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George Mitchell's socks

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  • Miser[maltese cross], Hugh J.

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By means of a critique of an example taken from a book by Mitchell (The Practice of Operational Research, Wiley, 1993), Miser draws attention to the importance of observation in operational research. Responses to Miser's essay are published along with it.

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  • Miser[maltese cross], Hugh J., 2000. "George Mitchell's socks," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 225-228, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:28:y:2000:i:2:p:225-228
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    1. Philip M. Morse, 1986. "The Beginnings of Operations Research in the United States," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 34(1), pages 10-17, February.
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