Operations Research

Description of the topic: This page presents the application of analytical methods to improve decision-making and efficiency for a variety of systems. The methodology of analysis for this section utilizes simulation modeling, statistics/probability, heuristics and optimization algorithms.

Typical research questions include: 

1. Under what operating conditions is a process most economically favorable? 
2. What suitable conditions provide the most economically, environmentally and operationally favorable system of operation?