Operational research: a multidisciplinary field



Título del documento: Operational research: a multidisciplinary field
Revista: Pesquisa operacional
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000313137
ISSN: 0101-7438
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Technical University of Denmark, Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Lyngby. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Abr
Volumen: 26
Número: 1
Paginación: 69-90
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés This paper is focusing on the following question: What is Operational Research (OR)? We will show that there is not a single and simple answer. Epistemological assumptions and practical traditions define different types of OR. We have identified three: The technical or hard OR, the practical or soft OR, and the critical OR. Following a historical perspective we will present these three schools. Habermas' theory about the three cognitive interests will provide a framework to understand this development. Finally, some final remarks about the future of OR will be outlined
Disciplinas: Matemáticas
Palabras clave: Matemáticas aplicadas,
Investigación de operaciones,
Creatividad,
Multidisciplinariedad,
Perspectiva
Keyword: Mathematics,
Applied mathematics,
Operational research,
Creativity,
Multidisciplinarity,
Perspective
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