Disciplines and Occupations

Operations Research

A group of techniques developed to apply scientific methods and tools to solve the problems of DECISION MAKING in complex organizations and systems. Operations research searches for optimal solutions in situations of conflicting GOALS and makes use of mathematical models from which solutions for actual problems may be derived. (From Psychiatric Dictionary, 6th ed)

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A group of techniques developed to apply scientific methods and tools to solve the problems of DECISION MAKING in complex organizations and systems. Operations research searches for optimal solutions in situations of conflicting GOALS and makes use of mathematical models from which solutions for actual problems may be derived. (From Psychiatric Dictionary, 6th ed)

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  • Operational Research
  • Research, Operational
  • Research, Operations

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  1. H01w.770w.644w.333w
  2. L01w.906w.394w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Operations Research. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009874. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009874
  2. Operations Research. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_research
  3. Operations Research. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194292