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The Easy Chair: Is OR/MS a Profession?

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This is the last of many contributions Hugh Miser (1917-1999) made to the “Easy chair” column. An editorial in this issue contains a more complete discussion of his contributions to Interfaces and to OR/MS.

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  • Hugh J. Miser, 2001. "The Easy Chair: Is OR/MS a Profession?," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 31(4), pages 17-21, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:31:y:2001:i:4:p:17-21
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.31.4.17.9670
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    1. Hugh J. Miser, 1997. "The Easy Chair: Is It Possible to Have a Good Definitional Description of Operations Research and Management Science?," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 27(6), pages 16-21, December.
    2. C. West Churchman, 1970. "Operations Research as a Profession," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 17(2), pages 37-53, October.
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