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 1969
Experiments on Scheduling Disciplines in Surgery: A Simulated Queueing Approach, Augustine O. Esogbue
Mathematical Programming, Computers and Large Scale Water Resource Systems, Augustine O. Esogbue
Generalized Geometric Distributions in the Theory of Queues, Richard V. Evans
A Research Bibliography on "Two-Stage" Probabilistic Programming 1964-1969, Robert E. Fricks
Probabilistic Programming 1950-1963: An Annotated Bibliography, Robert E. Fricks
Analysis of Congestion Problems in UCDF Operations, James K. Hartman
Towards the Design of an Industrial R & D Management Information System, Peter Herne
The M/G/1 Queue with Semi-Markov Service Times, N.K. Jaiswal and S. Subba Rao
Long-Range Planning & Operations Research, Vaclav Kluson
Defining the Role and Estimation of the Discount Factor in a Security Valuation Model, Yoshiro Kuratani, Joseph E. Bechtold, and Samuel J. Mantel Jr.
Stock Market Responses to Risks Associated with Various Levels of Financial Leverages, Yoshiro Kuratani, Joseph E. Bechtold, and Samuel J. Mantel Jr.
Efficient Methods for Unconstrained Minimization, Leon S. Lasdon
Community Values and Operations Research, Samuel J. Mantel, Jr. and Burton V. Dean
A History of Industrial Research in the United States, Michael Massouh
A Matrix Approach to R&D Budget Allocation Problems, Samuel Jackson Mathis, Peter Herne, and Burton V. Dean
On the Design of a UCDF Management Information System, Fred Preston
Applications of binary programming to R&D project selection problems, Arza K. Rao
Evaluation and Budgeting Model for a System of Social Agencies, Arnold Reisman, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Burton V. Dean, Norman C. Eisenberg, and Allan L. Service
On the Least Positive Root of the Equation z = K(z) in Queueing Theory, Izzet Sahin
Enumerative Algorithms for Integer and Mixed Integer Programs, Harvey M. Salkin
Allocation for Exploratory Development: Modifications in the TORQUE Model, Allan L. Service
Inventory Control of Substitute Products, Arvindlal A. Shah
Reliability with Standbys, S. Subba Rao and R. Natarajan
Computer Time-Saving Applications in Economic Analysis: An Integrated Approach, Martin I. Taft and Arnold Reisman
Submissions from 1968
R & D Budgeting Allocation for New Product Development, Warren L. Balinsky, Melvin Brown, Donald C. Friedel, and Milton E.F. Schoeman
A Controlled Transportation Queueing Process, U. Narayan Bhat
Queueing Systems with First-Order Dependence, U. Narayan Bhat
Some Aspects of Queueing Theory and its Applications, U. Narayan Bhat
Some Queueing Systems with Mixed Disciplines, U. Narayan Bhat
Use of Queueing Theory in Studying Research and Development Project Flow, Jon L. Bushnell
An Annotated Bibliography on the Management of Research and Development, Jon L. Bushnell, Chandrasekhar Das, Alfred R. Michenzi, and Allan L. Service
Optimality of Full-Funding Strategies in R & D Allocation Problems, T. S. Chidambaram
On the Budget Decrement Problem, T.S. Chidambaram
Multiple R and D Project Scheduling with Limited Resources, Burton D. Corwin
Annotated Bibliography on Methods for Evaluating Basic Research Projects, J. Bruce Davis
Group Research as an Educational Tool, Burton V. Dean
Operations Research in R & D Management, Burton V. Dean
Parking Space Allocation and Long Range Planning, Burton V. Dean, Stuart H. Mann, Fu-Tong Hsu, Murray Davidson, Alfred R. Michenzi, and Chandrasekhar Das
Allocation of Resources for Basic Research in a Mission Oriented Governmental Agency, Burton V. Dean, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Melvin Brown, Donald C. Friedel, and David Huettner
Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Some Queueing Processes Arising in Surgery, Augustine O. Esogbue
Optimality of (s,S) Policies When Setup Costs Vary, Richard V. Evans
Programming in Markov Processes, Richard V. Evans
Programming Problems and Changes in the Stable Behavior of a Class of Markov Chains, Richard V. Evans
An Annotated Bibliography: Cost Analysis, Donald C. Friedel
The Design of Markovian Congestion Systems, Hillel Jeremy Kumin
A Mathematical Theory for the Exploitation and Control of Biological Populations, Stuart H. Mann
Towards a Research and Development Management Game, Alfred R. Michenzi
Analysis of a Multistage Inventory Task -- Comments on a Paper of Amnon Rapoport, William P. Pierskalla
An Inventory Problem with Obsolescence, William P. Pierskalla
The Multidimensional Assignment Problem, William P. Pierskalla
