Artificial Intelligence in Operational Research

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Operational Research Participation in Artificial Intelligence: Practical Experiences....Pages 3-7
A Survey of the Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques within the OR Society....Pages 9-21
From OR to Knowledge-based Systems: An Industrial Experience....Pages 23-29
A Five Hour Expert System Tutorial for Management Students....Pages 31-44
Experiences in Developing an Expert System for MBA Admissions....Pages 45-55
Exporting Know-how....Pages 57-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Combining Operational Research and Artificial Intelligence....Pages 63-69
An Artificial Intelligence Approach to Improving Computer Communications Network Topologies....Pages 71-84
Multicriteria Analysis Represented by Artificial Intelligence Techniques....Pages 85-96
Using an Expert System to Monitor an Automatic Stock Control System....Pages 97-104
Simple Expert Systems for Computer Assisted Instruction....Pages 105-113
Fuzzy Ordinal Models for AI—OR....Pages 115-126
Administering Rule Development in Rule-based Expert Systems....Pages 127-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Operational Research Approaches to Artificial Intelligence in Production Planning and Scheduling....Pages 135-138
The Scheduler’s Predictive Expertise: An Interdisciplinary Perspective....Pages 139-150
A Knowledge-based Approach to Production Planning....Pages 151-164
An Expert System Framework for Economic Evaluation of Machining Operation Planning....Pages 165-178
An Integrated Framework for Generating and Revising Factory Schedules....Pages 179-192
Distribution of Empty Railcars by an Expert System: A Case Study with Comparison with OR Approaches....Pages 193-203
Integration of AI and OR Techniques for Computer-aided Algorithmic Design in the Vehicle Routing Domain....Pages 205-213
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Expert Systems for Vehicle Scheduling....Pages 215-225
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems in Simulation Modelling....Pages 229-238
A Simulation and Learning Technique for Generating Knowledge about Manufacturing Systems Behavior....Pages 239-252
Replenishment at Sea....Pages 253-259
Knowledge-based Design and Simulation Environment (KBDSE): Foundational Concepts and Implementation....Pages 261-275
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Analysis....Pages 277-285
Is There a Place in OR for Intelligent Tutoring Systems?....Pages 287-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Methodological Issues in Artificial Intelligence and Operational Research....Pages 303-310
A Problem-driven Approach to Expert System Development....Pages 311-319
Distributed Artificial Intelligence and Soft Systems: A Comparison....Pages 321-326
Organizational Design: An Approach Incorporating Expert Systems....Pages 327-337
A Comparison of Potential Applications of Expert Systems and Decision Support Systems....Pages 339-347
Measuring Success and Failure in the Commercial Application of Expert Systems: ‘Hard’ Measures for ‘Soft’ Systems?....Pages 349-356
Modelling Expertise for KBS Development....Pages 357-368