Research Reports from the Department of Operations
This is a collection of research reports from the Weather School of Management's Department of Operations.
Submissions from 1980
Selection of Secondary Keys and Indices for a Database, Antonio Kovacevic
A User's Guide for an Interactive Computer Software System to Evaluate a Given Frequency Assignment, Kamlesh Mathur and Harvey M. Salkin
Zero-Base Budgeting : Model and Practice, Houshang H. Momenian
A User's Guide for a Fortran Subprogram Containing a Dual Backtrack Algorithm for Finding the Lowest Order of Intermodulation, Susumu Morito and Harvey M. Salkin
Computational Experience with a Dual Backtrack Algorithm for Identifying Frequencies Likely to Create Intermodulation Problems, Susumu Morito, Harvey M. Salkin, and Kamlesh Mathur
Safety First Selection Techniques for Option Spread Positions, Harvey M. Salkin and Peter H. Ritchken
An Evaluation of the Initial Year of Zero-Base Budgeting in the Federal Government, Virendra Sharad Sherlekar and Burton V. Dean
Alternate Conditions for the Pier Problem, M. Venkatesan
The Technique of Factor Analysis, M. Venkatesan
Submissions from 1979
GIBCO/INVENEX Physical Distribution Study: Final Project Report, Ronald H. Ballou
Applications of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory in the Health Care Delivery System Since 1970, Durjoy Kumar Chaudhuri and Arnold Reisman
Evaluation of R&D Project Costs, Burton V. Dean and Asim Roy
Final Layout Study Report for Cole Consumer Products, Inc., A. Dale Flowers
Two Backtrack Algorithms for the Radio Frequency Intermodulation Problem, Susumu Morito, Harvey M. Salkin, and David E. Williams
The Role of Simulation in Health Care Delivery Operations Management studies, Arnold Reisman and N. G. Duraiswamy
Wrap Line Effectiveness Study, Arnold Reisman, S. Kotha, L. Gonzaga, B. Kidd, and T. Murray
The Optimal Selection of a Portfolio of Commodity Futures Trading Advisors, Harvey M. Salkin and Peter H. Ritchken
An Efficient Cutting Plane Algorithm for Unconstrained Convex Minimization, Daniel Solow
Solving Differentiable Equations Via Constrained Optimization, Daniel Solow
The General Theory of Coordinate Transformations in Linear Programming, Daniel Solow
The Special Theory of Coordinate Transformations in Linear Programming, Daniel Solow
Submissions from 1978
Cost Effectiveness of Telemedicine Systems, Burton V. Dean
Methods in Zero-Base Budgeting, Burton V. Dean
A Study of the Nurse Staffing Needs of an Intensive Care Unit, N. G. Duraiswamy, R. Welton, and Arnold Reisman
A Study of the Nurse Staffing Needs of an Intensive Care Unit, N. G. Duraiswamy, R. Welton, and Arnold Reisman
A Survey of Static Job Shop Scheduling Theory, Hamilton Emmons
A Natural Gas Purchasing and Storage Model Under Uncertainty in Demand, Reuven R. Levary and Burton V. Dean
Paying Unemployment Compensation Taxes and Solving the Complete Set Partitioning Problem, Chien-Hua Lin and Harvey M. Salkin
A Survey of the Applications of Quantitative Techniquest in Radio Communication Interference Problems, Susumu Morito and Harvey M. Salkin
Using Integer Programming to Detect the Significant Sources of Radio Frequency Intermodulation Interference, Susumu Morito and Harvey M. Salkin
A User's Guide for a Computer System Containing a Search Enumeration Algorithm for the Radio Frequency Intermodulation (RFI) Problem, Susumu Morito, Harvey M. Salkin, and David E. Williams
Application of Management Science Techniques to Dental Practice Management, Arnold Reisman, Susumu Morito, Juan Rivaud, Hamilton Emmons, and Edward J. Green
An Index of Accessibility for Ambulatory Health Services, Howard Simon, Arnold Reisman, Shahriar Javad, and Diane Lurie Sachs
A Constrained Optimization Algorithm for Solving Certain Convex Systems of Equations, Daniel Solow
Hoeomorphisms of Triangulations with Applications to Computing Fixed Points, Daniel Solow
On Forbidden Theta Subgraphs of Non-Hamiltonian 2-Connected Graphs, Daniel Solow
On Hamiltonian Graphs and Perfect Matchings, Daniel Solow
Submissions from 1977
Final Report to Develop and Apply Management Techniques for Use in the Improvement of the University Research Administration Function, Burton V. Dean
Young Scientists Characteristics and the Peer Review Process, Burton V. Dean
Analysis of Zero-Base Budgeting Models and Practices, Ardeshir Lohrasbi
On Designing and Implementing a Dental Practice Management Game, Susumu Morito, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, and Juan Rivaud
Finding the General Solution of a Linear Diophantine Equation, Susumu Morito and Harvey M. Salkin
Using the Blankenship Algorithm to Find the General Solution of a Linear Diophantine Equation, Susumu Morito and Harvey M. Salkin
Forest City/University Hospitals Telemedicine System Project Evaluation: Final Report, Arnold Reisman, Burton V. Dean, Bruce L. Austin, M.A. Chowdhury, Pauline Crawford, Ronella Fields, Willie Callaham Lambright, Marylou Kiley, H. Halliday, F. J. Staub, and W. Pittard
Dental Management Game Administrator's Manual, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Susumu Morito, Juan Rivaud, and Edward J. Green
Dental Management Game Player's Manual, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Susumu Morito, Juan Rivaud, and Edward J. Green
Planning a Dental Practice with a Management Game, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Susumu Morito, Juan Rivaud, and Edward J. Green
Generalized Isotone Optimization with Applications to Starshaped Functions, Vasant A. Ubhaya
Methodology for Selection of Industrial Plants for Rural Communities, Dan Yaron, A. Cooper, E. Fogel, and Arnold Reisman
Submissions from 1976
A Triage System for the Distribution of Outpatient Appointments in a Neurology Department: Systems Description, Validation of Triage System Results and the Report of a Delphi Method Study for Evaluating Criteria Determining Appointment Urgency, Bruce L. Austin, Durjoy Kumar Chaudhuri, and J. Conomy
Sequencing Jobs for a Single Worker to Process and Deliver, R. Chandrasekaran and Hamilton Emmons
Design and Development of a Faculty Research Profile Information System (RPIS) At Case Western Reserve University, Burton V. Dean and David E. Williams
Agricultural Plant Protection: A Study of the Economics of Information, Ehud Gelb, David Pollak, Amit Schpar, Amos Dinur, and Arnold Reisman
A Study of the Adaptability of the Dental Management Game to Podiatry, Frank D. Ilzig, John Karaffa, Michael Rothschild, and Marina Van Zyl
The Solution of Nonlinear Programs Using the Generalized Reduced Gradient Method, Arvind Jain
Measurement of Health Change: A Model for Patients in an Adult Intensive Care Unit, Marylou Kiley
Operations Research in the Far East, Leon S. Lasdon
Booking Policies for Outpatient Clinics, Joao Mello da Silva
Integer Programming by Group Theory, Susumu Morito
Simulation Models Applied to Dental Practice Management: A Survey, Susumu Morito, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Edward J. Green, and Ronald Occhionero
Testing Admission Policy in the Intensive Care Unit of Forest City Hospital, Chibamba Mulenga
A Two-Stage Approach for Geographic Effects in Cama Systems, Teunis J. Ott
Infinite Divisibility of Finite Semi-Markov Matrices, Teunis J. Ott
On the Next-to-Dominating Eigenvalues of a Markov Matrix, Teunis J. Ott
Guidelines for Entering Data in Cama-Key-Encoding Sheets, Teunis J. Ott and Radhakrishna Murty Gajjala
Optimal Labeling on Trees, Raghavendra N. Rao
Interpersonal Communication : Some Quantitative Models, John J. Rasmussen
Survey of the Alumni of the Department of Operations Research Case Western Reserve University 1951-1975, John J. Rasmussen and Thomas George
Economic Analysis Applied to the Practice of Dentistry, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Edward J. Green, Ronald Occhionero, Keki R. Dadachanji, Shailesh J. Mehta, and Susumu Morito
