Professional Associations |
Electronic Publications |
Other OR Journals |
Electronic Textbooks |
Software |
Mailing Lists |
Online Bibliographies |
MiscellaneousSpecial thanks to Dr. Judith Barlow for developing this list in cooperation with Walden.
Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Home Page
URL - http://www.informs.org
This web site is a good starting point for information about Operations Research and Management Science. The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) provides online access to membership information, conferences, employment services, publications, special interest groups, and searchable databases.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Home Page
URL - http://www.acm.org/
The Association for Computing Machinery ACM is the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society. ACM serves a membership of more than 80,000 computing professionals in more than 100 countries in all areas of industry, academia, and government. ACM's 36 special interest groups include Algorithms and Computational Theory, Information Retrieval, Biomedical Computing, Management Information Systems, and Simulation and Modeling.
Association for Information Systems (AIS) Home Page
URL - http://www.aisnet.org/
The Association for Information Systems is a new professional organization whose purpose is to serve as the premier global organization for academicians specializing in Information Systems. Their mission is to advance knowledge of how the use of information technology can lead to improved organizational performance and individual quality of work life. The AIS home page provides access to resources for IS professionals including conference information, publications, and employment information.
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Home Page
URL - http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~appamwww/
APPAM encourages excellence in research, teaching, and practice in the field of public policy analysis and management. APPAM operates through its annual fall and spring conferences, a newsletter, and the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM). APPAM's membership includes individual and institutional members, practitioners, scholars and students.
Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Home Page
URL - http://www.poms.org/
POMS includes links to the online version of the popular journal, Production and Operations Management as well as many case studies and resources to those teaching and studying in the fields of P/OM. The organization of applied mathematicians and computational scientists has been dedicated to enriching the profession through publications, conferences, activity groups, and programs since 1952. The SIAM home page includes links to many online resources including publications, conference information, grants, networking, and employment services.
Miscellaneous Professional Associations
URL - http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/informs/orgs.htm
This site includes links to over 100 professional associations that may be of interest to operations research professionals.
Electronic Journal of the Argentine Society for Informatics and Operations Research (SADIO)
URL - http://www.dc.uba.ar/sadio/ejs/
SADIO arose from the decision of establishing a scientific information service on the disciplines that it represents: Computer Science, Information Technology and Operations Research. The new service should become a meeting point for the national and Latin-American community, a permanent means of knowledge, communication and updating for all the professionals of the area, from academy or industry; making use of the dissemination capabilities of the Internet. We will work towards that goal, with the support of all our community.
International Journal of Applied Management and Technology
http://www.waldenu.edu/acad-prog/mmba/ijamt/index.html
Interactive Transactions of ORMS
URL - http://itorms.bus.okstate.edu/itorms/
The Interactive Transactions of OR/MS publishes original, scholarly high quality articles and bibliographies that provide a perspective view of the OR/MS discipline and exploit the interactivity offered by the Internet. Interactivity has two dimensions in this context. First, the published articles are constantly updated by the authors (contributing editors) to offer the most recent literature on the topic of interest. Second, interactivity allows the readers to learn not only from the paper being read, but also provide access to other related resources that are available or will be developing on the Internet.
Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications
URL - http://www.cs.brown.edu/publications/jgaa/
Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications is a strongly refereed web journal for graph algorithms which specializes in design and analysis of graph algorithms, experiences with graph algorithms, and applications of graph algorithms.
OR/MS Today
URL - http://lionhrtpub.com/ORMS.shtml
The bi-monthly publication provides a comprehensive look at operations research and management science through news stories, feature articles, case-studies, software reviews and surveys authored by recognized leaders in the field.
SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SIAP
The SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics contains research articles on mathematical methods and their applications in the physical, engineering, biological, and medical sciences. Topics include the mechanics of fluids, solids, and particles; combustion and transport theory; mathematical models from chemistry, biology, and physics; linear and nonlinear wave propagation; electromagnetic theory; scattering theory; inverse problems; nonlinear dynamics; queueing theory; applications of probability theory and stochastic processes; signal processing; and pattern recognition. Mathematical techniques include asymptotic methods, bifurcation theory, dynamical systems theory, numerical and computational methods, and probabilistic and statistical methods.
