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OR Forum—The Origin of Operational Research

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  • Harold Larnder

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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.

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  • Harold Larnder, 1984. "OR Forum—The Origin of Operational Research," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 32(2), pages 465-476, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:32:y:1984:i:2:p:465-476
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.32.2.465
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    1. Benjamin T. Hazen & Joseph B. Skipper & Christopher A. Boone & Raymond R. Hill, 2018. "Back in business: operations research in support of big data analytics for operations and supply chain management," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 270(1), pages 201-211, November.
    2. David C. Lane, 2010. "OR FORUM---High Leverage Interventions: Three Cases of Defensive Action and Their Lessons for OR/MS Today," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 58(6), pages 1535-1547, December.

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