A Methodology for Forecasting Patient Load for a Dental Practice, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Edward J. Green, Ronald Occhionero, Keki R. Dadachanji, and Susumu Morito
Computer Simulation of Pre-Scheduling in a Dental Practice Involving Expanded Function Dental Auxiliaries, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Edward J. Green, Ronald Occhionero, Shailesh J. Mehta, Susumu Morito, and Keki R. Dadachanji
On Setting Up a Dental Practice with EFDA's, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Susumu Morito, Juan Rivaud, and Edward J. Green
Dental Practice Management Game: A New Tool for Teaching Practice Management, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Susumu Morito, Juan Rivaud, Edward J. Green, and Ashok Chowdhury
Systems and Procedures of Patients and Information Flow in the Outpatient Clinic of a Large Health Center: A Systems Description, Critical Evaluation, and Recommendations for Improvement, Arnold Reisman, Joao Mello da Silva, and Joe Mantell
Forest City/University Hospitals Telemedicine System Project Evaluation: Progress Report III, Arnold Reisman, F.J. Staub, Betty L. Grundy, W. Pittard, Edward A. Ernst, J. S. Gravenstein, Hamilton Emmons, Teunis J. Ott, Burton V. Dean, Thomas George, Marylou Kiley, Bruce L. Austin, M. A. Chowdhury, Pauline Crawford, Ronella Fields, Willie Callaham Lambright, and Charles S. Berry
Simulation of Lamp Manufacturing: When to Shut Down, Davida Kahrl Steinbrink
The Implementation of Packaged Information Systems, Dean David Trilling
Nonlinear Programming and an Optimization Problem on Infinitely Differentiable Functions, Vasant A. Ubhaya
Nonlinear Programming, Approximation, and Optimization on Infinitely Differentiable Functions, Vasant A. Ubhaya
On the Degree of Approximation by Monotone Polynomials, Vasant A. Ubhaya
Submissions from 1975
Scheduling Intermittently Arriving Jobs to Minimize the Weighted Number Tardy, Keki R. Dadachanji
Economic Lot Size Determination in Multi-Item, Multi-Level Production-Inventory Systems with Acyclic Network Structures, Phiroz P. Darukhanavala
An Analysis of a Method for Reducing Pretrial Delay in Court systems, Burton V. Dean and John N. Barrer
The Feasibility of a Faculty Research Profiles Information System at Case Western Reserve University, Burton V. Dean and John N. Barrer
A Comparison of Research Administration Costs and Performances at a Sample of Major U. S. Universities, Burton V. Dean, John N. Barrer, and Raghavendra N. Rao
Innovation and Industrial Product Life Cycles : a Heuristic Classification Study, Cornelis A. De Kluyver
Optimal Design of Water Distribution Pipeline Networks, Wilson Carlos Duarte Delfino
A Dental Management Game, Hamilton Emmons, Arnold Reisman, Susumu Morito, J. Shultz, Joe Mantell, N. Segal, Edward J. Green, and Ronald Occhionero
Optimization Models for Offshore Oil Field Development, Luiz Roberto Ferreira da Costa
Some Algorithms for Solving Extreme Point Mathematical Programming Problems, S. Kumar and D. Wagner
Critical Path Problem Under Assignment Constraints with the Number of Men Less Than the Number of Activities, S. Kumar, D. Wagner, and R. Chandrasekaran
Design and Testing of a Generalized Reduced Gradient Code for Nonlinear Optimization, Leon S. Lasdon, Allan D. Waren, Arvind Jain, and Margery W. Ratner
GRG System Documentation, Leon S. Lasdon, Allan D. Waren, Margery W. Ratner, and Arvind Jain
GRG User's Guide, Leon S. Lasdon, Allan D. Waren, Margery W. Ratner, and Arvind Jain
Antipollution Activities in Input-Output Analysis: an Application to Water Quality Management, Kwang-Soo Lee
Corporate Tax Structures and a Special Class of Set Partitioning Problems, Chien-Hua Lin
Optimal Design of Networks with Node Weighted Functions, Shailesh J. Mehta
Optimal Rearrangement of Objects, Ashok Kumar Mittal
Scheduling Independent Jobs on Parallel Machines to Minimize Two Objectives Related to Job Tardiness, Thomas S. Nunnikhoven