Lessons for Success in OR/MS Practice Gained from Experiences in Indian and US Steel Plants

Goutam Dutta
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Goutam Dutta: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India 380015

Interfaces, 2000, vol. 30, issue 5, 23-30

Abstract: I worked on modeling integrated steel plants in India (as an analyst) and in the USA (as a doctoral student). The following factors influence the success of OR/MS practice: positioning the OR/MS team in operations, not in research and development; selecting the right problems; emphasizing problem solving, not model building; learning from failures; the right academic and practical training; and experience working on the shop floor of a factory. Universities should teach OR as research into operations and emphasize the process of implementation.

Keywords: INDUSTRIES—MINING/METALS; PROFESSIONAL—OR/MS IMPLEMENTATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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