SIAM Journal on Computing
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SICOMP
The SIAM Journal on Computing contains research articles in the application of mathematics to the problems of computer science and the nonnumerical aspects of computing. Topics include analysis of algorithms, computational complexity, computational algebra, computational aspects of combinatorics and graph theory, computational geometry, computational robotics, the mathematical aspects of programming languages, artificial intelligence, computational learning, information retrieval, data structures, cryptographic protocols, distributed algorithms, and computer architecture. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
URL - http://www.siam.org/journals/sicon.htm
The SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization contains research articles on the mathematics and applications of control theory and on those parts of optimization theory concerned with the dynamics of deterministic or stochastic systems in continuous or discrete time or otherwise dealing with differential equations, dynamics, infinite-dimensional spaces, or fundamental issues in variational analysis and geometry. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
The SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SICON
The SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics contains research articles on a broad range of topics from pure and applied mathematics including combinatorics and graph theory, discrete optimization and operations research, theoretical computer science, and coding and communication theory. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SIMA
SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis focuses on those parts of classical and modern analysis that have direct or potential application to the natural sciences and engineering. Papers fall into two broad categories, the first being those that analyze interesting problems associated with realistic mathematical models for natural phenomena. The second category includes those papers which contribute in a substantial way to the general, analytical information and techniques which are likely to bear upon such models. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SIMAX
SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications contains research articles on linear algebra with emphasis on applications and numerical procedures. These applications include such areas as Markov chains, networks, signal processing, systems and control theory, mathematical programming, economic and biological modeling, and statistics and operations research. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SINUM
SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis contains research articles on the development and analysis of numerical methods including their convergence, stability, and error analysis as well as related results in functional analysis and approximation theory. Computational experiments and new types of numerical applications are also included. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
The SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SICON
The SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization contains research and expository articles on the theory and practice of optimization, and papers that link optimization theory with computational practice and applications. Among the areas addressed are linear and quadratic programming, large scale optimization including the solution of large nonlinear systems of equations, stochastic optimization, combinatorial optimization, mixed integer programming, nonsmooth optimization, convex analysis, numerical optimization including optimization algorithms for parallel architectures, and applications in engineering, management, and the sciences. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
The SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
URL - http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclist/SISC
The SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing contains research articles on numerical methods and techniques for scientific computation. Papers should address computational issues relevant to the solution of scientific or engineering problems, and should generally include computational results demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed techniques. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Annals of Operations Research
URL - http://www.baltzer.nl/anor/anor.html
Online content for subscribers and some back issues have full text articles.
INFOR (Information Systems and Operational Research)
URL - http://www.utpjournals.com/jour.ihtml?lp=infor/infor.html
IFOR is a Canadian Operational Research Society publication. Abstracts are available. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
INFORMS Journals
URL - http://www.informs.org/Pubs/Pubshome.html
There are links to all of the INFORMS journals including Information Systems Review, Interfaces, INFORMS Journal on Computing, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Marketing Science, Mathematics of Operations Research, Operations Research, Organization Science, and Transportation Science.
International Abstracts in Operations Research
URL - http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/iaor/
Official journal of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies.
International Transactions in Operational Research
URL - http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/itor
Contents and Contents alerting service available.
Journal of the Operational Research Society
URL - http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/jors/
Online contents, full papers for subscribers.
Mathematical Programming
URL - http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/mp
Naval Research Logistics
URL - http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0894-069X/
Online abstracts and index.
Networks
URL - http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0028-3045/
Full content online.
Omega
URL - http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/omega
Content alert service.
Operations Research Letters
URL - http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/opreslet
Contents alert service.
Optima
URL - http://www.ise.ufl.edu/~optima
Mathematical Programming Society Newsletter
Transportation Research
URL - http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/trb
Contents alerting service
Electronic Statistics Handbook
URL - http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html
StatSoft Inc. provides this electronic textbook on the use of statistics in laboratory research, business, social sciences, data mining, and engineering, among other fields. Its 24 sections deal with topics such as ANOVA/MANOVA, experimental design, process analysis, and survival/failure time analysis. There is also a detailed glossary and extensive bibliography. The book can also be downloaded as one large zip file for local use.
OPS-Research OR Book Links
URL - http://www.opsresearch.com/OR-Bookstore/index.html
OR-Bookstore is a list of books related to Operations Research with links to Amazon.com where they can be purchased. OR-Bookstore is in association with Amazon.com.
Demo Versions of Popular Software
AIMMS
URL - http://www.aimms.com/
A Student and Demonstration version of AIMMS is a fully functional system limited to 125 labels, 300 constraints and 300 variables! It comes with the solvers XA (for LP and MIP) and CONOPT (for NLP). (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
GAMS Home Page
URL - http://www.gams.com/
The General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) is a high-level modeling system for mathematical programming problems. It consists of a language compiler and a stable of integrated high-performance solvers. GAMS is tailored for complex, large scale modeling applications, and allows you to build large maintainable models that can be adapted quickly to new situations.
LINDO/LINGO/What's Best!
URL - http://www.lindo.com/
Download a free version of LINDO linear programming software. Download a free version of LINGO linear, nOnlinear, and integer programming solver. Download What's Best!, the spreadsheet add-in that solves linear, nOnlinear, and integer programs. (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
OR Objects
URL - http://mscmga.ms.ic.ac.uk/info.html
OR-Objects is a library of Java classes that can be used for developing Operations Research applications. OR Object classes include sort algorithms, queuing algorithms, graph theory, optimization, probability and geometry. The web site includes a set of tutorials on Shortest Path, Nearest Customers, Elevator Simulation, Traveling Salesman, Route Simulation, and Vehicle Routing.
Software Library for Operations Research
URL - http://www.wior.uni-karlsruhe.de/Bibliothek/Title_page2.html
This web site includes information on commercial and non-commercial software for many operations research specializations including decision support systems, fuzzy logic, optimization, modeling, simulation, and stochastic models. The web site is by the Faculty of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany, and maintained at the Institute for Economic Theory and Operations Research.
