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The Treatment of Six Sigma in Introductory Operations Management Textbooks: Clearing Up the Confusion
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Ravinder, Handanhal; Misra, Ram B. – American Journal of Business Education, 2016
This paper critically examines the treatment of the statistical basis for Six Sigma and process capability in popular operations management textbooks. It discusses areas of confusion and suggest ways of treating the topic that make sense to instructors as well as students. Even though Six Sigma was introduced almost 30 years ago, misconceptions…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Operations Research, Management Systems, Quality Control
Decision Making and Systems Thinking: Educational Issues
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Yurtseven, M. Kudret; Buchanan, Walter W. – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Decision making in most universities is taught within the conventional OR/MS (Operations Research/Management Science) paradigm. This paradigm is known to be "hard" since it is consisted of mathematical tools, and normally suitable for solving structured problems. In complex situations the conventional OR/MS paradigm proves to be…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Models, Industrial Education, Engineering Education
Operations Research Applied to Libraries and Information Centers.
Westerman, Mel – 1985
The greater organizational complexity of libraries and information centers in recent years has given rise to more complex problems for managers. To facilitate solutions, operations research (OR) techniques have been developed that consider the quantitative dimensions of problems along with their political and organizational aspects. Eight standard…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Centers, Library Administration, Management Systems
Development of a Model for Some Aspects of University Policy. Technical Report.
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Goossens, J. L. M.; And Others – 1971
A method to calculate the need for academic staff per faculty, based on educational programs and numbers of students, is described which is based on quantitative relations between programs, student enrollment, and total budget. The model is described schematically and presented in a mathematical form adapted to computer processing. Its application…
Descriptors: College Administration, Conference Reports, Data Processing, Educational Policy
A Review of Instructional Software Packages for OR/MS and P/OM.
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Tsiotras, George D. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1988
Presents a review of microcomputer-based software packages that have been designed for Operations Research, Management Science, and Production and Operations Management. Listed for each package are price for student use, minimum system requirements needed to run the package, and maximum capability constraints. (PK)
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
School Business Management Techniques: A Compendium.
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Cresswell, Anthony; And Others – 1980
The intent of this document is to describe approximately 30 management science and organizational behavioral techniques with practical applications in school business management. Each technique is described by the mechanics of using the technique, specific applications of the technique, and requirements and constraints in the use of the technique.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method