Operations and Critical Infrastructure Analysis

Decision Support Systems Tools

Operations Research

Description of the topic: This page presents the application of analytical methods to improve decision-making and efficiency for a variety of systems. The methodology of analysis for this section utilizes simulation modeling, statistics/probability, heuristics and optimization algorithms.

Typical research questions include: 

  • Under what operating conditions is a process most economically favorable?
  • What suitable conditions provide the most economically, environmentally and operationally favorable system of operation?
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