introductiontooperations.pptVIP

Characteristics of Operations Research OR approaches decision-making from a total systems perspective OR is interdisciplinary … uses diverse techniques to solve problems OR constructs models of the system to conduct experiments Model building and mathematical manipulation have been key to OR The primary focus is on decision making Computers are used extensively Operations research helps operations managers make decisions when problems are complex and when the cost of a wrong decision is high OR seeks to replace intuitive decision making for large complex problems with an approach that identi