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Short descriptions of OR

Short descriptions of OR

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Typical areas of study 

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Typical applications

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A career in OR

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Where do I begin?

The following general descriptions of Operations Research are often referred to colloquially or cited in the literature:

Lindsay Blakely

In the simplest terms, Operations Research is the process of using sophisticated analytics to tackle complex business problems.

References

  1. The Association of European Operational Research Societies, 2010. What is Operational Research?, Available Online.

  2. Blakely L, 2008. What Is Operations Research?, The CBS Interactive Business Network, Available Online.

  3. Lancaster University Management School, 2010. Operational Research and Management Science, Available Online.

  4. QuIC Solitions, 2010. High School Operations Research, Available Online.

  5. Rardin RL, 1998. Optimization in Operations Research, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River (NJ).

  6. Taha TA, 1971. Operations Research: An Introduction, Macmillan Company, New York (NY).

  7. Winston WL, 1994, Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms, Duxbury Press, Belmont (CA).

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