| Article ID: | iaor19911914 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 10 |
| End Page Number: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1991 |
| Journal: | OR Insight |
| Authors: | Turner I. |
| Keywords: | energy |
As British Coal has adopted business (rather than public service) objectives, and faced up to the uncertainties of the marketplace, there has been a need for new inputs to the corporate planning process and for new methods of analysis. This article concentrates on the recent work of the Operational Research OR consultants who advise in this area.