Operational research: the science of better

Analytical methods for better decision

-very important in everything we do
Saves lives by faster routing during emergency
Runs business
Faster communication
Transport
(Airlines: booking process, availability, no. of passengers)
Mfg
(makes the business run efficiently, time planning
Ex: crown paints in UK one of the leading paintmakers, proportion of each
component, helps visualization on the process aka dcs, simplify visualize and allows
the workers to understand what is really happening during the process, schedule
more efficiently, run the plant more efficiently, utilize the workers skills and the
equipments, help the company to improve their production to secure their sales in a
competitive market
Sport
(OR calculates the run target, best position during football, and much more
enjoyable, )
Ex: emirates stadium
Government
Most effective ways to make policy into practice
(st. George hospital Londn, Hospitals, how long the patient will stay, treatment,
number of doctors, roos and patients,
Supply chain
(readily available, deliveries to arrive on time, OR is the heart of this process
Ex: Waverley TBS,UK
Or HELPS THEM CONTROL THEIR OPERATIONS, CONTROL MANNING
LEVELS,SUCCESS IN BUSINESS

Education and career

-innovation and successful organizations, strategic,