Abstract: The present inventionrelates generally to a system and method for operations management. More specifically, the present invention determines robust processes for performing one or more tasks.

Abstract: An economy comprises a relation among agents, goods and services. Each good and service in the economy consists of combinations of more primitive goods and services. Goods and services can be complements or substitutes to other goods and services. Complements are sets of goods or services which are used jointly to produce a given other goods or services. In contrast, substitutes are sets of goods or services which might substitute for one another in a given production technology or consumption good. Complementary goods and services must be used together to create value in the economy. Most goods and services create value in the economy via positive functional interactions with their complements and via competition with their substitutes.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of identifying nucleic acid molecules that contain cis acting nucleic acid elements. Also provided is a method of isolating nucleic acid binding factors. The invention also provides methods of identifying compounds that are cis acting nucleic acid element analogs, compounds that are nucleic acid binding factor analogs, compounds that selectively bind cis acting nucleic acid elements and compounds that selectively displace binding between a nucleic acid binding factor and a cis acting nucleic acid element or between nucleic acid binding factors. Also provided is a method of determining a binding state of a nucleic acid. Pluralities of isolated nucleic acid molecules containing cis acting nucleic acid elements, of isolated cis acting nucleic acid elements and of isolated nucleic acid binding factors are also provided.