| Article ID: | iaor19912168 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 42 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 3 |
| End Page Number: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1991 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Operational Research Society |
| Authors: | Gass S.I. |
The opening plenary address to the 1990 ORS National Conference had as its general theme Operational Research OR as practised around the world. The subthemes were concerned with the status and future of OR; the transfer of Operational Research OR technology, particularly to developing countries; model evaluation; and ethical problems in OR, with specific reference to public policy.