OPERATIONS RESEARCH: A Critical Look

In recent years, the staff activity known as operations research has received a great deal of attention from executives and scholars alike. But the place of operations research (O.R.) in an organization and in an academic curriculum still seems to be a matter of controversy. Communication among the...

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Published inThe Business quarterly Vol. 27; no. 11; p. 33
Main Author Clough, Donald J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London University of Western Ontario 01.04.1962
Subjects
Decision making
Engineers
Executives
Inventory
Linear programming
Mathematicians
Objectives
Professionals
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Summary:In recent years, the staff activity known as operations research has received a great deal of attention from executives and scholars alike. But the place of operations research (O.R.) in an organization and in an academic curriculum still seems to be a matter of controversy. Communication among the various branches of science and industry being as inadequate as it is, many people have come to identify operations...
ISSN:0007-6996