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The Development of Operations Research as a Science

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  • Russell L. Ackoff

    (Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio)

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The development (rather than the history) of operations research as a science consists of the development of its methods, concepts, and techniques. Operations research is neither a method nor a technique, it is or is becoming a science and as such is defined by a combination of the phenomena it studies, its methods, and its techniques. Invited paper given at the Eighth National Meeting of the Society in Ottawa, Canada, on January 9, 1956.

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  • Russell L. Ackoff, 1956. "The Development of Operations Research as a Science," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 4(3), pages 265-295, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:4:y:1956:i:3:p:265-295
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.4.3.265
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