operations research
noun
: the application of scientific and especially mathematical methods to the study and analysis of problems involving complex systems
called also operational research
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More could be done to avoid slicing the business into six areas in a business school (accounting, finance, economics, marketing, operations research, and organizational behavior).
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Raj Gupta arrived at Cornell University in 1969 with $8 in his pocket, Vietnam War protests raging across campus and a plan to stay just long enough to get a master's degree in operations research and some American work experience to boost his career prospects back home in India.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
For more than five decades, Richard Larson, PhD, has shaped the field of operations research with a deep commitment to solving real-world problems.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Rational analysis includes operations research, technical analysis in finance and market research.
—Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Raj Gupta arrived at Cornell University in 1969 with $8 in his pocket, Vietnam War protests raging across campus and a plan to stay just long enough to get a master's degree in operations research and some American work experience to boost his career prospects back home in India.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
For more than five decades, Richard Larson, PhD, has shaped the field of operations research with a deep commitment to solving real-world problems.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Rational analysis includes operations research, technical analysis in finance and market research.
—Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Operations research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operations%20research. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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