Operational Research and Systems : The Systemic Nature of Operational Research
by Paul Keys
1. Operational Research and Systems: A Problematic Relationship -- I. Background of Operational Research -- 2. The Beginnings of Operational Research -- 3. The Development of Operational Research -- II. Systems in Operational Research -- 4. Operational Research as Problem Solving -- 5. Operational Research in Organizations -- 6. Systems, Science, and Technology -- III. Operational Research in Systems -- 7. Operational Research and Systems Thinking -- 8. Beyond Hard Systems Thinking -- 9. Systems Methodologies: From Theory to Practice -- 10. Operational Research and Systems: Some Observations and Issues -- References.