Community-Based Operations Research

In: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 167

In: International Series in Operations Research and Management Science Ser. v.167

Abstract

This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational applications; multimethod, cross-disciplinary and comparative approaches and appropriate technology; and, analytics. The book is comprised of eleven original submissions, a re-print of a 2007 article