Assumptions and methodologies in OR |
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Authors: | Michael Pidd |
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Affiliation: | Department of Operational Research, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LAI 4XY, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper argues that the subject of methodology is importnat for OR practitioners and academics. It isolates four common assumptions about OR from the normal literature of OR, and shows how they lead to identifiable methodological positions. It is argued that the future of OR depends, in part at least, on methodological debate. If it is to be successful, this debate requires some understanding of the assumptions of other people. |
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Keywords: | Practice philosophy methodology |
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