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Operations Research in Practice: A Longitudinal Study

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  • John L. Harpell

    (Department of Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6025)

  • Michael S. Lane

    (Department of Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6025)

  • Ali H. Mansour

    (Department of Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6025)

Abstract

Three pairs of questionnaires were sent to Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) members at five-year intervals. According to the findings of the six questionnaires, operations research (OR) educators and practitioners see certain quantitative techniques as needed for a proper foundation in OR. Three stand out as consistently believed most important: statistics, linear programming, and simulation. Practitioners use and recommend a more diverse set of techniques than do educators.

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  • John L. Harpell & Michael S. Lane & Ali H. Mansour, 1989. "Operations Research in Practice: A Longitudinal Study," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 19(3), pages 65-74, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:19:y:1989:i:3:p:65-74
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.19.3.65
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    1. Koltai, T., 1995. "Fixed cost oriented bottleneck analysis with linear programming," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 89-95, February.

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