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Editorial: Models as Aids to Thought

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  • Michael H. Rothkopf

    (RUTCOR, Rutgers University, Box 5062, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903-5062)

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The opening chapters of most good texts on operations research or management science discuss the approximate nature of models and the need for interaction between the modeler and the decision maker. Also, somewhere in the text is some discussion of sensitivity analysis. Nonetheless, the overall impression the texts give is that the models of our profession are directly applicable. While our models do contain important thinking, I believe that it is dangerous to treat them merely as embodiments of thought rather than as aids to further thought.

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  • Michael H. Rothkopf, 1996. "Editorial: Models as Aids to Thought," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 26(6), pages 64-67, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:26:y:1996:i:6:p:64-67
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.26.6.64
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    1. V J Mabin & J Davies & S Kim, 2009. "Rethinking tradeoffs and OR/MS methodology," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 60(10), pages 1384-1395, October.
    2. Calvin Sonntag & Thomas A. Grossman, 1999. "End-User Modeling Improves R&D Management at AgrEvo Canada, Inc," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 29(5), pages 132-142, October.

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