R & D: Operations Research Software
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SAS/OR software brings together essential optimization, scheduling, simulation, and related modeling and solution capabilities in an integrated and adaptable environment. It provides a powerful set of management science solutions that give companies the knowledge to identify and optimize business processes and management challenges. SAS/OR is designed for people in any industry with operations research/management science or similar training who are seeking to build and solve decision guidance models that utilize one or more of the following operations research techniques:
These capabilities are integrated with and are supported and complemented by SAS' strengths in data access and
warehousing, reporting, and analytics including statistical analysis, forecasting, and data mining. SAS/OR software tools
also form the heart of optimization solutions such as Marketing
Optimization and Supplier Relationship Management. Some of the
many applications that lend themselves to use of SAS/OR tools include
- project planning
- management information systems
- resource allocation and management
- financial planning
- production planning and inventory control
- supply chain management and optimization
- transportation and distribution planning
- material resource planning
- job shop scheduling.