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A curated index of Operations Research resources — solvers, courses, books, datasets, communities and more. Classified by type, topic and audience.
- AIMMS use casesUse cases
Case studies from AIMMS
- AMPL use casesUse cases
Optimization problems in businesses using AMPL
- Combinatorial Optimization: Algorithms and ComplexityBook
An introduction to algorithms and computational complexity to solve combinatorial optimization problems
- 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
- Coupa use casesUse cases
Customer success stories from Coupa including optimization problems
- CP ConferenceConference
International conference about Constraint Programming
- CPAIORConference
International conference about the integration of Constraint Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research
- DecisionBrain use casesUse cases
A track record of successful deployments in several countries across the globe from DecisionBrain
- 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
- FICO use casesUse cases
The Resource Center of use cases done with FICO
- GAMS use casesUse cases
A selection of case studies that demonstrate the diverse application areas of mathematical optimization with GAMS.
- Gurobi use casesUse cases
Insights from different case studies of companies using Gurobi
- Hands-On Mathematical Optimization with PythonBook
A gentle introduction to optimization with Python.
- Hexaly use casesUse cases
Success stories from different companies using Hexaly
- IBM use casesUse cases
Use cases from IBM
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- More Optimal use casesUse cases
Real life examples from More Optimal
- Operations Research: an introductionBook
A book covering the basics of Operations Research
- Optimal Dynamics use casesUse cases
Case studies from Optimal Dynamics
- Optimal Solutions use casesUse cases
Case studies from Optimal Solutions focused on food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, airlines, and finance
- 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
- ORTECUse cases
Customer success stories from ORTEC
- Stack Exchange: Operations ResearchCommunity
Stack Exchange about Operations Research topics
- Subreddit: Operations ResearchCommunity
Subreddit about Operations Research
- Subreddit: OptimizationCommunity
Subreddit about Optimization
- The OR Society use casesUse cases
Business cases highlighted by The OR Society
- Timefold use casesUse cases
Customer stories of companies using Timefold for planning problems
- X (Twitter): Operations Research listCommunity
X (Twitter) list with accounts related to Operations Research