Operations Research

Operations research is a branch of applied mathematics that develops and applies mathematical models and optimization methods to improve organizational decision-making and resource allocation.

10.9K

Publications

825.6K

Citations

20.2K

Authors

4.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.9K

Variants

Operational ResearchOr

Parents

Decision SciencesIndustrial EngineeringOperations ManagementSystems Engineering

Children

Assignment ProblemsCombinatorial OptimizationConvex OptimizationDynamic ProgrammingHeuristic OptimizationInteger ProgrammingInventory TheoryLinear ProgrammingMultiobjective OptimizationNetwork Optimization

Publications

10.9K

Some Models for Estimating Technical and Scale Inefficiencies in Data Envelopment Analysis

Rajiv D. Banker, A. Charnes, W. W. Cooper · Management Science · 1984 · 16.6K citations

Business, Operations Management, Capacity Planning +10

The Hungarian method for the assignment problem

Harold W. Kuhn · Naval Research Logistics Quarterly · 1955 · 12.6K citations

Business, Computer Science, Mathematics +9

A scaling method for priorities in hierarchical structures

Thomas L. Saaty · Journal of Mathematical Psychology · 1977 · 10.2K citations

Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering +13

Scheduling: Theory, Algorithms, and Systems

Michael Pinedo · IIE Transactions · 1996 · 6.3K citations

Management, Computer Science, Operations Management +12

Optimization by Vector Space Methods

Students Quarterly Journal · 1970 · 6.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Design Optimization +6

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Authors

20.2K

WW
W. W. Cooper
The University of Texas at Austin, United States
29 publications · 23.1K citations
23
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FG
Fred Glover
University of Colorado Boulder, United States
25 publications · 1.8K citations
21
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GL
Gilbert Laporte
HEC Montréal, Canada
21 publications · 2.9K citations
21
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MG
M. Grazia Speranza
University of Brescia, Italy
22 publications · 1.8K citations
21
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TL
Thomas L. Saaty
University of Pittsburgh, United States
22 publications · 13.3K citations
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Institutions

4.2K

1–8 of 4.2K

Venues

European Journal of Operational Research
690 publications · 67K citations
129
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Journal of the Operational Research Society
OR · 437 publications · 37.6K citations
79
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Computers & Operations Research
247 publications · 24.5K citations
74
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Fuzzy Sets and Systems
152 publications · 20.9K citations
71
h-index
Operations Research
196 publications · 17.2K citations
67
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See also Operations Research
Core Methods	Integer Programming Game Theory Linear Programming Dynamic Programming Nonlinear Programming Queuing Theory Discrete-event Simulation Goal Programming Stochastic Programming Monte Carlo Methods Decision Trees Agent-based Simulation Metaheuristic Optimization Inventory Control Models System Dynamics Simulation Heuristics
Applications	Logistics Supply Chain Management Inventory Management Finance Capacity Planning Revenue Management Facility Location Energy Systems Healthcare Operations Management Patient Flow Scheduling Humanitarian Logistics Transportation Manufacturing Roster Scheduling
Solution Algorithms	Dynamic Programming Genetic Algorithms Tabu Search Simulated Annealing Local Search Branch-and-cut Branch And Bound Matheuristics Lagrangian Relaxation Hybrid Metaheuristics Greedy Algorithms Metaheuristic Optimization Hill Climbing Heuristics Branch-and-price
Model Types	Integer Programming Game Theory Linear Programming Dynamic Programming Inventory Theory Decision Analysis Queuing Theory Stochastic Programming Mixed-integer Linear Programming Agent-based Simulation Simulation Studies
Limitations	Computational Complexity Measurement Uncertainty Tacit Knowledge Acquisition