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Introduction: The Use of Spreadsheet Software in the Application of Management Science and Operations Research

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  • Larry J. LeBlanc

    (Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37203)

  • Thomas A. Grossman

    (School of Business and Management, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117-1045)

Abstract

Spreadsheets can play an important role in the MS/OR practitioner's toolkit. This is because they are an effective software development platform, supporting powerful commercial MS/OR add-ins and providing advantages in deploying models to clients. Spreadsheets also provide access to the power of MS/OR for large numbers of unsophisticated end-user modelers. In this special issue, we highlight the benefits of spreadsheet MS/OR across 10 different high-impact applications.

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  • Larry J. LeBlanc & Thomas A. Grossman, 2008. "Introduction: The Use of Spreadsheet Software in the Application of Management Science and Operations Research," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 38(4), pages 225-227, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:38:y:2008:i:4:p:225-227
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.1080.0384
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    1. Larry J. LeBlanc & Michael R. Galbreth, 2007. "Implementing Large-Scale Optimization Models in Excel Using VBA," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 37(4), pages 370-382, August.
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    1. LeBlanc, Larry J. & Grossman, Thomas A. & Bartolacci, Michael R., 2019. "Ensuring scalability and reusability of spreadsheet linear programming models," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 55-69.
    2. Andrew J Mason, 2013. "SolverStudio: A New Tool for Better Optimisation and Simulation Modelling in Excel," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 14(1), pages 45-52, September.
    3. Hämäläinen, Raimo P. & Lahtinen, Tuomas J., 2016. "Path dependence in Operational Research—How the modeling process can influence the results," Operations Research Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 3(C), pages 14-20.
    4. Christian Weckenborg & Karsten Kieckhäfer & Thomas S. Spengler & Patricia Bernstein, 2020. "The Volkswagen Pre-Production Center Applies Operations Research to Optimize Capacity Scheduling," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 50(2), pages 119-136, March.
    5. Thomas A. Grossman & Vijay Mehrotra & Mouwafac Sidaoui, 2016. "A Student-Centered Approach to the Business School Management Science Course," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 16(2), pages 42-53, January.
    6. Donald D. Conant, 2015. "Developing a Scalable Model to Analyze Expanding Data Sets," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 15(3), pages 215-223, May.
    7. Larry J. LeBlanc & Michael R. Bartolacci & Thomas A. Grossman, 2017. "ASP, The Art and Science of Practice: Increasing Productivity and Minimizing Errors in Operations Research Spreadsheet Models," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 47(3), pages 260-269, June.

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