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The application of goal programming to the allocation of university computer resources
Abstract
Allocation of computer resources is becoming an increasing problem, both within and outside of computer centers; with budgets fixed, and demand increasing, system analysts and designers are looking for ways to more effectively and efficiently utilize existing hardware, and to design better systems. Goal programming was designed to allow optimization of multiple criteria, as needed in this process. This paper deals with the application of goal programming to the system analysis and design phase of computer implementation and usage. Field data were gathered iteratively at a small midwestern college which was in the process of changing computer systems. An initial model was built and then successively modified as the results were fed back to the pertinent administrators. Both computer system and political advantages accrued from this use of goal programming, yielding a system demonstrably better tailored for the college than that initially designed.
Subject Area
Operations research|Information Systems|Management
Recommended Citation
Paxton, John Ray, "The application of goal programming to the allocation of university computer resources" (1988). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8824949.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8824949