operations research
scientific or mathematical analysis of problems involving complex systems; arranging and analyzing of data and statistics concerning military operations | ||||
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Operations research Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
operations research
The analytical study of military problems undertaken to provide responsible commanders and staff agencies with a scientific basis for decision on action to improve military operations. Also called operational research; operations analysis.
The analytical study of military problems undertaken to provide responsible commanders and staff agencies with a scientific basis for decision on action to improve military operations. Also called operational research; operations analysis.
Operations research Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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operations research
Noun
1. research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
(hypernym) research
Noun
1. research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
(hypernym) research
Operations research Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Operations Research
Operations research (operational research in Britain) as understood today is essentially identical to systems analysis. Historically, it was a narrower area of activity that stressed quantitative methods and did not concern itself with TRADEOFFS between objectives and means or with problems of equity. It was defined by the Operational Research Society of Great Britain as follows (OPERATIONAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY, l3(3): 282, l962): Operational research is the attack of modern science on complex problems arising in the direction and management of large systems of men, machine s, materials and money in industry, business, government and defense. Its distinctive approach is to develop a scientific model of the system, incorporating measurements of factors such as change and risk , with which to predict and compare the outcomes of alternative decisions, strategies or controls. The purpose is to help management determine its policy and actions scientifically. (IIASA)
(in Great Britain OPERATIONAL RESEARCH). Originally, the use of quantitative techniques in the domain of decision making in management , government, industry and in the military. Now, largely overlapping with systems analysis. It includes among others, optimization techniques, dynamic programming, data analysis including statistics, decision theory, simulation and planning theory. (Krippendorff )
Operations research (operational research in Britain) as understood today is essentially identical to systems analysis. Historically, it was a narrower area of activity that stressed quantitative methods and did not concern itself with TRADEOFFS between objectives and means or with problems of equity. It was defined by the Operational Research Society of Great Britain as follows (OPERATIONAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY, l3(3): 282, l962): Operational research is the attack of modern science on complex problems arising in the direction and management of large systems of men, machine s, materials and money in industry, business, government and defense. Its distinctive approach is to develop a scientific model of the system, incorporating measurements of factors such as change and risk , with which to predict and compare the outcomes of alternative decisions, strategies or controls. The purpose is to help management determine its policy and actions scientifically. (IIASA)
(in Great Britain OPERATIONAL RESEARCH). Originally, the use of quantitative techniques in the domain of decision making in management , government, industry and in the military. Now, largely overlapping with systems analysis. It includes among others, optimization techniques, dynamic programming, data analysis including statistics, decision theory, simulation and planning theory. (Krippendorff )
Operations research Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Operations research
Operations Research or Operational Research (OR) is an interdisciplinary branch of mathematics which uses methods like mathematical modeling, statistics, and algorithms to arrive at optimal or good decisions in complex problems which are concerned with optimizing the maxima (profit, faster assembly line, greater crop yield, higher bandwidth, etc) or minima (cost loss, lowering of risk, etc) of some objective function. The eventual intention behind using Operations Research is to elicit a best possible solution to a problem mathematically, which improves or optimizes the performance of the system.
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