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		<title><![CDATA[The Future of Operations Research]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How one prominent academic, UC Berkeley's Lee W. Schruben, sees the evolution of operations research in the business world.    	    BNET: What are the big unsolved problems for OR in  practice today?  Schruben: We have to realize that what we&#8217;re actually doing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stress Testing a Supply Chain Using Simulation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=164641]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Simulation provides the capability to evaluate performance of a system operating under current or proposed configurations, policies and procedures. It is very applicable to evaluation of strategic and operational level plans for supply chains. It is especially useful for exploring the viability of a supply chain before beginning production. This...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Management Tradeoffs Analysis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=164632]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Supply chain management involves understanding complex interactions between many factors and using the understanding to achieve balance between conflicting objectives. Simulation is a very useful technique to evaluate the impact of changes in factors such as inventory control and business process parameters. This paper describes a simulation based study for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Evaluating the Performance of Supply Chain Simulations With Tradeoffs Between Multiple Objectives]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=164643]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Simulation is well suited to the development and analysis of supply chain models, since the problems of interest tend to be complex and encompass uncertainty. However, there are typically multiple performance objectives that tend to conflict. A major problem in supply chain studies is that assumptions need to be made...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business Process Modelling Using Simul8]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=316846]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is apparent that developing dynamic models of business processes prior to their change could increase the success of Business Renovation BR projects. Simulation has an important role in modelling and analysing the activities in introducing BR since it enables quantitative estimations of influence of the redesigned process on system...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Towards Simulation-Based Business Process Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=140681]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Simulation and optimization of business processes can provide a basis for Business Process Management. This paper explores how work flow performance can be improved through an approach that aligns the network architecture with an organization's business processes. Simulation is examined as a way to optimize this alignment. The paper considers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Modeling & Simulation in Business Process Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=159733]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Simulation is a tool for managing change. Practitioners in business process management know the critical importance of carefully leading organizations and people from old to new ways of doing business, and simulation is one way to accelerate change. This capability derives largely from the ability of simulation to bring clarity...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Role Of Simulation In Advanced Planning And Scheduling]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=71402]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article informs that the  tasks of planning and scheduling in manufacturing have evolved from simplistic Material Requirements Planning systems to today's sophisticated Advanced Planning and Scheduling systems. While planning is concerned with the  long-range determination of what needs  to  be manufactured, typically over a relatively...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heuristic Dynamic Assignment Based on Microscopic Traffic Simulation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=130103]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A common drawback to most of the Dynamic Traffic Assignment DTA models is that they do not represent properly spill-back of congestion. Simulation has been suggested as an approach to overcome the problem. The improvements in software and hardware technologies have made possible to simulate microscopically real networks of sensitive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Modeling Risk in the Dynamic Environment of Maritime Transportation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134687]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Washington State Ferries are one of the largest ferry systems in the world. Accidents involving Washington State Ferries are rare events. Due to the infrequent occurrence of such accidents, large accident databases are not available for a standard statistical analysis of the contribution of perceived risk factors to accident...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Simulation Model For Deciding Between Lump-Sum And Dollar-Cost Averaging]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73122]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper outlined a Monte Carlo simulation model aimed at facilitating the decision to choose between two alternative investment strategies: lump sum and dollar-cost averaging. It is developed to help an investor decide between a lump-sum LS investment strategy and a dollar-cost averaging DCA investment strategy. Simulation provides the investor...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Simulation Model  for Deciding Between Lump-Sum and Dollar-Cost Averaging]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73682]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Monte Carlo simulation model is developed to help an investor decide between a lump-sum LS investment strategy and a dollar-cost averaging DCA investment strategy. Simulation provides the investor with a more complete picture of the risk-return trade-offs associated with an investment's outcome. Results indicate no clear advantage of a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Monte Carlo Simulation: Still Stuck In Low Gear]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73115]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article examines the causes for planners' slow adoption of MCS and looks at some encouraging developments for the technology. The low MCS adoption rate has led to an interesting situation. Although most practitioners recognize the technology's value, they don't use it because of its perceived complexity. Simulation is going...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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