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... operational research is concerned . Let us examine the steps which would actually be taken by an oper- ational research worker confronted with a new problem . Suppose the executive authority for whom he is working has , in effect , said ...
... operational research is concerned . Let us examine the steps which would actually be taken by an oper- ational research worker confronted with a new problem . Suppose the executive authority for whom he is working has , in effect , said ...
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... operational research differs most profoundly from the methods of non - scientific administration . It is true that most enterprises record some facts about themselves , but in the first place such facts are often confined to the ...
... operational research differs most profoundly from the methods of non - scientific administration . It is true that most enterprises record some facts about themselves , but in the first place such facts are often confined to the ...
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... Operational Research , an account of its origins and general character is given in my book O.R. in World War II : Operational Research against the U - Boat , which was written in 1946 , but suppressed for security reasons till recently ...
... Operational Research , an account of its origins and general character is given in my book O.R. in World War II : Operational Research against the U - Boat , which was written in 1946 , but suppressed for security reasons till recently ...
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