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ORS learns to minimize inventory, maximize profit
By KAYE PAHMEIER ciely may s>und , ess lhal excU .
Repot ter ing, but it’s what ORS is all
“Fill-Rate Optimization in about.
Warehouses,” the topic for to- The Operational Research
night’s meeting of the Texas Society is an organization of stu-
A&M Operational Research So- dents, mostly graduates, inter
ested in the use of computer
technology in management sci-
id or
ence and operational research.
The speech for tonight’s
monthly ORS meeting (at 7:30
p.m. in 342 Zachary) will be by
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Repertoire
Tuesday,
March 20
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Wednesday,
March 21
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Bryan Deuermeyer, assistant
professor of industrial engi
neering, concerning how to
minimize inventory and maxi
mize profits through proper
management of a warehouse.
ORS President John Fowler
defines Operational Research
as scientifically deciding how to
best design and operate any sys
tem, usually under conditions
requiring the allocation of
scarce resources.
For instance, how does the
manager of Foley’s shoe depart
ment go about having the right
number of styles and sizes on
hand in each store, to avoid los
ing customers?
Without the budget to have
spare shoes in each store, is a
warehouse the best place to
keep them?
Operational Research finds
these answers and many more
by applying the data to the
problem and forming the best
solution for the situation.
Dr. Mike Kelchum, vice-pres
ident of ORS, said OR also can
be used to decide how many
tellers a bank should hire to
have faster customer service,
and which airlines should be
scheduled to lake off at what
time.
ORS sponsors monthly lec-
turs by Texas A&M faculty
members to discuss situations
such as these in their field.
ORS is not just for engi
neering majors though. Fowler
said OR combines majors in
cluding computing science, sta
tistics, BANA, linear math, and
management.
Juniors and seniors are en
couraged to join the society but
at least one OR course must
have been taken to be a mem
ber.
“Otherwise, you would be to
tally lost,” said Ketchum.
ORS at Texas A&M is nation
ally funded, but there is a $10
annual membership fee. Any
one interested in joining ORS
should contact one of the offi
cers for further information.
Houston ballet
dances tonight
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The Houston ballet will per
form a “Mixed Repertoire,” the
first of back-to-back perfor
mances tonight in Rudder Au
ditorium.
The company will perform
“The Sleeping Beauty”
Wednesday night.
Both performances, spon
sored by the MSC Opera and
Performing Arts Society, will
begin at 8 p.m.
The “Mixed Repertoire” con
sists of four pieces: “L,” “Three
Preludes,” “Esmerelda Pas de
Deux” and “Symphony in D.”
“L,” choreographed by
Houston Ballet artistic director
Ben Stevenson, features Ken
neth McCombie as Boogaloo
and Li Cunxin as Cuban Jazz.
The dance is set to a percussion
score by Don Lawson.
The lead roles in “ T hree Pre
ludes,” choreographed by Ste
venson with music by Serge
Rachmaninoff, will be danced
by Rachel Jonell Beard and
Dennis Poole. Beard was a
bronze medalist in the 1982 In
ternational Ballet Competition.
Janig Parser and William Piz-
zulo will perform , the “Esme-
relda Pas' de Dbux.” Parker,
who won a gold medal at the
1982 international competition,
and Pizzuto, who won a silver
medal, danced the lead roles in
“Cinderella” here in the Fall of
1982. Choreography for the pas
de deux is by Stevenson and
music is by Cesare Pugni.
The final piece is “Symphony
in D,” choreographed by Jiri
Kylian. The dance, set to Jo
seph Haydn’s Clock Symphony,
is a humorous piece filled with
dancing jokes.
The Wednesday night per
formance is Stevenson’s newly
produced version of “The
Sleeping Beauty,” a full-length
ballet containing a prologue
and three acts. Based on the
fairy tale “The Sleeping Beau
ty,” the ballet was choreo
graphed by Marius Petipa in the
19th century with the music by
Peter Tchaikovsky.
Suzanne Longley will dance
the role of Princess Aurora and
Pizzuto will dance the role of
Prince Florimund. Two other
feature roles, the Bluebird and
Princess Florise, will be danced
by John Grensback and Kerri
McClatchi, who is from Mid
land.
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AGGIE DEMOCRATS: There will be a general meelinj
at 0 p.m. in 104 Bolton. Contact Phillip Maxwell at 8ft
5503 for more information.
