Operational Research Education for Practitioners and Managers∗

∗ Based on a talk given to the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Symposium on Operational Research on 24 April 1971 at the University of Loughborough.

Summary

The paper reviews the history of education in operational research and indicates the needs both of a practitioner and of a manager. It describes how these can be met by standard course teaching and suggests some areas of development.

∗ Based on a talk given to the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Symposium on Operational Research on 24 April 1971 at the University of Loughborough.

Notes

† Professor of Operational Research.

∗ Based on a talk given to the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Symposium on Operational Research on 24 April 1971 at the University of Loughborough.

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Notes on contributors

K.B. Haley†

† Professor of Operational Research.