Prospects for Operations Research in the E-Business Era

Arthur M. Geoffrion and Ramayya Krishnan
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Arthur M. Geoffrion: Decisions, Operations, and Technology Management, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 951481, Los Angeles, California 90095-1481
Ramayya Krishnan: Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Interfaces, 2001, vol. 31, issue 2, 6-36

Abstract: The digital economy is creating abundant opportunities for operations research (OR) applications. Several factions of the profession are beginning to respond aggressively, leading to notable successes in such areas as financial services, electronic markets, network infrastructure, packaged OR-software tools, supply-chain management, and travel-related services. Because OR is well matched to the needs of the digital economy in certain ways and because certain enabling conditions are coming to pass, prospects are good for OR to team with related analytic technologies and join information technology as a vital engine of further development for the digital economy. OR professionals should prepare for a future in which most businesses will be e-businesses.

Keywords: PROFESSIONAL—COMMENTS ON; COMPUTERS—E-BUSINESS; COMPUTERS—INTERNET (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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