학술논문

Operational Research: methods and applications
Document Type
Source
Journal of the Operational Research Society. 75(3):423-617
Subject
Review
encyclopedia
theory
practice
principles
optimisation
programming
systems
simulation
decision making
models
Data- och informationsvetenskap
Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science
Language
English
ISSN
0160-5682
1476-9360
Abstract
Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods, models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This encyclopedic article consists of two main sections: methods and applications. The first summarises the up-to-date knowledge and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art methods and key developments in the various subdomains of the field. The second offers a wide-ranging list of areas where Operational Research has been applied. The article is meant to be read in a nonlinear fashion and used as a point of reference by a diverse pool of readers: academics, researchers, students, and practitioners. The entries within the methods and applications sections are presented in alphabetical order. The authors dedicate this paper to the 2023 Turkey/Syria earthquake victims. We sincerely hope that advances in OR will play a role towards minimising the pain and suffering caused by this and future catastrophes.