Turn-Key OR not Turn-Key: That is the Question

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Presentation Date

3-8-2010

Abstract

Over the last 10 years, the Department of Management and the Operations Research program at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA) have developed analysis tools to support a variety of administrative tasks for a number of different support areas. These tools include Xpress-MP optimization tools for final exam classroom scheduling for the Registrar; summer scientific seminar scheduling for the Admissions office; Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) classification for the Air Force Personnel Center; Board Order-of-Merit (BOM) ranking, Military Performance Average (MPA) faculty-to-cadet assignment, cadet summer program scheduling, and Operational Air Force (OPSAF) base assignments for the Commandant of Cadets (Dean of Students equivalent in a civilian school); cadet-to-sponsor assignment for the Cadet Sponsor Office; and a multi-criteria decision model for capital equipment purchasing prioritization for the Dean of the Faculty. Although the initial goal was to develop stand alone, turn-key models that we could hand-off to the clients, our experience is that many of these models require the expertise of an OR analyst on a yearly basis. In this talk, I will discuss these models and the issues that lead to continued analyst involvement, as well as distinguish characteristics of those projects/models that can lead to successful turn-key operations by the client.

This is joint work with: Dr. Jim Lowe and Col Andrew Armacost, both of the United States Air Force Academy, CO.

Additional Details

Monday, 8 March 2010
3:10 p.m. in Math 103
4:00 p.m. Refreshments in Math Lounge 109

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