Journal of the Operational Research Society

British magazine

Also known as: “Operational Research Quarterly”

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The Journal of the Operational Research Society is a British magazine that publishes research in operations research. Operations research is the application of scientific and mathematical methods to analyze complex systems and solve problems.1

The discipline originated in Britain in 1937, initially to help military leaders use radar more effectively. By World War II, formal operations research groups were established in all three British military services. Similar developments occurred in other countries, including the United States, leading to the establishment of academic programs and professional societies. The journal itself began as the Operational Research Quarterly in 1950, later becoming the Journal of the Operational Research Society.2

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The first scholarly journal, the Operational Research Quarterly, published in the United Kingdom, was initiated in 1950; in 1978 its name was changed to the Journal of the Operational Research Society. It was followed in 1952 by the Journal of the Operations Research Society of America, which was renamed Operations…
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The first scholarly journal, the Operational Research Quarterly, published in the United Kingdom, was initiated in 1950; in 1978 its name was changed to the Journal of the Operational Research Society. It was followed in 1952 by the Journal of the Operations Research Society of America, which was renamed Operations…
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