附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Operations research precursors from 1564 to 1873 -- 2. Operations research precursors from 1881 to 1935 -- 3. Birth of operations research from 1936 to 1946 -- 4. Expansion of operations research from 1947 to 1950 -- 5. Mathematical, algorithmic and professional developments of operations research from 1951 to 1956 -- 6. International activities, algorithms, applications, and operations research texts and monographs from 1957 to 1963 -- 7. Methods, applications and publications from 1964 to 1978 -- 8. Methods, applications, technology, and publications from 1979 to 2004 -- Name index.
摘要:Arising from the urgent operational issues of World War II, the philosophy and methodology of Operations Research (OR) has permeated the resolution of decision problems in business, industry, and government. This work recounts the evolution of OR as the science of decision making. It chronicles the history of OR in the form of expository entries.
