Behavioral Operations Research
- Behavioral Operations Research
Behavioral Operations Research (BOR) examines the behavior of actual human agents in complex decision problems. BOR is the operations management analog of experimental economics and behavioral finance, and is part of the field known as management science.
Some problems studied in Behavioral Operations Research:
*Newsvendor problem
*Assignment problem
*Secretary problem
*Beer Distribution Game
*Scheduling
*Optimal maintenance
*Queueing theory
External links
* [http://www.ombehavior.com/ Behavioral Dynamics in Operations Management (BDOM) Network]
* [http://om.aomonline.org/ OM Division of the Academy of Management]
* [http://lema.smeal.psu.edu/conference/speakers.html Behavioral Research in Operations Management 2006 (Conference)]
* [http://www.hbs.edu/units/tom/conferences/boc2006participants.html Harvard Behavioral Operations Conference]
* [http://www.behavioral-or.org behavioral-or.org J. Neil Bearden's Home Page]
* [http://www.bizbreed.com Dr. E. Bendoly's Home Page]
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