Operations research for Grandma
Two students explain application of advanced analytical methods
By Maya Basquin and Nicholas Gilbert
If a grandparent who had never studied industrial engineering asked you to describe operations research, what would you say? University of Central Florida industrial engineering students Maya Basquin and Nicholas Gilbert answered that challenge with the following dialogue.
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