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AI and OR in management of operations: history and trends

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  • K A H Kobbacy

    (University of Salford)

  • S Vadera

    (University of Salford)

  • M H Rasmy

    (Cairo University)

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The last decade has seen a considerable growth in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for operations management with the aim of finding solutions to problems that are increasing in complexity and scale. This paper begins by setting the context for the survey through a historical perspective of OR and AI. An extensive survey of applications of AI techniques for operations management, covering a total of over 1200 papers published from 1995 to 2004 is then presented. The survey utilizes Elsevier's ScienceDirect database as a source. Hence, the survey may not cover all the relevant journals but includes a sufficiently wide range of publications to make it representative of the research in the field. The papers are categorized into four areas of operations management: (a) design, (b) scheduling, (c) process planning and control and (d) quality, maintenance and fault diagnosis. Each of the four areas is categorized in terms of the AI techniques used: genetic algorithms, case-based reasoning, knowledge-based systems, fuzzy logic and hybrid techniques. The trends over the last decade are identified, discussed with respect to expected trends and directions for future work suggested.

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  • K A H Kobbacy & S Vadera & M H Rasmy, 2007. "AI and OR in management of operations: history and trends," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 58(1), pages 10-28, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:58:y:2007:i:1:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2602132
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602132
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