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Perspectives on Policy Modeling: 2018 MSOM Fellow Award

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  • Edward H. Kaplan

    (William N. and Marie A. Beach Professor of Operations Research, Professor of Public Health, Professor of Engineering, Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut 06511)

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Policy modeling refers to the application of operations research and allied quantitative methods to model policy problems. The idea is to help make better policy choices when data are uncertain or unavailable, the time allowed for analysis is very short relative to the natural time scale of the problem, or other resources seemingly necessary for analysis are constrained. This article reviews some personal adventures in policy modeling with attention to problem introduction, the role of operations, and what happened following completion of the analysis.

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  • Edward H. Kaplan, 2021. "Perspectives on Policy Modeling: 2018 MSOM Fellow Award," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, INFORMS, vol. 23(2), pages 267-273, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormsom:v:23:y:2021:i:2:p:267-273
    DOI: 10.1287/msom.2019.0849
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    1. Edward H. Kaplan, 1995. "Probability Models of Needle Exchange," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 43(4), pages 558-569, August.
    2. Edward H. Kaplan & Oded Berman, 1988. "OR Hits the Heights: Relocation Planning at the Orient Heights Housing Project," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 18(6), pages 14-22, December.
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    4. Kaplan, Edward H., 2008. "Adventures in policy modeling! Operations research in the community and beyond," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 1-9, February.
    5. Edward H. Kaplan, 1989. "What are the Risks of Risky Sex? Modeling the AIDS Epidemic," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 37(2), pages 198-209, April.
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