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Operational Research and Aviation Management

Part I An Introduction to Operational Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

R. R. P. Jackson and
P. A. Loncton
R. R. P. Jackson
Affiliation:
Business Operations Research Ltd
P. A. Loncton
Affiliation:
Business Operations Research Ltd
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It is a sign of the present needs of the aviation industry that the Twentieth British Commonwealth Lecture, delivered by Mr. J. T. Dyment, Chief Engineer of Air Canada, was devoted to “Tools of Airline Management”.

In his lecture, Mr. Dyment pointed out that competition is too keen to permit Management to continue with methods satisfactory five or ten years ago and he reviewed some typical modern tools of Management. He mentioned a wide variety of tools both for the day-by-day control of airline activities, such as crew scheduling and for such strategic problems as the nurturing of the company image presented to the public. He paid especial attention to the way in which operational research in Air Canada has been able to assist Management in raising the efficiency of the airline.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 69 , Issue 656 , August 1965, pp. 543 - 552
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1965

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References

Selected References

Consulting the usual bibliographies has shown that over 200 papers on OR studies in the aviation field have been published in scientific journals. This bibliography attempts to illustrate the types of study that have been done by classifying the field into a number of topics and quoting examples of papers in each:–

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1.Taylor, J.A Survey of OR Activity in Airlines. B-ORSA (Bulletin—Operations Research Society of America), Vol. 10, Supp 1, A2 B-39, Spring 1962.Google Scholar
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6.Brough, B. M., Problems in the Design of Automatic Seat Reservation Systems. B-ORSA, Vol. 10, Supp 1, Spring 1962.Google Scholar
1.Alberts, W. E. OR in Aircraft Maintenance. AMA Operations Research: a Basic Approach, Special Report No. 12, pp 93-98, 1956.Google Scholar
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5.Lee, A. M.Some Aspects of a Control and Communication System. ORQ, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp 206–216, December 1959.Google Scholar
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1.Miser, H. J.Operations Analysis in the Postwar Air Force. JORSA, Vol. 6, No. 6, p 890 (abstract), November-December 1958.Google Scholar
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1.Fulkerson, D. R. and Johnson, S. M.A Tactical Air Game. JORSA, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp 704–712, October 1957.Google Scholar
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1.Jackson, D. R., Ramquist, A. H. and Holtz, R. A.Space Station Operational Availability Model with Cost Constraints. B-ORSA, Vol. 12, Supp 2, Fall 1964.Google Scholar
2.Leake, L. A.The Formulation of Safety Policies for Launchings of Missiles and Space Vehicles. B-ORSA, Vol. 12, Supp 2, Fall 1964.Google Scholar
1.Porter, R. A.The Usefulness of Crash-Rescue Vehicles in Aircraft Accidents. JORSA, Vol 2, No. 1, p 85 (abstract), February 1954.Google Scholar
2.Hoch, S.Operations Analysis in Air Material Command. B-ORSA, Vol. 7, Supp 2, B-77 (abstract), 1959.Google Scholar