OR Forum—The Origin of Operational Research

1 April 1984

journal article
Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Operations Research

Vol. 32 (2) , 465-476
https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.32.2.465

Abstract

This paper presents an account of the events in the years just preceding and during the second world war that led up to the concept and practice of operational research as it is now generally understood.

Keywords

FORUM
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
SECOND WORLD
WORLD WAR
PRECEDING
ACCOUNT
GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD
PAPER PRESENTS
ORIGIN OF OPERATIONAL

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