nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development

This paper examines the historical development of Operations Research (OR) and represents different OR methods (methodologies) developed during its lifetime. Then, considering Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm model of scientific development as a basis for our work, the former and current status of OR are analyzed and the future trend is discussed.

nvestigating the Development of Operations Research through the Lens of Kuhn’s Model of Scientific Development Keywords:

Operations Research Methodologies , Kuhn’s Paradigm Model , Hard OR , Soft OR , Critical OR , Postmodern OR , Philosophical Foundations of OR Approaches , واژگان کلیدی: روش شناسی های تحقیق درعملیات , مدل پارادایمی کوهن , OR سخت , OR نرم , OR انتقادی , OR پست مدرن , بنیان های فلسفی رویکردهای OR