MILITARY O.R.: THE SCIENCE OF A SECURE NATION

EC2018 Volume 12

Harrison Schramm, CAP, PStat,
Volume Co-editor

Paul Nicholas, PhD, Volume Co-editor

Anne G. Robinson, Series Editor

Published November 1, 2018
Updated February 7, 2019

So many of the tools and techniques that are ubiquitous in the general practice of operations research (O.R.) come from Military Applications. In the early days of O.R., military problems driven by the Second World War, Cold War, and coincident competitions such as the Arms Race and the Space Race preceded and catalyzed the development of civil analogues. The techniques originally developed in the context of military conflict have found additional applications in our everyday lives, but in more recent times the military O.R. community has – arguably – struggled to keep pace with tech innovation in the civilian world, particularly with Silicon Valley companies.

Our purpose with this Editor’s Cut is to provide a primer to those new to the field of military O.R., and – if we may be so bold – to establish a touchstone of what we believe to be truly great, even classic, examples of military O.R. done right. Read more.