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A curated index of Operations Research resources — solvers, courses, books, datasets, communities and more. Classified by type, topic and audience.
- Advanced modeling for discrete optimizationCourse
Course about advanced modeling for discrete optimization, covering topics such as debugging or predicates
- Amazon ScienceBlog
Blog with news from the Operations Research and Optimization group at Amazon
- Annals of Operations ResearchJournal
The journal publishes 24 issues a year that focus on the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of operations research
- Basic modeling for discrete optimizationCourse
Course about basic modeling for discrete optimization with MiniZinc
- Combinatorial Optimization: Algorithms and ComplexityBook
An introduction to algorithms and computational complexity to solve combinatorial optimization problems
- Computers & Operations ResearchJournal
Operations research and computers interact in many scientific fields of vital importance to our society. These include, among others, transportation, economics, investment strategy, inventory control, logistics, safety, reliability, urban planning, and ecology. Computers & Operations Research (COR) provides an international forum for the application of computers and operations research techniques to problems in these and related fields.
- Conference index Operations ResearchConference
Index with conferences about Operations Research for the following years
- Conference index OptimizationConference
Index with conferences about Optimization for the following years
- CP ConferenceConference
International conference about Constraint Programming
- CPAIORConference
International conference about the integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research
- Discord: CVXPYCommunity
The CVXPY Discord community is a group of people who use the CVXPY software to solve convex optimization problems in Python
- Discord: HiGHSCommunity
The HiGHS Discord server.
- Discord: Operations ResearchCommunity
Discord community about Operations Research
- Discord: OR-ToolsCommunity
Discord community about OR-Tools, a Google framework for mathematical modeling and solvers
- Discrete Applied MathematicsJournal
Journal covering algorithmic and applied areas of discrete mathematics
- Discrete Optimization courseCourse
Course about discrete optimization covering a wide range of optimization techniques such as Constraint Programming, Local Search or Column Generation
- European Journal of Operational ResearchJournal
It is a peer-reviewed academic journal in operations research. It was founded in 1977 by the Association of European Operational Research Societies
- Flexciton newsBlog
Blog with news from one of the biggest companies in the world optimizing chip making
- Gurobi blogBlog
Blog with news from Gurobi, the company behind one of the most important solvers globally
- Gurobi case studiesBlog
Use cases from Gurobi
- Hands-On Mathematical Optimization with PythonBook
A gentle introduction to optimization with Python.
- ICORESConference
International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems
- INFORMS Calendar of eventsConference
Calendar of events from INFORMS
- International Conference on Operations Research (OR)Conference
International Conference on Operations Research
- International Transactions in Operational ResearchJournal
It is a peer-reviewed academic journal which is published six times a year by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies. The editorial mission of the journal is to advance the theory and practice of Operational Research and Management Science internationally
- Introduction to algorithmsBook
Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness.
- Introduction to Operations ResearchBook
An introduction to Operations Research with theory from Linear Programming to simulation, passing through Nonlinear Programming, Game Theory, Metaheuristics or Network flows, among others.
- Mathematics Of Operations ResearchJournal
It is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal established in February 1976. It focuses on areas of mathematics relevant to the field of operations research such as continuous optimization, discrete optimization, game theory, machine learning, simulation methodology, and stochastic models. The journal is published by INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)
- Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing Conference 2023Conference
International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing
- Metaheuristics International Conference (MIC)Conference
Metaheuristics International Conference
- Modern LP Book - DualityBook
A discussion about books focused on duality theory
- Operations ResearchJournal
Journal about Operations Research from INFORMS
- Operations Research LettersJournal
It is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering operations research. It was established in 1981
- Operations Research: an introductionBook
A book covering the basics of Operations Research
- Optano blogBlog
Blog with news about optimization of structures and processes (including logistics planning, network planning, production planning…)
- Optimization via Relaxation and DecompositionBook
This book offers an up-to-date description of relaxation/approximation and decomposition techniques, demonstrating how their combined use efficiently solves large-scale optimization problems relevant to engineering, particularly in electrical, and industrial engineering, with a focus on energy.
- Optimizing with Column GenerationBook
An interesting book about Column Generation to tackle large-scale optimization problems
- OR from 0 to 1Course
7-day free email course to kickstart in Operations Research.
- RWTHx: Mathematical Optimization for EngineersCourse
Course about all things mathematical optimization: unconstrained, LP, NLP, MIP, Global optimization, Dynamic optimization, ML for optimization, and optimization under uncertainty.
- Solvermax blogBlog
Blog about mathematical modeling with Python and Excel
- Solving algorithms for discrete optimizationCourse
Course about solving discrete optimization problems with different techniques: Constraint Programming, Mixed Integer Programming and Local Search
- Stack Exchange: Operations ResearchCommunity
Stack Exchange about Operations Research topics
- Subreddit: Operations ResearchCommunity
Subreddit about Operations Research
- Subreddit: OptimizationCommunity
Subreddit about Optimization
- Vaidehi Joshi blogBlog
Blog about data structures and algorithms
- X (Twitter): Operations Research listCommunity
X (Twitter) list with accounts related to Operations Research