tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764305054861361597.post3337780113935308309..comments2024-01-08T10:17:00.019+00:00Comments on ThinkOR - Think Operations Research: Use of Excel Spreadsheets in Masters Program ProjectsDawenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152350276687825418noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764305054861361597.post-10720461695619735532009-01-26T03:06:00.000+00:002009-01-26T03:06:00.000+00:00Great post. Rapid deployment and development is a...Great post. Rapid deployment and development is a must in our fast paced world of decision making and results-oriented organizations. Another thing to note is cost. Excel is a proprietary platform. There are non-proprietary platform or free software solutions of the spreadsheet application. One notable one is OpenOffice.org Calc. Very user friendly and even as an optimization solver feature.<BR/><BR/>I have listed other free software equivalents on my blog.<BR/><BR/>http://industrialengineertools.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-go-proprietary-when-you-can-go-free.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com