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Operations Research as an Appraisal of Organization Performance

Received: 7 July 2015     Accepted: 21 July 2015     Published: 28 July 2015
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to carry out research to analyze how operations research can help in increasing the efficiency of the operations performed by the organization. The research is to be carried out through the secondary data available in the context of the topic at hand. The paper focuses on the concept of operations research, the importance of operational research and a detailed description of different business implications of the operations research. Along with the theoretical detail the paper also quotes some examples of the companies that have successfully achieved the organizational efficiency by the implementing the operations research concepts.

Published in Science Journal of Business and Management (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjbm.20150304.15
Page(s) 127-133
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Keywords

Operations Research, Operation Management, Inventory Management, Inventory System, Organization

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  • Department of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Social and Management Science, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

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