"Operations research '(OR) is the securing of improvement in social systems by means of scientific method"
— C. West Churchman

January 1, 1970

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C. West Churchman, "Operations research as a profession" (1970); cited in Arjang A. Assad, Saul I. Gass (2011) Profiles in Operations Research: Pioneers and Innovators. p. 181