Richard C. Larson, Mitsui Professor, explores the role of operations research in everyday life and the concept of model ...

Operations research analysts are involved in top-level strategizing, planning, and forecasting. They use advanced techniques from mathematics, science, and engineering to make better decisions and to ...

Facility location and optimization problems have long been a central focus in operations research and applied mathematics, addressing the challenge of strategically placing facilities to serve a ...

Motivation for Research: Large combinatorial optimization problems involve an exponentially growing decision space, where finding a good solution often becomes extremely difficult using traditional ...

Data science and AI continue to make healthcare headlines because of their potential to change everything from how drugs are developed to revolutionizing information workflows. One area where we ...

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Most operational issues don't show up out of nowhere. They surface right after a transition. Someone leaves, you hire your first real team member, you add new tools, or you (the owner or manager) try ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

The large-scale motions of the atmosphere are among the principal controls of our daily weather. These motions, referred to as atmospheric circulation, are also among the main controls of regional and ...

Operations research is a multidisciplinary field that applies mathematical and analytical techniques to aid decision‐making in complex systems. By developing mathematical models, employing statistical ...