operational research

noun

🔊/ˌɒpəreɪʃənl rɪˈsɜːtʃ/, 🔊/ˌɒpəreɪʃənl ˈriːsɜːtʃ/

🔊/ˌɑːpəreɪʃənl ˈriːsɜːrtʃ/, 🔊/ˌɑːpəreɪʃənl rɪˈsɜːrtʃ/

(also operations research)

[uncountable] (specialist)

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the study of how businesses are organized, in order to make them more efficient运筹学