Reassessing the scope of or practice: The Influences of Problem Structuring Methods and the Analytics Movement

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-13

  Ranyard, J C ^a   Fildes, R ^a   Hu, Tun I ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytics; Barriers to OR; OR practice; OR skills; Problem structuring

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

ANALYTICS; BARRIERS TO OR; OR PRACTICE; OR SKILLS; PROBLEM STRUCTURING;

ADVANCED ANALYTICS;

EID: 84927961991     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.01.058     Document Type: Review

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