AGGIE RED CROSS CLUB: A meeting will be held all
p.m. in 004 Rudder Tower. Everyone is welcome.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENCI
NEERS: A general meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in II!
Zachry. For more information, call John Fineganat261
3766.
BAPTIST STUDENT UNION: A Bible study andb
cheon will be held on MWF from 12-12:50 p.m. andor
TTH from 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in the studentcentc
(behind Kinko’s). Contact Mike Jack at 846-7722'
more information.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION: Di
Seager will discuss new reproductive techniques in
of the Veterinary Medical Sciences Building.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE: A workshop for studentsij
terested in a career in mathematics or statistics willlt
conducted in 100 Heldenfels at 6:30 p.m.
MSC HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE: An executitt
meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in 216T of the MSC,
general meeting will follow at 7 p.m. in 701 Ruddi
Tower. Call Bobby Matthews at 764-8757 for moreii
formation.
METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT: A Bit
study and lunch will be conducted on MW at noonan
on TTH at 12:30 p.m. in the Wesley Foundation (behin
Pizza Hut). Bring lunch or $1 for sandwiches. Form*
information, call 846-4701.
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gram will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. in the Common
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Nancy Ludwig at 845-1741.
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Woi
Hofheinz auction
brings $3.1 million
United Press International
HOUSTON — More than
2,000 pieces of art, furniture
and other items from the estate
of the late Judge Roy Hofheinz,
a flamboyant wheeler-dealer
who created the Astrodome and
once owned the Ringling Broth
ers circus, sold for more than
$3.1 million during a seven-day
auction, an auctioneer said
Monday.
“The judge would have loved
this auction,” said Jerry Hart, of
Hart Galleries of Houston, who
served as auctioneer for the
marathon sale.
“We had people from all over
the world. It was fascinating,”
Hart said.
Hofheinz, who spent his life
traveling the world and spend
ing millions of dollars collecting
items that he considered
unique, died in November,
1982, at the age of 72.
He left behind huge ware
houses full of art, antiques, fur
niture, sports and circus mem
orabilia and many other items
that caught his eye.
The family decided to auc
tion off about 2,000 items —
only a portion of the estate —
because of storage problems,
said Mary Francis Hofheinz, his
widow.
A seven-day auction of the
items concluded Sunday. It
brought Mrs. Hofheinz $3.1
million, although Hart origi
nally predicted it would raise
about $4 million.
“I think it went extremely
well when you consider the
quantity of items sold and the
unusual aspect of many of the
items,” Hart said.
Prices ranged from a low of
$5 for a brass light fixture to
$175,000 for a 15-foot-long
rosewood and teakwood cabinet
The Coll
students in
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research at
The meelii
today at 6:
students in
day at 6:31
dents inter
fels and t
Heldenfels
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The Agj
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the cafetei
for $175,000.
A Houston attorney
chased two oil paintings,
branch’s “Scholar by (lit
light” for $59,000 and)
Baptiste-Camille Carol’s
D’Avray lor $62,500. A |»
8-foot-tall marble Chinesd
originally commissioned(«
late Mao
sold for $27,500
Chinese pedicab brought combine le
and a 1902 Maxwell auto® cerlificatio
sold for $ 10,000.
The most expensive ilf
the sale was a turn-of-tk
tury wooden carousel
sold to an anonymous
for $325,000. It was valt
$500,000. The Gustav
merry-go-round conta
hand-carved animal Hgt
Hofheinz, who as a chi
too poor to buy a ticket
Sherri Lew
University
circus, bought controllinjfxexas is the
esl of the Ringling Bros
num & Bailey Circus. Hel
the circus and every ho®
ever owned had a room
decorated like a circus.
But like many other!
owned by the formerjud| The Unive
mayor of Houston, thecat| ^ tl 1 i rc l )
was never assembled inf n t Si an( j
ton. Many belongings )V ed
stashed in crates and
again seen by Hofheinz.
Some friends said ht
hoped to open a museum.
“He enjoyed buying, I® any other in
mbership in
Trac
erything he bought had
degree of purpose. It "■jor nationwi
an indiscriminate purchasf
was thrown away. I’m sW
ery item he bought wail
utilized,” Hart said.
Despite the size of this®
auction, Hart said Mrs.’
einz is considering hoi
similar sale in the fall to ai*
off several hundred
pieces of the estate.
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