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Front MatterSource: Operations Research, Vol. 15, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1967), pp. i-xiiPublished by: INFORMSStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/168449 .
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The Journal of the Operations Research Society of America
EDITOR THomLs E. CAYWOOD
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS WILLIAM W. COOPER, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania GEORGE B. DANTZIG, Stanford University, Stanford, California WALTER L. DEEMER, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency, Washington, D. C. ROBERT DORFMAN, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts JOSEPH H. ENGEL, Operations Evaluation Group, Washington, D. C. RICHARD V. EVANS, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio CHARLES GOODEVE, British Iron & Steel Assn. London WI, England JOSEPH 0. HARRISON, JR., Research Analysis Corporation, McLean, Virginia G. RONALD HERD, Kaman Aircraft Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland ROBERT HERMAN, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, Michigan WILLIAM J. HORVATH, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan RONALD A. HOWARD, Stanford University, Stanford, California T. C. Hu, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin HUGH J. MISER, Travelers Research Center, Hartford, Connecticut MARCEL F. NEUTS, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana GEORGE E. NICHOLSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina THORNTON PAGE, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut E. W. PAXSON, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California PAUL RANDOLPH, New Mexico State University, University Park, New Mexico MAURICE W. SASIENI, Unilever House, London E. C. 4, England ANDRsw ScHULTz, JR., Cornell University, Ithaca, New York GEORGE SHORTLEY, Boos * Allen Applied Research Inc., Bethesda, Maryland R. M. THRALL, Editor, Management Science, Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich. ROBERT S. WEINBERG, International Business Machines Corp., New York, N. Y. PETER B. WILSON, Canadian National Railways, Montreal, Quebec
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IN OPERATIONS ANALYSIS The Applied Physics Laboratory of The Johns Hopkins Univer- sity now offers highly attractive career appointments to the professional staff of its Military Operations Analysis Group. The atmosphere within the Group is one of imagination, origi- nality of thought, informality and independence . . . there is a minimum of formal organization. Staff members will enjoy a freedom to define and redefine problems and methods of solu- tion, working individually for the most part, in an essentially academic atmosphere.
The Group receives its assignments from other divisions at APL, the APL management and the Navy, although a considerable number of projects are self-generated by Group members. Cur- rent problem areas include anti-air warfare, Marine Corps tactical operations, tactical data systems, strategic weapons sys- tems, weapon control, radar systems analysis, and operational readiness.
Respondents must have a degree in one of the physical sciences and three or more years experience in a scientific or technical field. Creativeness should be balanced by a practical-minded atti- tude, and the ability to function effectively with scant supervision.
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DO YOU have the imagination and resourcefulness to engage in a wide variety of assignments in Operations Research and Systems Analysis?
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The Data Systems Division degree in mathematics, engi- of Litton Industries offers neering or physics and experi- opportunities to conduct and ence in operations research and direct studies towards defining system analysis. They should future military system charac- be familiar with stochastic teristics and evaluating pro- processes and economical but posed system concepts and realistic Monte Carlo simula- designs by simulation and tionofcomplexman/hardware/ analytical techniques. software systems. Experience
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