A Microcomputer-Based Decision Support System for Scheduling Umpires in the American Baseball League

James R. Evans
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James R. Evans: Department of Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0130

Interfaces, 1988, vol. 18, issue 6, 42-51

Abstract: Umpire scheduling in the American Baseball League is a complex, multicriteria optimization problem. It is ideally suited for an interactive decision support system that incorporates optimization techniques, heuristic rules, and human judgment. A microcomputer-based system with these characteristics has significantly reduced the time needed to create good schedules and has improved their quality.

Keywords: decision analysis: systems; recreation/sports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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