Operations Research
Operations research is a scientific approach of using mathematical models, statistics and algorithms to aid in decision-making. It is usually used to analyze complex real-world systems and improve or optimize the performance.
INFORMS
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) serves the scientific and professional needs of OR/MS investigators, scientists, students, educators, and managers, as well as the institutions they serve, by such services as publishing a variety of journals that describe the latest OR/MS methods and applications and by organizing professional conferences. The Institute also serves as a focal point for OR/MS professionals, permitting them to communicate with each other and to reach out to other professional societies and to the varied clientèle of the profession’s research and practice.
Our Purpose
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To encourage interest in the field of operations research and the management sciences
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To provide a means of communication between people having interest in the management sciences and operations research
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To provide an informal means of exchanging information about operations research and the management sciences educational programs and opportunities
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To provide an informal means of exchanging information about the methods and techniques of the management sciences and operations research
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To present a forum of visiting or in-house speakers from both academic and non-academic environments.