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View article: Analysis of historic demand to support the design of inventory stocking and replacement policies.
Analysis of historic demand to support the design of inventory stocking and replacement policies. Open
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View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
Life is precious and short; it challenges us to take what knowledge our predecessors have nurtured, add some measure of value, and pass it on to others.I am grateful to the pioneers of Lean: Ohno, Shingo, Womack, Jones, Rother, Shook, Scho…
View article: Should the Core Information Systems Curriculum be Structured Around a Fundamental Question
Should the Core Information Systems Curriculum be Structured Around a Fundamental Question Open
This panel will discuss and debate whether the core Information Systems course in a business school should be structured around one central, fundamental question, and if so, what are the competing alternatives for this question. A recent A…
View article: NOVA Incorporated: F-Case Two Years Later
NOVA Incorporated: F-Case Two Years Later Open
John A. Muckstadt, Acheson Laibe Professor of Engineering, School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University David H. Murray, Assistant Professor, Operations and Information Technology, School of Business, Colleg…
View article: Nova Incorporated : E-Case the experiment
Nova Incorporated : E-Case the experiment Open
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View article: Management responsibilities for computerized systems in the financial services industry
Management responsibilities for computerized systems in the financial services industry Open
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View article: Frame memory
Frame memory Open
Frame memory is a virtual view of secondary storage that can be implemented with reasonable overhead to support database record storage and accessing requirements. Frame memory is designed so that its operating characteristics can be easil…
View article: A mathematical modeling approach to the automatic selection of database designs
A mathematical modeling approach to the automatic selection of database designs Open
This paper provides an overview of a methodology developed to support systems analysts in the process of database design. The design approach is built upon an analytic model composed of (1) parametric descriptions for components of a gener…
View article: Mathematical Techniques for Efficient Record Segmentation in Large Shared Databases
Mathematical Techniques for Efficient Record Segmentation in Large Shared Databases Open
It is possible to significantly reduce the average cost of information retrieval from a large shared database by partitioning data items stored within each record into a primary and a secondary record segment. An analytic model, based upon…
View article: Differential files
Differential files Open
The representation of a collection of data in terms of its differences from some preestablished point of reference is a basic storage compaction technique which finds wide applicability. This paper describes a differential database represe…
View article: A practitioner's guide to addressing algorithms
A practitioner's guide to addressing algorithms Open
This paper consolidates a number of popular rules of thumb which have been suggested for the design of record addressing algorithms, and discusses the applicability of these rules to large commercial databases. Guidelines for selecting ide…
View article: The use of cluster analysis in physical data base design
The use of cluster analysis in physical data base design Open
The physical structure and relative placement of information elements within a data base is critical for the efficient design of a computerized information system which is shared by a community of users. Traditionally the selection among a…
View article: Identifier Search Mechanisms: A Survey and Generalized Model
Identifier Search Mechanisms: A Survey and Generalized Model Open
article Free Access Share on Identifier Search Mechanisms: A Survey and Generalized Model Author: Dennis G. Severance Department of Operations Research, Cornell University Department of Operations Research, Cornell UniversityView Profile A…
View article: Some Generalized Modeling Structures For Use In Design Of File Organizations.
Some Generalized Modeling Structures For Use In Design Of File Organizations. Open
The dissertation suggests a new approach to the design of file organizations. Traditionally, the problem of file design has been handled by individually evaluating each of a small set of standard alternatives. The evaluation performed is g…