An Operations Cyberinfrastructure: Using Cyberinfrastructure and Operations Research to Improve Productivity in the Enterprise

The power of operations research to bridge information, knowledge, and decision-making fits naturally with the standards, accessibility, and computational resources characteristic of cyberinfrastructures. In this report, we have described how OR and CI can be brought together to create a multilevel Operations Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) that has major implications for productivity gains in design, manufacturing, and service enterprises throughout the economy (Figure 2).