AN OPERATIONS-RESEARCH INFORMATION-SYSTEM (ORIS)

The ORIS identifies the type of data required by different analytical techniques (linear programming, simulation modeling, statistical analy sis, etc.) to address manufacturing concerns within specific areas. Th e ORIS methodology forces the collection of more and better quality da ta. With the existence of an ORIS, the application of analytic decisio n techniques can become the norm not the exception as it is now. The t axonomy is easily understood and used and, therefore, provides ready a ccess for all levers of management. Included is a summary of a case st udy performed at the Ryobi Motor Products Company in Anderson, South C arolina.