Public Domain Linear Programming Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Integer Programming Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Network Optimization Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Graph Theory Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Satisfiability Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Traveling Salesman Problem Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Scheduling Problem Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Assignment Problem Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Goal Programming Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
PAGP (http://www.math.bas.bg/~nkirov/software.html#papg)--- The Partitioning Algorithm for Goal Programming
Public Domain Facilities Location Problem Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
LOCATE (http://www.math.bas.bg/~nkirov/software.html#locate) --- Solves the One-Dimensional Multifacility Location Problem with Rectilinear Distance
Public Domain Knapsack Problem Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
MKP (http://www.math.bas.bg/~nkirov/software.html#mkp) --- Solves the 0-1 Multiple Knapsack Problem
Public Domain Simulated Anealing Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
Public Domain Parallel Algorithm Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
PCN (http://www.math.bas.bg/~nkirov/software.html#pcn) --- Program Composition Notation
Public Domain Nonlinear Optimization Software (Updated 5/24/2001 AA)
INFORMS Student Listserv
URL - http://www.informs.org/Edu/mailing.html
This moderated mailing list exists to serve students of OR and MS. Use it to communicate with other OR/MS students, to ask for suggestions, to get information, and to share your thoughts about studying OR/MS including: interesting research problems, good courses, bad books, useful references substandard software, wonderful web sites, upcoming conferences, writing papers, finding a job, or working with your advisor. Sponsored by INFORMS.
NonLinear Programming Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
URL - http://www-c.mcs.anl.gov/home/otc/Guide/faq/nonlinear-programming-faq.html
This web site is maintained by Optimization Technology Center of Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory.
An Informal Annotated Bibliography on Structured Modeling, by Arthur M. Geoffrion
URL - http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/art.geoffrion/home/biblio/text.htm
This document is maintained by INFORMS and updated periodically as a service to the Structured Modeling research community.
Bibliography for Optimization with Sensitivity Analysis, by Hossein Arsham
URL - http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/refop/Refop.htm
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Bibliography, by Ali Emrouznejad
URL - http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~bsrlu/dea/deab/deab1.htm
This bibliography consists of papers published in Journals or in Conference Proceedings. Also it consists Working Paper series and dissertations. The list has been compiled mostly by using contributions by those responding to a relevant request on the Internet DEA Home page set up at Warwick (http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~bsrlu/).
A Bibliography for the Development of An Intelligent Mathematical Programming System by Harvey Greenburg
URL - http://www-math.cudenver.edu/~hgreenbe/impsbib/impsbib.html
The purpose of this page is to provide references in the rapidly growing area of intelligent environments for modeling and analysis, particularly for the development and use of decision support systems couched in mathematical programming. The focus of the project is to develop an Intelligent Mathematical Programming System (IMPS). One way to divide the project's scope is: formulation, analysis and discourse. There are, however, interdependent components that pertain to model management, software engineering, learning models, and other elements taken from a variety of disciplines.
Stochastic Programming, by Maarten H. van der Vlerk
URL - http://mally.eco.rug.nl/BIBLIO/STOPROG.HTML
This a list containing only items with primary subject 90C15 (Stochastic Programming) (1101 items, last updated on March 10, 1997), and there is also a separate bibliography on Stochastic Integer Programming (131 items).
Travelling Salesman Problem (TSPBIB), by Pablo Moscato
URL - http://www.densis.fee.unicamp.br/~moscato/TSPBIB_home.html
This page intends to be a comprehensive listing of papers, source code, preprints, technical reports, etc, available on the Internet about the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) and some associated problems.
Mathematical Programming Glossary
URL - http://www-math.cudenver.edu/~hgreenbe/glossary/glossary.html
This website contains terms specific to mathematical programming, and some terms from other disciplines, notably mathematics, that are directly related.
The INFORMS Career Advisor URL -
http://www.informs.org/Edu/Career/booklet.html Is a career in operations research or management science right for you? Taking this online quiz should help you decide.
Bin Packing Demo
URL -
http://www1.minn.net/~dchristo/BinPacker/BinPacker.html For some number of bins and some number of items of various sizes the applet arranges the items so that each bin has about the same total The "Write Results" button allows viewing of entire set in another window generated by JavaScript). Press Go to show default example or Press "Random", Enter Number of Bins, and Quantity and press Go to get a random set.
City Demo - Dynamic Shortest Path
URL -
http://www1.minn.net/~dchristo/Cities/Cities.html As time passes counters show progress of travel from the first city to the last city. Occasionally roads turn from green to red to indicate they are broken and impassable. Traffic is then re-routed.
Gaussian Eliminator
URL -
http://www1.minn.net/~dchristo/GElim/GElim.html Implementation of Gaussian Elimination. Solves a system of linear equations.
Gear Animation Demo
URL -
http://www1.minn.net/~dchristo/Gears/Gears.html Gears turn and drive each other, buttons are available to reverse, speed up, slow down, and stop gears.
