The area of operations management has had a substantial effect on the today’s air transportation management.Having moved with huge demand from management to obtain a competitive advantage in the market,the airlines a...The area of operations management has had a substantial effect on the today’s air transportation management.Having moved with huge demand from management to obtain a competitive advantage in the market,the airlines are utilizing advanced optimization techniques to develop decision support systems for operations management and control.In order to provide a service with high quality and low cost,airlines spend a tremendous amount of resources and effort to generate profitable and cost-effective fare classes,flight schedules,fleet plans,aircraft routes,crew scheduling,gate assignment,etc.In this paper,the techniques and operations management applications that are used in the air transportation industry are reviewed including demand forecasting,fleet assignment,aircraft routing,crew scheduling,runway scheduling problem and gate assignment.展开更多
Elective course selection has always been a serious and important decision making process for students in institutions. The aim of this study is to determine weights of factors affecting elective course selection from...Elective course selection has always been a serious and important decision making process for students in institutions. The aim of this study is to determine weights of factors affecting elective course selection from students' perspective. So as to solve the problem, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) based model was used. Factors which affect the elective course selection from students' point of view include five main criteria and 13 sub-criteria which were indicated by students. An online questionnaire containing demographic questions, enabled each student to compare the relative priority of criteria with all of the other criteria. The responses were evaluated via Super Decisions software, and priorities were determined using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). According to the analysis of 40 experts (i.e., graduate students studying in engineering programs), course schedule and teaching staff related factors are the two most important factors affecting the elective course selection. A real- life situation which will help students who are indecisive and hesitates while selecting an elective course was observed. AHP contributes to develop an analytic and comprehensive framework decision making. The method should be considered by faculty member involved in decisions about curriculum update and offering new courses.展开更多
文摘The area of operations management has had a substantial effect on the today’s air transportation management.Having moved with huge demand from management to obtain a competitive advantage in the market,the airlines are utilizing advanced optimization techniques to develop decision support systems for operations management and control.In order to provide a service with high quality and low cost,airlines spend a tremendous amount of resources and effort to generate profitable and cost-effective fare classes,flight schedules,fleet plans,aircraft routes,crew scheduling,gate assignment,etc.In this paper,the techniques and operations management applications that are used in the air transportation industry are reviewed including demand forecasting,fleet assignment,aircraft routing,crew scheduling,runway scheduling problem and gate assignment.
文摘Elective course selection has always been a serious and important decision making process for students in institutions. The aim of this study is to determine weights of factors affecting elective course selection from students' perspective. So as to solve the problem, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) based model was used. Factors which affect the elective course selection from students' point of view include five main criteria and 13 sub-criteria which were indicated by students. An online questionnaire containing demographic questions, enabled each student to compare the relative priority of criteria with all of the other criteria. The responses were evaluated via Super Decisions software, and priorities were determined using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). According to the analysis of 40 experts (i.e., graduate students studying in engineering programs), course schedule and teaching staff related factors are the two most important factors affecting the elective course selection. A real- life situation which will help students who are indecisive and hesitates while selecting an elective course was observed. AHP contributes to develop an analytic and comprehensive framework decision making. The method should be considered by faculty member involved in decisions about curriculum update and offering new courses.
