Socio-technical perspectives on impediments in adoption of operations research & management science tools

Abstract

This paper explores ways of enhancing the efficacy of OR/MS techniques within a broader context. We examine differences and complementarities between a pure OR/MS and a Systems approach to problem solving. We attempt to identify some potent impediments in adoption of OR/MS tools from both technological and behavioral perspectives. Furthermore, we provide some recommendations for alleviating the inherent issues with OR/MS approaches.