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http://hdl.handle.net/11718/9671| Title: | Lessons of success in OR/MS practice gained from experience in Indian and US steel plants |
| Authors: | Dutta, Goutam |
| Keywords: | Steel Plants;Operations Research |
| Issue Date: | 15-Oct-2000 |
| 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. |
| Description: | Interfaces, Vol. 30, No. 5, (September-October, 2000) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11718/9671 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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| LessonsforsuccessinOR.pdf Restricted Access | 1.21 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open Request a copy |
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