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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
- Annals of Operations ResearchJournal
The journal publishes 24 issues a year that focus on the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of operations research
- ArcadeTSPGame
An arcade-style TSP challenge game written for https://github.com/tunnuz/arcadetsp's 2018 Christmas Party, follow the in-game instructions.
- Beer GameGame
Learn supply chain principles through a visual simulation.
- Burrito Optimization GameGame
Web-based app that is intended to act as an entry point for data scientists and problem solvers who could benefit from optimization; the game teaches players why optimization is valuable and important, why it’s difficult (by showcasing the scaling and added complexity of optimization throughout round play), and why solvers and other optimization algorithms are essential in finding an optimal solution.
- 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
- 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
- CSPlibDataset
CSPLib is a library of test problems for constraint solvers.
- CVRP GameGame
A game to better understand how CVRP works.
- CVRPlibDataset
Instances for the CVRP challenge.
- DecisionBrain use casesUse cases
A track record of successful deployments in several countries across the globe from DecisionBrain
- Discrete Applied MathematicsJournal
Journal covering algorithmic and applied areas of discrete mathematics
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Learn Graph TheoryGame
Interactive resources to learn Graph Theory.
- Learn ORGame
Interactive resources to learn OR.
- Lego ChallengeGame
The TLC is a simple constrained integer program turned into a game that you can play in a classroom with Legos. In each round of the game, your team acts as a boutique woodworking company who must decide which items to build and sell to the market. The goal is to decide how many of each type of item to build to maximize profits and beat other teams, where you are constrained by how many component pieces you have available.
- 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)
- Mathprog-ORlibDataset
This site provides access to a number of Operations Research problem data sets.
- Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing Conference 2023Conference
International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing
- Metaheuristics International Conference (MIC)Conference
Metaheuristics International Conference
- More Optimal use casesUse cases
Real life examples from More Optimal
- 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
- 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 Games for the YoungGame
Developed to help spark an interest for mathematics in children and young adults. I use optimization concepts in the context of real-life problems as motivation. All you need are a printer to print the pages with the instructions and a pair of scissors to cut out the game pieces.
- Optsicom ProjectDataset
Instances for several interesting NP-hard problems.
- ORTECUse cases
Customer success stories from ORTEC
- Ponder This!Game
Seems some of us can't see a problem without wanting to take a crack at solving it. Does that sound like you? Good. Forge ahead and ponder this month's problem. We'll post a new one every month, and allow a month for you to submit solutions (we may even publish submitted answers, especially if they're correct).
- Puzzles and GamesGame
A comprehensive guide to mathematical modeling with more than 140 games as case studies.
- QAPlibDataset
Instances for Quadratic Assignment Problems.
- Slick Oil GameGame
Deliver 100 barrels to the customer at the lowest cost. Select wells and refineries to choose volume flowing on pipe-lines.
- SNDlibDataset
SNDlib is a library of data for Survivable fixed telecommunication Network Design. Its purpose is to provide data about realistic telecommunication networks (including traffic) available to the research community.
- The Cutting PlaneGame
Learn about cutting planes in an adictive way.
- The Knapsack GameGame
A game to play the Knapsack to learn how to solve it.
- The OR Society use casesUse cases
Business cases highlighted by The OR Society
- The OR-LibraryDataset
OR-Library is a collection of test data sets for a variety of Operations Research (OR) problems.
- Timefold use casesUse cases
Customer stories of companies using Timefold for planning problems
- TSP ChallengeGame
Another game with map visualizations for the TSP.
- TSP GameGame
Solve the TSP in a visual way from the Productions and Operations Management (Universitat Wein).
- TSPlibDataset
TSPLIB is a library of sample instances for the TSP (and related problems) from various sources and of various types.
- VRPlibDataset
This web is dedicated to the study of VRP; we have compiled here a great deal of information about it for public access: technical reports, many different variants of the problem, alternative algorithms and techniques for solving it, some well-known instances of the problem, the best-so-far solutions for those instances, bibliography, related links…