What Is Operations Research?

(Blakstad, 2008) discusses the “research process “and defines it as the step by step procedures of developing one’s research”. Tuner (2009) indicates that the availability of resources requirements is major factors to consider when selecting research questions. Sauro (2013) discussion of the research process provides further details on the factors that contribute to the successful research question selection. In selecting a successful research question, the research must be able to identify the

com/0144-3577.htm CASE RESEARCH Case research in operations management Chris Voss, Nikos Tsikriktsis and Mark Frohlich London Business School, London, UK Keywords Operations management, Research, Methodology, Case studies Abstract This paper reviews the use of case study research in operations management for theory development and testing. It draws on the literature on case research in a number of disciplines and uses examples drawn from operations management research. It provides guidelines

excitement of solving the problems, or the fulfillment in acquiring new knowledge. I did not feel relieved until I learned, almost accidentally, about operations research. Unlike pure sciences, operations research utilizes analytical methods to solve real problems and help make better decisions. The most attracting aspect of operations research is its problem-driven nature despite its emphasis on methodology (e.g. optimization, stochastic models, simulation, etc.). The pursuits of efficiency, better

network and communications operations. Although, they specialize in a particular field, they combine experiences and resources to support the IT department. The functional areas support the IT department which in turns support the organization’s mission, vision, and goals. Mission: Planning, managing, synchronizing, and directing the Information Technology system communication operations with the application of Information Technology functional areas to execute flawless operations in support of the organization’s

An analysis of the choice between separated and mixed operation model for ICBC( London) Abstract: Since the fifth wave of Merge and Acquisition in the 1990s, the global banking industries have developed towards the direction of large-scale, international and omnipotent banks. The mixed operation of the commercial banks had already been the leading trend in the 21st century. With China’s entrance into WTO at the end of last century, the Chinese financial institutions, especially the Chinese

peacekeeping operations during the Bosnian War? HYPOTHESIS The United Nations Protection Forces overall were not effective in keeping the peace, protecting civilians and creating a sustainable peace during the Bosnian War. INTRODUCTION The intent of this research is to examine peace keeping operations that were accomplished by the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) during the Yugoslav wars. The research will focus on the effectiveness of United Nations (UN) in peace keeping operations with an

joint operations in both theaters. Also, the research will extend to the expectations for civilian contractors versus that of their military counter parts. The tentative title is, “Civilian Contractors and Their Impact on Joint Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.” This may need to be focused a bit more once exploration and study is done as the approach may be too broad, but only investigation and application of resources will determine whether the scope needs to be narrowed or not. Research Question:

and service by improving the key performance metrics (Institute for Operation Excellence, 2012). Operation excellence focuses on the entire area of an organization. The area of focus can be broken down into 3, behavior, management system, and process. For any change to be sustainable, the people’s behavior has to be such that can support it. People’s behavior and mindset has to change, everybody has to contribute regardless of what level of organization. The management system piece is also a key because

the counterterror operations in order to prevent terrorists from conducting attacks against intended targets. The troubling aspect of counterterror operations is gathering intelligence on terrorist intentions due to the compartmentalized nature of their operations. Clandestine nature of terror operations and compartmentalization allow for a greater ability to coordinate attacks. Counterintelligence operations had been used

maintenance practices and performance of power in Kenya in 2013.This study did not consider other independent variables like involvement of maintenance staff and external factors like regulation and economic factors in the theoretical framework. The other research was done on Managing reliability risks of transmission transformers with use of condition based maintenance in Power systems done by Hongzhi Ding &Simon Ryder, in 2009 in UK. This study did not