The Operational Research Society
Encyclopedia
The Operational Research Society is an international learned society
in the field of operations research
, with more than 2,700 members (2009). It is headquartered in Birmingham, England. The society publishes the journals OR Insight
, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Knowledge Management Research and Practice
, Journal of Simulation
, European Journal of Information Systems
, and Inside OR.
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
in the field of operations research
Operations research
Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
, with more than 2,700 members (2009). It is headquartered in Birmingham, England. The society publishes the journals OR Insight
OR Insight
OR Insight is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering operations research. It is an official journal of The Operational Research Society. OR Insight publishes full length case-orientated papers aimed at managers, consultants and operational research practitioners.- Abstracting and indexing :The...
, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Knowledge Management Research and Practice
Knowledge Management Research and Practice
Knowledge Management Research & Practice is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of managing knowledge, organisational learning, intellectual capital and knowledge economics...
, Journal of Simulation
Journal of Simulation
The Journal of Simulation is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research and practice in the field of discrete event simulation. It is an official journal of The Operational Research Society.-Contents:...
, European Journal of Information Systems
European Journal of Information Systems
The European Journal of Information Systems is an interdisciplinary scientific journal, which wants to offer a distinctive European perspective on the theory and practice of information systems....
, and Inside OR.