瑞典国营LKAB公司是世界上生产铁矿石最大的公司之一。LKAB公司的大部分矿石是由地下采出的,如果要成功的与露天开采进行竞争,那么必须要有很高的效率。因此,电子计算机和运筹学是该公司经营管理的重要组成部分。本文介绍了LKAB公司成功的应用电子计算机和运筹学的一些实例,同时对使用运筹学的费用和益处作了某些评论。 Swedish state-owned LKAB is one of the largest iron ore producers in the world. Most of LKAB’s ore is mined underground and must be highly efficient if it is to compete successfully with surface mining. Therefore, computer and operations research is an important part of the company’s management. This article presents some examples of LKAB’s successful applications of computers and operations research, with some comment on the costs and benefits of using operations research.