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Behavioral Factors in System Implementation
A descriptive model of variables influencing the use of an information system is presented. The model is tested with empirical data from a study of the use of a sophisticated sales information system. These results suggest three crucial factors…
Bounds and Transformations in the Computational Theory for Finite State and Action Markov Decision Processes
New improved bounds on the optimal return function infinite state and action, infinite horizon, stationary Markov decision processes are developed. They require solving a single constraint, bounded variable linear program, which can be done using…
A Descriptive Model of Information Systems in the Context of the Organization
Dynamic Memory Allocation in a Simulation Environment
This paper investigates the performance of dynamic memory allocation and deallocation algorithms when used to manage memory for simulation programs. A total of 35 different algorithms were programmed for test. A set of 18 different test demand…
Frameworks for Information Systems
Six frameworks for information systems are reviewed. Each framework is evaluated on a series of criteria describing its usefulness for academicians and practitioners. The evaluation demonstrates that each of the frameworks is best suited for…
A Goal Partitioning Procedure for Modeling Coordination Activities in a Hierarchical Decentralized Organization
A mathematical model of the resource allocation decision process in a two level decentralized organization is presented. The model and solution procedure are capable of representing a wide range of behavioral situations. Some important aspects of…
Improved Penalties for the Branch and Bound Algorithm
Improved penalty calculation for the branch and bound algorithm, as applied to mixed integer programming problems, are presented. For a given variable, finding the best (“up” or “down”) penalty requires solving a mixed integer program. When…
Job Shop Scheduling with Due Dates and Operation Overlap Feasibility
This paper uses a formulation of the job shop problem with due dates that allows successive operations on a job to overlap in the schedule. Setup times and multiple transports of sublots are two applications where this formulation can result in…
Optimal Design of a Multi-item, Multi-location,Multi-repair Type Repair and Supply System
The design of a system with many locations, each with many items which may fail while in use, is considered. When items fail, they require repair; the particular type of repair being governed by a probability distribution. As repairs may be…
A Perspective on Research in Computer-Based Information Systems
This paper attempts to place research on computer-based information systems in perspective. The interdisciplinary nature of the information systems field is stressed. A conceptual framework to classify and guide research on computer-based…
Sales Force Performance and the Use of a Sales Information System
The results of a study of sales force performance and the use of a sales information system are presented. A descriptive model is discussed which identifies expected predictors of sales force performance and the use of a sales information system…
Television and Efficiency in Higher Education
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The Effectiveness of Alternative Instructional Media: A Survey
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The Use of an Information System and Performance: Implications for Systems Design
A descriptive model of the use of an information system and user performance is presented. Data from a study of the use of a sophisticated sales information system and sales representative performance are analyzed according to the guidelines of…
An Alternative Simplex Criterion Under Degeneracy
When degeneracies occur, the simplex multipliers can no longer be interpreted as derivatives of the optimal value of the current basic feasible solution with respect to a non-basic variable. This paper develops an alternative criterion for…
An Empirical Study of the User-Computer Interface
A general model of conflict is applied to a description of the user-computer interface. The importance of minimizing conflict between users and the computer department is stressed. A questionnaire survey in six companies was used to help define…
An Extension of the Frank and Wolfe Method of Feasible Directions
The Frank and Wolfe method of feasible directions is shown to be a case of the more general computational approach of inner linearization followed by restriction. An extension is proposed based on this observation. The extended procedure…
An Integrated Health Services Data System
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Comparison of Nurse Allocation Policies -- A Monte Carlo Model
Many hospitals have historically used a fixed staffing policy for allocating nursing personnel, in which the daily demand in each ward is met by nurses who are permanently assigned to the specific wards. In recent years, the concept of variable…