Implementation in Operational Research: a Review of the Operational Research Quarterly

Abstract

This paper focuses on the changing nature of the subject matter of articles reported in the Operational Research Quarterly from 1965 to 1974. Subject matter classifications are developed and then investigated over time. In addition, tabulations describing both implementations and use of actual data are illustrated. Significantly, it is shown that the percent of implementations described in the Journal have averaged less than 30% during the period 1965-1974. In addition it is shown that of the remaining articles published during this period only 17% use actual data.