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This paper presents the results of a survey designed to reveal various aspects about the application of nineteen different quantitative techniques to the production/operations management area in the Fortune 500 companies. The finding presented focus on the four principal objectives of this research: (1) to determine the extent of use of each technique; (2) to estimate the value of each; (3) to predict the utilization in the future; and (4) to identify the major barriers to utilization.
Green et al. (Sun,) studied this question.