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Is Operational Research a Science ? TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . DEFINITION OF SCIENCE & O.R. . HISTORY OF O.R. . METHODOLOGY OF O.R. 1 formulating the problem 2 constructing the model 3 deriving a solution 4 testing the model & evaluating the solution 5 implementing & maintaining the solution . APPROACHING THE PROBLEM (AN EXAMPLE) . CONCLUSION . BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to critically determine whether the nature of OR is scientific or not. The procedure will be to give a brief introduction of OR and the methodology that it follows, to asses the scientific nature of the steps involved and, finally, to observe any points of general differences between Or and other sciences, in order to determine if OR is a science. Definition of Science , Philosophy of (Encyclopedia Britannica) A discipline in which the elements involved in scientific inquiry - · observational procedures · patterns of...

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