IFORS Education Resources

Descriptive Cases By Topic

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Operations Management
Supply Chain Operations

Descriptive Cases Providers

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e-Optimization Community
OR/MS Today

Teaching Cases by Topic

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Decision Analysis
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Decision support Systems
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Expert Systems
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Integrative/Other
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Optimization
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Simulation
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases
Simulation Education Home Page
Simulation Teaching Resources

Statistical Analysis
Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Teaching Cases Vendors

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Ivey Cases
INFORMS-Wiley Cases

Videos about OR/MS

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– OR/MS Explained at the Middle School Level
– Operations Research + You = An Exciting Career
– Against All Odds
– Operations Management Videos from Irwin

OR/MS Tutorials

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– INFORM-ED Classes on the Web
– INFORM-ED Web-based Short Courses/Tutorials

– General and Introductory
Introduction to OR
The Science and Technology of Decision-Making
Operations Research

– Decision Analysis
Decision Analysis

– Modeling
Applied Management Science: Making Good Decisions class notes, but includes some interesting discussion
Decision-Support Modeling

– Logistics and Transportation
Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
Transportation Planning

– Operations Management
Taguchi Lecture at Northwestern University Distribution Management
Inventory Management
Production Planning and Control
Service Operations Management

Production and Operations Management
Production and Operations Management
Operations Management
Operations Management
Operations Management

– Optimization
Short Course in Linear Programming
Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions
Linear Optimization
Linear Programming
Advanced Linear Programming

Nonlinear Programming
Nonlinear Optimization
Nonlinear Optimization
Nonlinear Programming
Advanced Nonlinear Programming

Interior-Point Methods
Deterministic Systems Analysis
Large-Scale Systems Optimization
Metaheuristics for Combinatorial Problems
Advanced Integer Programming
Optimization IB
Optimization and Control IIB
Multicriteria Optimization

MPL On-Line Tutorial
A Tutorial on Spreadsheet Optimization
Excel Solver Add-in Tutorial

– Simulation
DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS SIMULATION:The Shortest Distance from Learning to Applications (class notes, but includes some interesting descriptions of simulation, statistics and hands-on use of simulation tools
Systems Simulation
Simulation

– Statistics
BUSINESS STATISTICS: Revealing Facts From Figures class notes, but includes some interesting discussion of statistics
Statistical Data Analysis
Data, Modeling and
Decision Making

Fundamentals of Engineerings Statistics
Engineering Risk Benefit Analysis

– Stochastic Modeling
Applied Probability
Probabilistic Models of Operations Research
Introduction to Operations Research – Probability Models

OR/MS Software

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– Tools
How to How to get IMPS Software Systems: ANALYZE©, MODLER© and RANDMOD©

– Spreadsheets
Resources for Management Science in Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets, Mathematics, Science, and Statistics Education
Decision Analysis
Factory Physics Spreadsheets for production planning

– Pivot Tools
Simple Pivot Tool
Web-based Pivot Tool
Advanced Pivot Tool

Math Programming Software

– DieHard: tests output files from p-random number generators for “randomness” (Win9x compatible, basically “free” for personal and student use)

Software Reviews
The OR/MS Today Resource Directory
AIMMS 3: Advanced Integrated Multidimensional Modeling System
Decision Analysis Software Survey
Decision Tree for Optimization Software
Forecasting Software Survey
Linear Programming Software Survey
Software for Optimization
Nonlinear Software Programming Survey
Simulation Software Survey
Spreadsheet Ad-ins Survey
Vehicle Routing Survey

Materials for Teaching OR/MS

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– Mathematics for Decision Making in Industry and Government: High School Modules intended for high school use; includes case studies

– Web-based Beer Game for teaching Supply Chain Management

– Factory Physics Spreadsheets for production planning

– Pivot Tools
Simple Pivot Tool
Web-based Pivot Tool
Advanced Pivot Tool

– Math Programming Software

– DieHard: tests output files from p-random number generators for “randomness” (Win9x compatible, basically “free” for personal and student use)

Journals about OR/MS Education

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– INFORMS Transactions on Education
• Call for Papers

– Special issue of the Journal Of The Operational Research Society: Operational Research Education: Past, Present and Future

OR/MS Cases

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– Resources for Case Learning, Teaching and Writing

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