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What is Operations Research

Chapter 131
Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization
The discipline of applying mathematical models of complex systems with random variability aimed at developing optimized operational business decisions.
Published in Chapter:
Management Science for Healthcare Applications
Alexander Kolker (API Healthcare, USA)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch131
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Chapter 20
Queuing Theory and Discrete Events Simulation for Health Care: From Basic Processes to Complex Systems with Interdependencies
The discipline of applying mathematical models of complex systems with random variability aimed at developing justified operational business decisions
Published in Chapter: Queuing Theory and Discrete Events Simulation for Health Care: From Basic Processes to Complex Systems with Interdependencies; From: Handbook of Research on Discrete Event Simulation Environments: Technologies and Applications
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Chapter 38
Mathematical Programming and Heuristics for Patient Scheduling in Hospitals: A Survey
A scientific approach to decision making that seeks to best design and operate a system, usually under conditions requiring the allocation of scarce resources (Winston (2004) AU42: The in-text citation "Winston (2004)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).
Published in Chapter: Mathematical Programming and Heuristics for Patient Scheduling in Hospitals: A Survey; From: Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management
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Chapter 10
An Overview of Tourism Supply Chains Management and Optimization Models (TSCM – OM)
The area that deals with the employment of advanced analytical methods and methodologies to help make better decisions.
Published in Chapter: An Overview of Tourism Supply Chains Management and Optimization Models (TSCM – OM); From: Handbook of Research on Holistic Optimization Techniques in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Travel Industry
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Chapter 25
Deploying and Adapting an Indoor Positioning System in the Clinical Setting
An interdisciplinary branch of applied mathematics that uses methods such as mathematical modeling, queue theory, statistics, and simulation to understand real and theoretical systems.
Published in Chapter: Deploying and Adapting an Indoor Positioning System in the Clinical Setting; From: Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
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