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The practice of operational research in Taiwan

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  • S-P Chen

    (National Chung Cheng University)

  • T-S Wei

    (Aletheia University)

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This paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey of operational research/management science (OR/MS) practices in Taiwanese companies. The survey was addressed to the current status and future perspectives of OR/MS in Taiwan. During the spring of 2001, 2000 questionnaires were mailed to the top 1000 domestic manufacturing firms and top 1000 domestic service organizations. These asked questions concerning specific OR/MS techniques being used, application areas of OR/MS, reasons for using OR/MS, reasons for not using OR/MS, difficulties encountered practically, and future perspectives. Results from 262 valid respondents provided several informative findings. Compared with the 1995 survey of Kao et al, it found that the percentage of companies that have used OR/MS techniques increased from 62.7% in 1995 to 76.7% in 2001. Also, the percentage of companies that have never heard of OR/MS decreased from 16.1% in 1995 to 11.1% in 2001. Because of the Taiwan government recently developing educational and training programs in OR/MS, it found that the importance of OR/MS has been recognized by Taiwan companies as an efficient management tool for economic development, and the usage of OR/MS will continuously increase.

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  • S-P Chen & T-S Wei, 2002. "The practice of operational research in Taiwan," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 53(12), pages 1330-1337, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:53:y:2002:i:12:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601424
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601424
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    1. White, Leroy & Smith, Honora & Currie, Christine, 2011. "OR in developing countries: A review," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 208(1), pages 1-11, January.
    2. Ranyard, J.C. & Fildes, R. & Hu, Tun-I, 2015. "Reassessing the scope of OR practice: The Influences of Problem Structuring Methods and the Analytics Movement," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 245(1), pages 1-13.
    3. Stenfors, Sari & Tanner, Leena & Syrjanen, Mikko & Seppala, Tomi & Haapalinna, Ilkka, 2007. "Executive views concerning decision support tools," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 181(2), pages 929-938, September.

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    practice of OR/MS; Taiwan;

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