The Scope for Operational Research in the Library and Information Field
- 1 August 1973
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Aslib Proceedings
- Vol. 25 (8) , 305-319
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050417
Abstract
Operational research was born during the 1939–45 war as an aid to military decision making. After the war it was rapidly applied to industrial production, and many new techniques were developed. It has since spread to all spheres of policy making.Keywords
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