Operational research for "multi-organizations"

The need for operational research in the public and social services draws a ttention to the problems of conflicting and competing objectives present in such situations. The characteristics of a "multi-organization" are describ ed, it consists of parts of several organizations, which come together for some task. Examples are given of the problems of doing operational research in multi-organizations and some possible approaches and models are suggest ed. Aspects of operational research methodology which require further devel opment are indicated.