The Theory of Decision-making: An Introduction to Operations ResearchOperation research is methods which allow us to produce an optimum plan under given conditions. This book is intended to help the readers, especially economists and planners, to understand the basis of these methods ... |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Operations research 3 Methods of solving a model | 6 |
On the importance and origin of operations research | 11 |
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