Operations Research, A Decision Support System for Management Sciences Evidence through Extensive Literature

Abstract

In this research review, applications of operations research and mathematical programming has been reviewed, this review is based on literature from research publications in the field of management sciences. This article will help management sciences scholars and management professionals to get awareness of wide variety of applications of operations research in management sciences. The role of decision support system of operations research for the fields of finance, human resource management, marketing and project management has been explored in this literature review. This article will facilitate management research scholars in identifying research topics relevant to their field of interest, as operations research has a critical role of optimization, creating reliability and selection of right resources within given constraints. Operations research can help management scholars in reducing and quantifying uncertainties of business environment which have been a strong concern for them.