Philosophy and Methodology of Operational Research: A Manifesto for Developing Countries.

Table of Content for Philosophy and Methodology of Operational Research: A Manifesto for Developing Countries.

*Contents*	*Page*
Preface	iii
Acknowledgement	v
Dedication	Vi
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION	1
Terminology	2
Origin and Development	3
General Nature of Operational Research	9
Features of Operational Research	15
Contents of Operational Research	18
Operations in Operational Research	20
CHAPTER TWO
SCIENCE-BASIS OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH	25
General Nature of Science	26
Science as a body of factual knowledge	27
Scientific Methodology	29
Operational Research Adaptation of the scientific methodology	30
CHAPTER THREE
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	33
Stage-By-Stage Process	33
The 3-Stage Format	35
Model Construction	37
Model Solving	38
Model Testing	38
Establishing Control	39
CHAPTER FOUR
MODELLING IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH	40
Nature of Models	40
Use of Models Generally	41
Use of Models in OR	42
Various types of Models	43
According to the Medium of Representation	43
Models Classification according to their uses	45