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An Exercise for Teaching Transportation Problem Using Spatial Data
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Dalal, Jyotirmoy – INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2022
We present an exercise for teaching the transportation problem using a mix of spatial and randomly generated data. It illustrates the potential of using qualitative and quantitative data and is suitable for undergraduate or introductory business school courses on operations research (OR), logistics, and supply chain management. It poses two…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Business Administration Education, Business Schools
Getting beyond the First Result of Solving a Vehicle Routing Problem
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Wellington, John F.; Lewis, Stephen A. – INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2021
The simple vehicle routing problem (VRP) is a common topic of discussion in introductory operations research/management science courses. The VRP can be framed in a variety of ways, and it can be difficult to solve to optimality. For solution purposes, introductory textbooks demonstrate how Excel's Evolutionary Solver (ES) add-in produces a…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Introductory Courses
Using Toyota's A3 Thinking for Analyzing MBA Business Cases
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Anderson, Joe S.; Morgan, James N.; Williams, Susan K. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2011
A3 Thinking is fundamental to Toyota's benchmark management philosophy and to their lean production system. It is used to solve problems, gain agreement, mentor team members, and lead organizational improvements. A structured problem-solving approach, A3 Thinking builds improvement opportunities through experience. We used "The Toyota…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Problem Solving, Program Improvement
Mobile Phone Service Process Hiccups at Cellular Inc.
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Edgington, Theresa M. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
This teaching case documents an actual case of process execution and failure. The case is useful in MIS introductory courses seeking to demonstrate the interdependencies within a business process, and the concept of cascading failure at the process level. This case demonstrates benefits and potential problems with information technology systems,…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Management Information Systems, Computer Science Education, Information Technology
Market Orientation within University Schools of Business: Can a Dynamical Systems Viewpoint Applied to a Non-Temporal Data Set Yield Valuable Insights for University Managers?
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Cox, John C.; Webster, Robert L.; Hammond, Kevin L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
This study investigates the use of using complexity theory--the study of nonlinear dynamical systems of which chaos and catastrophe theory are subsets--in the analysis of a non temporal data set to derive valuable insights into the functioning of university schools of business. The approach is unusual in that studies of nonlinearity in complex…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Educational Theories, Problem Sets, Problem Solving
Use of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Introductory Management Science.
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Fowler, Janet F. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1983
The effects of computer-assisted instruction on student attitudes toward computers and quantitative methods and student problem solving ability were studied. Results of the study, conducted with students in an introductory management science course, indicated use of computer-assisted instruction did positively affect students' attitudes.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction