JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY

This journal presents papers that examine every aspect of the theory, practice, history and methodology of Operational Research.Published for more than 65 years, the Journal of the Operational Research Society (JORS) has earned its position as a high-impact vehicle for dissemination of the latest innovations in operational research, and discussion of theoretical and practical research and innovation.The journal examines real-world applications of operational research, among them forecasting, inventory, investment, location, logistics, maintenance, packing, purchasing, production, project management, reliability and scheduling. The coverage spans a range of environments from manufacturing to mining, sports, transportation, finance, government and health services. The journal explores a variety of technical approaches, including multi-criteria decision methods, heuristics, decision support systems, and simulation. Because operational research is mainly an applied science, high-quality case studies are prominent in the articles published by the journal.Published 12 times a year, JORS is the flagship journal of the Operational Research Society.The journal is a well-established source of information that benefits a worldwide audience of practitioners, researchers, consumers, teachers and students of operational research.

本杂志的论文检视运筹学理论、实务、历史和方法论的各个方面。《运筹学协会杂志》(JORS)出版65年多，是传播运筹学最新创新、讨论理论和实践研究与创新的高影响力载体。该杂志研究了运筹学的实际应用，其中包括预测、库存、投资、选址、物流、维护、包装、采购、生产、项目管理、可靠性和调度。覆盖范围从制造业到矿业、体育、交通、金融、政府和卫生服务的一系列环境。该杂志探索了多种技术方法，包括多标准决策方法、启发式、决策支持系统和仿真。由于运筹学主要是一门应用科学，高质量的案例研究在期刊发表的文章中显得尤为突出。JORS每年出版12期，是运筹学协会的旗舰期刊。该杂志是一个完善的信息来源，受益于全球的实践者、研究人员、消费者、教师和运筹学学生。