OR/MS: Dead or Dying? RX for Survival

An essay about the status of OR/MS in business and academia. Considerations about decreased visibility, disappearance of well-structured problems, and third-generation faculty concerned more with the publishability of results than resolving practical problems are expressed. Some practical steps towa...

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Published in:Interfaces (Providence) 1978-05, Vol.8 (3), p.42-44
Main Authors: Hall, John R., Jr, Hess, Sidney W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Death
Internships
Operations research
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Summary:An essay about the status of OR/MS in business and academia. Considerations about decreased visibility, disappearance of well-structured problems, and third-generation faculty concerned more with the publishability of results than resolving practical problems are expressed. Some practical steps towards improvement are suggested.
ISSN:0092-2102
1526-551X
DOI:10.1287/inte.8.3.42