Developing applied Operational Research OR teaching in Asia

A workshop for Operational Research OR teachers in Asia was proposed at IFORS 84 and took place at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, in March 1986. The main purpose of the Workshop was to increase the teaching of Operational Research OR as an applied subject relevant to decision making. The primary topics in the programme were the use of case exercises, computing in OR, and student projects. A number of proposals for follow-up activities were made, including networks for the exchange of case material and information on software. The paper includes a brief report on activities which have taken place since the Workshop.