operational research

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noun

BrE BrE//ˌɒpəreɪʃənl rɪˈsɜːtʃ//

; NAmE NAmE//ˌɑːpəreɪʃənl rɪˈsɜːrtʃ//

; BrE BrE//ˌɒpəreɪʃənl ˈriːsɜːtʃ//

; NAmE NAmE//ˌɑːpəreɪʃənl ˈriːsɜːrtʃ//

(also operations research) [uncountable] (specialist)

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

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