Strategic operations research and the Edelman Prize finalist applications 1989-1998

Operations Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-31+172

  Bell, Peter C ^a   Anderson, Chris K ^a   Kaiser, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organizational studies, Strategy: sustaining a competitive advantage through operations research

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DOCUMENTATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES; PRIVATE SECTOR;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 4243102942     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.51.1.17.12801     Document Type: Article

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