Operational research and general systems thinking

Feuton F. Robb

European Management Journal, 1986, vol. 4, issue 1, 55-62

Abstract: Operational research has its origins in the application of the analytical method of the natural sciences to human activity systems. Systems thinking arose from an attempt to describe the general laws governing systems behaviour: its approach owes much to the social sciences. Some problems confronting the application of operational research may be ameliorated by the adoption of the systems approach. These are outlined and an indication given of the aspects of systems thinking which could be of assistance. A convergence of the two approaches is anticipated.

Date: 1986
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