| Article ID: | iaor1989387 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 65 |
| End Page Number: | 74 |
| Publication Date: | May 1989 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | Harpell John L., Lane Michael S., Mansour Ali H. |
| Keywords: | education |
Three pairs of questionnaires were sent to Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) members at five-year intervals. According to the findings of the six questionnaires, operations research (OR) educators and practitioners see certain quantitative techniques as needed for a proper foundation in Operational Research OR. Three stand out as consistently believed most important: statistics, linear programming, and simulation. Practitioners use and recommend a more diverse set of techniques than do educators.