Understanding the Process of Operational Research – Collected Readings - Softcover

Keys, P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471955108 ISBN 13: 9780471955108

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

In recent years there has been an emerging interest in the process by which operational research is carried out in organizations. This has been driven by the rapid developments which have taken place in the discipline throughout the 1980s. During this time, operational research (OR) has undergone a period of significant reappraisal and, as a result, a deeper understanding of OR and its use in an organizational setting has been gained. This book provides a broad historical context within which recent developments can be evaluated and future change can be anticipated. This volume contains a collection of 19 readings drawn from the 1930s to the 1990s. Arranged in four chronological sections with introductory essays providing a thematic structure, this material acts as a signpost to the major steps in the development and understanding of OR as it is practised today.

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About the Author

About the author Paul Keys graduated from St Andrews University with a degree in Pure and Applied Mathematics. He became a research assistant at the School of Geography, University of Leeds where his work focused on urban modelling and systems analysis. He is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Hull in systems methodologies and OR. He has written many papers in the area and has edited several collections. He is also Director of Undergraduate Programmes in the Department of Management Systems and Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471955108
• ISBN 13: 9780471955108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352