All the materials on this site are free. Because they
are free, the materials provide easy access to the models
and methods of operations research to students and practitioners.
The Excel add-ins
make it easy to solve small or moderately sized problems
using Microsoft Excel without the expense
of commercial software.
I am retired
from the Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Group at the University of Texas. I spend much of my
time working on this site and the accompanying
add-ins. I enjoy the work and I feel that I am contributing
to the students, faculty and practitioners in the field
of operations research and application areas that use
the tools described herein.
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Students and Faculty
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Tell me how you use the materials in your studies.
What do you find useful and what do you find frustrating?
What subjects would you like to see added, expanded or
abandoned?
If you use this software for research, please reference
this site or our book, Operations
Research Models and Methods. Teachers, think about
adopting the book for your classes. |
Practitioners of OR and other Applied Fields |
Whether you studied OR in the past or who are new
to the subject, what practical problems do you encounter
in your professional or personal pursuits where the methods
might be useful? |
Theoreticians |
| Most models and methods presented are not new, but I
have not provided extensive references to the literature.
What links
to web-based materials would you recommend
for continued study? |
Publishers of Commercial and Free Software |
| I cannot compete with the marvelous implementations of
OR methods that are commercially available. I think my
contributions
may increase the market for those who sell OR models and
methods. I am also interested in free OR software, specially
if it is programmed for Excel. Would you be willing to
link to my site, in return for a link to yours? My URL
is: www.ormm.net. |
Authors of Books |
| Many of the topics implemented in my add-ins support
topics in books on OR, industrial engineering, management
science, finance, engineering economics and operations
management. Would you recommend to students that they use
my free software for problem solving? |
Those finding Errors or having Suggestions |
| I am eager to have reports of errors or problems with
running the software, the contents of this site or in our
book. Fixing problems is my first priority. What are your
recommendations about corrections, additions or improvements? |
I look forward to hearing from you. After all, it's free.
Paul Jensen |
