The Operations Research / Management Science Blog

The Operations Research / Management Science Blog

Applying Operations Research to Human Resource Management

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Supply Chain Management

According to an article titled “‘Talent on Demand’: Applying Supply Chain Management to People”, professor Peter Cappelli at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania claims that the principles of supply chain management can be applied to human resource management to help companies find the talents they need, when they need them at lower [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ······

Location-Allocation Problems and GIS

February 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Allocation, Logistics

Location-Allocation Problems
Abundant applications of Operations Research (OR) are found in logistics, the art of managing and controlling the flow of goods from the point where raw materials are collected to the point where finished products are delivered to the end consumers. In the case where a large number of customers reside in a large-scale region, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·······