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| Author: | Cizman, A. Cernetic, J. |
| Title: | Improving competitiveness in veneers production by a simple-to-use DSS |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research
2004 : JUL, VOL. 156:1, p. 241-260 |
| Index terms: | Decision support systems Cutting-stock problem Integer programming Production Productivity Competitiveness Case studies |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Based on work done within a case study from the production of veneer, the article proposes a pragmatic approach to the development of managerial decision support systems (DSSs) that leads to more efficient implementation and simpler use of such systems. The proposed approach is illustrated by a simple prototype DSS for solving the specific cutting stock problem from the production of veneers. In this sense, the purpose of the study was to check whether a simple-to-use managerial DSS can be developed efficiently for users lacking detailed operations research (OR) knowledge, starting from available commercial mathematical programming software. After selecting the locally most convenient OR package, the main emphasis of the study was put into developing an appropriate user-friendly graphical interface. Results of the study show that the approach is very promising, particularly for small and medium-size organizations. |
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