On a Computer-Aided Systems Approach to Personnel Administration, Arnold Reisman and Martin I. Taft
Resource Allocation to Interrelated R & D Activities, Milton E.F. Schoeman
Primal Decomposition of Mathematical Programs by Resource Allocation, Gary Jay Silverman
Transportation Systems for Maternity and Infant Care Project Patients, Amar J. Singh
Queueing Systems with Balking and Heterogeneous Servers, Vijendra P. Singh
Submissions from 1967
An Annotated Bibliography: Applications of Operations research to Educational Systems, Warren L. Balinsky
A Study of the Queueing Systems M/G/1 and GI/M/1, U. Narayan Bhat
Transient Behavior of Multi-Server Queues with Recurrent Input and Exponential Service times, U. Narayan Bhat
Prepaid Dental Plans: Preliminary Data Analysis III, U. Narayan Bhat, Burton V. Dean, and Arvindlal A. Shah
A Numerical Method for Constructing Tables for the Behavior of Some Infinite Queueing Systems, U. Narayan Bhat and Stuart H. Mann
Cleveland Heights and the Lee Freeway : a study of collective opinion and knowledge in relation to characteristics of the populace, J. Brunelle, V. D'Alessandro Jr., J. Dido, R. Drees, and M. Kaplan
Project Selection Under Cost and Payoff Value Uncertainties, Burton V. Dean, T.S. Chidambaram, and R.R. Palanki
Estimation of Research Contract Awards, Burton V. Dean and Stuart H. Mann
A Management Control System for Estimating Research and Development Manpower Requirements, Burton V. Dean, Stuart H. Mann, and Burton D. Corwin
A Model for Evaluating Costs of Implementing Community Projects, Burton V. Dean and Samuel J. Mantel Jr.
On a Basic Research Cost Effectiveness - Resource Allocation Model, Burton V. Dean and Samuel J. Mantel Jr.
Analysis of Job Shop Scheduling Research Alternatives, Yoshiro Kuratani and Burton D. Corwin
Long Range Corporate Planning Model for Major Capital Investments, William G. Lesso
Scheduling Vehicles in a Transportation Network, Roy MacDonald-Taylor
Mathematical Programming with Increasing Constraint Functions, William P. Pierskalla
Mathematical Programming with Monotonic Constraint Functions, William P. Pierskalla
The Multi-Dimensional Assignment and Quadratic Assignment Problems, William P. Pierskalla
Piecewise Linear Concave Ordering Cost Functions in Inventory Theory, Evan L. Porteus
Priority Problems in Inventory Control, Bruce A. Powell
Queuing Systems with Enforced Idle Time, Bruce A. Powell and Benjamin Avi-Itzhak
Ladder Variables in Queueing Theory, N.U. Prabhu
An Introductory Survey of Integer Linear Programming, Milton E.F. Schoeman
Optimal Policies for Two Product Inventory Systems with Negotiable Lead Times, Gordon P. Wright
Submissions from 1966
Administrative Computer Programs for General Management Games, John M. Braasch
Business Games, Programmed Players, and Individual Decision-Making Profiles, John M. Braasch
Business Games, Programmed Players, and Individual Decision-Making Profiles - Basic Technique, John M. Braasch
Minnesota General Management Simulation Model, John M. Braasch
Prepaid Dental Plans: Data Collection and Analysis Procedures II, John M. Braasch, Burton V. Dean, and U. Narayan Bhat
The Price of a Better Way: A Cost Study of Unidos, Joseph S. Churchman
A Research Laboratory Performance Model, Burton V. Dean
Advanced Materiel Systems Planning, Burton V. Dean and Lawrence E. Hauser
An annotated bibliography on corporation R and D project evaluation and selection techniques, Burton V. Dean and Vinod Krishna
Cost Analyses in Representative Metropolitan Transportation Studies, Burton V. Dean and Hillel Jeremy Kumin
A Method for Analyzing Urban Transportation Plan Implementation Problems, Burton V. Dean, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., and Nathan D. Grundstein
An Empirical Investigation on Land Values in the Cleveland Area, Regis C. Deroudille
Mathematical Programming with Joint Stochastic Constraints, Pierre J. Doulliez
Discretionary Priority Processes, Maximilian Etschmaier
Combinatoric Problems in Multiproduct Inventory Analysis, Richard V. Evans
Sales and Restocking Policies in a Single Item Inventory System, Richard V. Evans
Finite-Source Queuing Models, N. K. Jaiswal
Finite-Source Priority Queues, N. K. Jaiswal and K. Thiruvengadam
Optimal Allocation of Shunt Capacitors on a High-Voltage Transmission System, William A. McCuskey
The Alternating Queuing Process with Setup Times, Peter Mevert
Two-Class Priority System with Setup Times, Peter Mevert
A Computational Algorithm for a Class of Dynamic Programming Problems, B. Miller and Daniel Teichroew