: Recruitment and Training 207
Internal Organisation: Levels of Hierarchy 208
Internal Organisation: Account Management 209
Internal Organisation: What Work to Do and How to Do It 210
Introducing OR into an Organisation 211
Contents 1X
Competition with Other Activities 212
Monitoring an OR Group 214
Exercises
POSTSCRIPT 219
BIBLIOGRAPHY 221
Chapter 1 22J
Chapter 2 222
Chapter 3 222
Chapter 4 if
Chapter 5 2g
Chapter 6 22^
Chapter 7 22J
Chapter 8
Chapter 9 g
Chapter 10 tf°
Chapter 11 226
References
Index 231
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