An Annotated Timeline Of Operations Research

Author : Saul I. Gass
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402081138
Total Pages : 221 pages
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Download or read book An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research written by Saul I. Gass and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An Informal History recounts the evolution of Operations Research (OR) as a new science - the science of decision making. Arising from the urgent operational issues of World War II, the philosophy and methodology of OR has permeated the resolution of decision problems in business, industry, and government. The Timeline chronicles the history of OR in the form of self-contained, expository entries. Each entry presents a concise explanation of the events and people under discussion, and provides key sources where further relevant information can be obtained. In addition, books and papers that have influenced the development of OR or helped to educate the first generations of OR academics and practitioners are cited throughout the book. Starting in 1564 with seminal ideas that form the precursors of OR, the Timeline traces the key ideas and events of OR through 2004. The Timeline should interest anyone involved in OR - researchers, practitioners, academics, and, especially, students - who wish to learn how OR came into being. Further, the scope and expository style of the Timeline should make it of value to the general reader interested in the development of science and technology in the last half of the twentieth century.

Author : Saul I. Gass
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research written by Saul I. Gass and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research: An informal history recounts the evolution of Operations Research (OR) as a new science - the science of decision making. Arising from the urgent operational issues of World War II, the philosophy and methodology of OR has permeated the resolution of decision problems in business, industry, and government. The Timeline chronicles the history of OR in the form of self-contained, expository entries. Each entry presents a concise explanation of the events and people under discussion, and provides key sources where further relevant information can be obtained. In addition, books and papers that have influenced the development of OR or helped to educate the first generations of OR academics and practitioners are cited throughout the book. Starting in 1564 with seminal ideas that form the precursors of OR, the Timeline traces the key ideas and events of OR through 2004.

Author : James H. Batchelor
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Operations research written by James H. Batchelor and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160872365
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of operations research in the United States Army, V. 3, 1973-1995 written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles R. Shrader
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
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Download or read book History of Operations Research in the United States Army written by Charles R. Shrader and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'History of Operations Research in the United States Army,' a comprehensive 3-volume set with each volume covering a different time span, offers insights into the natural tension between military leaders and civilian scientists, the establishment and growth of Army Operations Research (OR) organizations, the use of OR techniques, and the many contributions that OR managers and analysts have made to the growth and improvement of the Army since 1942.

Author : Charles R. Shrader
Publisher : Department of the Army
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Operations Research in the United States Army, V. 3, 1973-1995 written by Charles R. Shrader and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2009 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new science of operations research played an important role in the winning of World War II and must be reckoned with the other major scientific discoveries of that era--radar, sonar, rockets and guided missiles, the proximity fuse, and the atomic bomb. In the ensuing half-century, ORSA techniques have been applied to the solution of a broad range of complex problems, and Army leaders have come to rely on ORSA analysts to assist them in the development of weapons, organization, tactics, training, management, and indeed all the fields of military endeavor. The success achieved by Army ORSA managers and analysts in their appointed task is amply demonstrated by the rapid buildup of forces in the Persian Gulf in 1990-1991 and the victory of U.S. and allied forces in the 100-hour ground war against Iraqi forces that followed in February 1991. That victory was the product of nearly fifty years of steady progress in the application of operations research/systems analysis to Army decision making.

Author : Charles R. Shrader
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Total Pages : 380 pages
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Download or read book History of operations research in the United States Army written by Charles R. Shrader and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Keith R. Tidman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Download or read book The Operations Evaluation Group written by Keith R. Tidman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles R. Shrader
Publisher : Department of the Army
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Download or read book History of Operations Research in the United States Army, V. 1, 1942-1962 written by Charles R. Shrader and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2006-10-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operations research (OR) emerged during World War II as an important means of assisting civilian and military leaders in making scienti?cally sound improvements in the design and performance of weapons and equipment. OR techniques were soon extended to address questions of tactics and strategy during the war and, after the war, to matters of high-level political and economic policy. Until now, the story of why and how the U.S. Army used OR has remained relatively obscure, surviving only in a few scattered o?cial documents, in the memories of those who participated, and in a number of notes and articles that have been published about selected topics on military operations research. However, none of those materials amounts to a comprehensive, coherent history. In this, the ? rst of three planned volumes, Dr. Charles R. Shrader has for the ?rst time drawn together the scattered threads and woven them into a well-focused historical narrative that describes the evolution of OR in the U.S. Army, from its origins in World War II to the early 1960s. He has done an admirable job of ferreting out the surviving evidence, shaping it into an understandable narrative, and placing it within the context of the overall development of American military institutions. Often working with only sparse and incomplete materials, he has managed to provide a comprehensive history of OR in the U.S. Army that o?ers important insights into the natural tension between military leaders and civilian scientists, the establishment and growth of Army OR organizations, the use (and abuse) of OR techniques, and, of course, the many important contributions that OR managers and analysts have made to the growth and improvement of the Army since 1942. In this volume, Dr. Shrader carries the story up to 1962, the beginning of the McNamara era and of America’s long involvement in Vietnam. The subsequent volumes will cover Army OR during the McNamara era; its application in support of military operations in Vietnam; and its significant contributions to the Army’s post–Vietnam recovery and reorganization, ultimately leading to a victory (after only 100 hours of combat) in the first Gulf War in 1991 and the emergence of the U.S. Army as second to none in modern weaponry, tactical prowess, and strategic vision.

Author : Donald L. Giadrosich
Publisher : AIAA
ISBN 13 : 9781600860935
Total Pages : 396 pages
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Download or read book Operations Research Analysis in Test and Evaluation written by Donald L. Giadrosich and published by AIAA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: