File Entry: Engineering Operations Research (Linear Planning, Optimization and Genetic Algorithm)

Operational Research is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.
A branch of Applied Mathematics, Operational Research deals with real world problems. This requires a close collaboration among the clients (enterprises, entrepreneurs, companies, firms, organizations, etc.) who apply the advice of Operational Research, the specialists in Operational Research giving the advice, and everyone who will be influenced by the better decision. The clients may need various operational improvements – for example, increased production efficiency, lower costs, better quality, or improved planning. The mission of Operational Research is to cooperate with the clients and to identify and help to apply improved – if not optimal – solutions to practical problems arising in various branches of industry, transportation, business, etc.
By Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari.