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Operational Research — managers beslissen met behulp van de wetenschap *
Author(s) -
Sittig J.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
statistica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1467-9574
pISSN - 0039-0402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9574.1956.tb00001.x
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , task (project management) , operations research , computer science , management science , epistemology , sociology , management , mathematics , economics , philosophy , operating system
Summary This paper is an introduction to six short lectures about the theme “choice and chance”, implicated in different fields of human activity. It throws some light on the history, the methods and the importance of Operations Research. Attention is paid to the elements of the way which leads from putting the problem to taking the decision. A general illustration is given by means of a simplified example. Some remarks are made about post‐war development, task and future of O.R.