The study presents the results of a mail survey on the utilization of
Operational Research (OR) techniques in tackling complex operational p
roblems in the private sector in Nigeria. The survey was mailed to OR
practitioners in nearly 1000 companies and was aimed at determining th
e familiarity with, and usage of, OR techniques, background of OR pers
onnel, degree of computer usage, application areas, implementation and
contributions of OR, problems attendant in using OR techniques, and f
uture prospects for OR usage.