| Article ID: | iaor19982022 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 87 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 464 |
| End Page Number: | 468 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Stewart Theodor J. |
| Keywords: | OR in a regioncountry, developing countries |
The development of operational research in South Africa, and of the Operations Research Society of South Africa, is discussed, with emphasis on areas of application. Challenges to OR in the context of the new South Africa are highlighted.