Preface to Management Science in Canada

Management Science is not unique to any particular country or set of countries. It is comprised of processes, techniques and tools that are potentially applicable to problems found in a wide range of social and economic systems. The scope and style of management science practices vary from country to country. In Canada the community of Operational Research/Management Science (OR/MS) practitioners has grown to approximately 1200, according to the membership lists of professional societies. The time has come to take stock. It is with this goal in mind that we accepted the challenge of editing and contributing to Management Science in Canada.