Operations Research (OR) began as an interdisciplinary activity to solve complex military problems during World War II. Utilizing principles from mathematics, engineering, business, computer science, economics, and statistics, OR has developed into a full fledged academic discipline with practical application in business, industry, government and m

History and Definition of Operations Research. Linear Programming. Nonlinear Programming. Integer Programming. Network Optimization Models. Multiple Criteria Decision Making. Dynamic Programming. Decision Analysis. Graph Theory. Project Management. Stochastic Processes and Markov Chains. Inventory Control. Production Planning, Scheduling, and Sequencing. Queuing Models. Reliability. Quality Control. Stochastic Programming. Simulation. Game Theory. Large Scale Optimization. Heuristic Methods.