@article{1439608, recid = {1439608}, author = {Sinuany-Stern, Z.}, title = {Handbook of operations research and management science in higher education /}, publisher = {Springer,}, address = {Cham, Switzerland :}, pages = {1 online resource}, year = {2021}, note = {Includes index.}, abstract = {This handbook covers various areas of Higher Education (HE) in which operations research/management science (OR/MS) techniques are used. Key examples include: international comparisons, university rankings, and rating academic efficiency with Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); formulating academic strategy with balanced scorecard; budgeting and planning with linear and quadratic models; student forecasting; E-learning evaluation; faculty evaluation with questionnaires and multivariate statistics; marketing for HE; analytic and educational simulation; academic information systems; technology transfer with systems analysis; and examination timetabling. Overviews, case studies and findings on advanced OR/MS applications in various functional areas of HE are included.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1439608}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74051-1}, }