Talk: Operations research

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The first draft (9 March 2002) could use some work. In particular, can anyone clarify the relationship between OR and industrial engineering? Also, are there other OR "tools" that should be listed? -Brady Hunsaker

This is a great article, thanks! Maybe a link to mathematics somewhere would be good, since I believe OR is often classified as applied mathematics. Is numerical analysis a tool that should be listed? AxelBoldt

I added a reference to applied mathematics. That certainly is important. I've never met an OR professional who has listed numerical analysis as a direct tool, though it is used implicitly sometimes. Based on that, I'm not going to add a reference to numerical analysis, but anyone who has a different experience is free to do so. Actually, the article currently (29 Mar 2002) only reflects my view of OR, so it would be nice if other OR people would make improvements, or at least suggest them here. -Brady

What are "Wicked Problems"? --Khendon 07:20, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I've been reading google links on this subject for 20 minutes and I still have no idea what they are. I'm gonna have to call BS on this. Unless someone can explicitly state what these things are with some good examples, I'm voting to remove the link. Monkeyman 19:08, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC) P.S. The "Wicked Problems" article is on VFD here. Add your input if you like.