Lessons of success in OR/MS practice gained from experience in Indian and US steel plants

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dc.contributor.author	Dutta, Goutam
dc.date.accessioned	2010-10-15T05:32:42Z
dc.date.available	2010-10-15T05:32:42Z
dc.date.copyright	2000
dc.date.issued	2000-10-15T05:32:42Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11718/9671
dc.description	Interfaces, Vol. 30, No. 5, (September-October, 2000)	en
dc.description.abstract	I worked on modeling integrated steel plants in India (as an analyst) and in the USA (as a doctoral student). The following factors influence the success of OR/MS practice: positioning the OR/MS team in operations, not in research and develop ment; selecting the right problems; emphasizing problem solv ing, not model building; learning from failures; the right aca demic and practical training; and experience working on the shop floor of a factory. Universities should teach OR as re search into operations.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Steel Plants	en
dc.subject	Operations Research	en
dc.title	Lessons of success in OR/MS practice gained from experience in Indian and US steel plants	en
dc.type	Article	en
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