Operations Research and Modeling Examples 2006
Research Definitions (notes from JLC workshop March 9, 2006)

Application of mathematical models to study or plan a process designed to determine the most efficient way to do something. Often used to analyze complex real-world situations.
1. General examples
  - Operations Research Models and Methods, UT, see The Book by Paul Jensen and J. Bard
  - Operations Research, GMU
  - Computational Operations Research, William and Mary
  - Operations research funding, NSF Division of Design and Manufacturing Innovation
  - News item: Operations research, mathematics yield homeland security tools..., Stanford Univ.
  - Resources for Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School
2. Biology
  - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC Chapel Hill - see IDEAS database -- an instructional database of algorithms in operations research and related mathematical areas specifically designed for learning the use of software, from Scott Provan
3. Computer Science
  - Operations Research - Large Scale Strategic Budgeting for Wildfire Management, IBM