Mehregan, Mohammad Reza, Hosseinzadeh, Mahnaz (2012). nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development. , 19(4), 155-182.
Mohammad Reza Mehregan; Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh. "nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development". , 19, 4, 2012, 155-182.
Mehregan, Mohammad Reza, Hosseinzadeh, Mahnaz (2012). 'nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development', , 19(4), pp. 155-182.
Mehregan, Mohammad Reza, Hosseinzadeh, Mahnaz nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development. , 2012; 19(4): 155-182.

nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development

The International Journal of Humanities
Article 7, Volume 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 155-182    PDF (225.69 K)
Authors
Mohammad Reza Mehregan* ; Mahnaz Hosseinzadeh
Abstract
This paper examines the historical development of Operations Research (OR) and represents different OR methods (methodologies) developed during its lifetime. Then, considering Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm model of scientific development as a basis for our work, the former and current status of OR are analyzed and the future trend is discussed.
Keywords
Operations Research Methodologies; Kuhn’s Paradigm Model; Hard OR; Soft OR; Critical OR; Postmodern OR; Philosophical Foundations of OR Approaches
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