Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study
Despite continued interest in the use of mixed OR/MS methods, limited attention has been paid in the literature to generic lessons that could be gained from mixing methods . in practice. Many organisational problems demand the use of a mixed method approach and thus recognising and sharing lessons c...
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| author | Howick, S. Ackermann, Fran Walls, L. Quigley, J. Houghton, T. |
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| description | Despite continued interest in the use of mixed OR/MS methods, limited attention has been paid in the literature to generic lessons that could be gained from mixing methods . in practice. Many organisational problems demand the use of a mixed method approach and thus recognising and sharing lessons could prove beneficial to both practitioners and researchers. This paper reports on an in-depth evaluation of a case study involving risk identification and quantification of the Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES) project which sought to trial and plan a new energy system. The intervention involved a mixed method approach and client feedback on the efficacy of the approach was sought. The evaluation reported in this paper is carried out using a set of themes taken from the literature and seeks to highlight transferable lessons. The set of lessons that emerge are presented along with their implications for both general OR modelling practice and the specific situation of mixing OR/MS methods. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of the work and directions for future work which will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers interested in mixed method OR/MS work. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-99542018-08-10T03:24:39Z Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study Howick, S. Ackermann, Fran Walls, L. Quigley, J. Houghton, T. Despite continued interest in the use of mixed OR/MS methods, limited attention has been paid in the literature to generic lessons that could be gained from mixing methods . in practice. Many organisational problems demand the use of a mixed method approach and thus recognising and sharing lessons could prove beneficial to both practitioners and researchers. This paper reports on an in-depth evaluation of a case study involving risk identification and quantification of the Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES) project which sought to trial and plan a new energy system. The intervention involved a mixed method approach and client feedback on the efficacy of the approach was sought. The evaluation reported in this paper is carried out using a set of themes taken from the literature and seeks to highlight transferable lessons. The set of lessons that emerge are presented along with their implications for both general OR modelling practice and the specific situation of mixing OR/MS methods. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of the work and directions for future work which will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers interested in mixed method OR/MS work. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9954 10.1016/j.omega.2016.08.003 Pergamon Press fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Howick, S. Ackermann, Fran Walls, L. Quigley, J. Houghton, T. Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study |
| title | Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study |
| title_full | Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study |
| title_fullStr | Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study |
| title_short | Learning from mixed OR method practice: The NINES case study |
| title_sort | learning from mixed or method practice: the nines case study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9954 |