Operations Research in Practice: A Longitudinal Study

John L. Harpell, Michael S. Lane and Ali H. Mansour
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John L. Harpell: Department of Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6025
Michael S. Lane: Department of Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6025
Ali H. Mansour: Department of Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6025

Interfaces, 1989, vol. 19, issue 3, 65-74

Abstract: Three pairs of questionnaires were sent to Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) members at five-year intervals. According to the findings of the six questionnaires, operations research (OR) educators and practitioners see certain quantitative techniques as needed for a proper foundation in OR. Three stand out as consistently believed most important: statistics, linear programming, and simulation. Practitioners use and recommend a more diverse set of techniques than do educators.

Keywords: professional: MS/OR education; professional: MS/OR implementation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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