OR UTILIZATION IN NIGERIA - A SAMPLE SURVEY

Authors
EHIE IC SMITH DK
Citation
Ic. Ehie et Dk. Smith, OR UTILIZATION IN NIGERIA - A SAMPLE SURVEY, The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 45(1), 1994, pp. 31-37
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Operatione Research & Management Science","Operatione Research & Management Science
Journal title
The Journal of the Operational Research Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
01605682
Volume
45
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
31 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-5682(1994)45:1<31:OUIN-A>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
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.