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social science subjects > business and management > operations management > management science
social science subjects > business and management > manufacturing and operations > operations management > management science
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management science  

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  • Management science (also known as operational, or operations, research) is an interdisciplinary field that assists decision making through the design and provision of quantitative and qualitative models of problematic situations. More than any other war before it, World War II challenged the opposing armies with problems concerning logistics, equipment evaluation, and search tactics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Management Science]

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