Application of operations research to development decisions

Expert InsightsPublished 1958

A discourse on the difference between an efficient allocation of the development budget and the efficient conduct of a current operation. An attempt is made to show that the problem is essentially not one of choosing among specific end-product alternatives, but rather of choosing a course of action initially consistent with a wide range of such alternatives and of narrowing the choice as development proceeds.

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  • Year: 1958
  • Pages: 23
  • Document Number: P-1054

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