MIME-Version: 1.0 Server: CERN/3.0 Date: Monday, 06-Jan-97 21:06:07 GMT Content-Type: text/html Content-Length: 1128 Last-Modified: Wednesday, 04-Dec-96 19:01:02 GMT John B Chambers: Current Interests

Current Interests

I'm especially interested in topics at the operations research / computer science interface, with a particular focus on adaptive heuristics for difficult optimization problems in operations management. My dissertation research specifically addressed the development and application of adaptive memory strategies for the solution of jobshop and FMS production scheduling problems using Tabu Search. Work in this area is continuing.

Additional interests include software engineering, especially lifecycle strategies and the application of object oriented methods; management and applications of distributed information resources, including nets, webs, and EDI/EC issues; and the management of enterprise information technology and facilities.