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Operations Research (I) OR Definition OR History_Origin OR/MS Status Course Overview Prof. Anthony F. Han 韓復華 教授 1 Operations Research (OR): Definition ‧作業研究(運籌學) • [Winston] OR (MS, Management Science) – “a scientific approach to decision making that seeks to best design and operate a system, usually under conditions requiring the allocation of scarce resources” • [Orlin] – “the use of mathematical models in providing guidelines to managers for making effective decisions within the state of the current information, or in seeking further information if current knowledge is insufficient to reach a proper decision.” • 決策科學Decision Science 2 OR History: Origination • 1910~1940 Scientific Management (1911) – Frederick Taylor (Father of Scientific Management) – Time and Motion Study • 1940~1950 Operational Research – WW II: experts from different fields help military operations decisions, e.g. radar deployment, detection of enemy submarines… – Blackett’s Circus: A story must retell 3 OR History: Origination • 1910~1940 Scientific Management (1911) – Frederick Taylor (Father of Scientific Management) – Time and Motion Study • 1940~1950 Operational Research – WW II: experts from different fields help military operations decisions, e.g. radar deployment, detection of enemy submarines… – Blackett’s Circus: A story must retell 4 OR Hi