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International Federation of Operational Research Societies

International Federation of Operational Research Societies is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand International Federation of Operational Research Societies rather than just read about it. In short: The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) is an umbrella organization for national operations research societies of over 45 countries from four geographical regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and South America. The organization was officially founded in 1959 by three organizations: the Operation Research Society of America (United States), the Operational Research Society (Uni…

Key takeaways

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Connect International Federation of Operational Research Societies to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of International Federation of Operational Research Societies from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) is an umbrella organization for national operations research societies of over 45 countries from four geographical regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and South America. The organization was officially founded in 1959 by three organizations: the Operation Research Society of America (United States), the Operational Research Society (United Kingdom ), and the Société française de Recherche Opérationnelle (France), although the first IFORS conference was held in Oxford in 1957. The Statutes, set the purpose of the IFORS to be "the development of operational research as a unified science and its advancement in all nations of the world." An interesting aspect of the Statutes is that in formal votings of the Board the voting power of each member society is proportional to the square root of the qualified membership — thus giving the greater weight of the larger societies but not overwhelming the smaller societies.

Presidents of the IFORS

References

External links Summary of the IFORS archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with International Federation of Operational Research Societies

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what International Federation of Operational Research Societies claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to International Federation of Operational Research Societies before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about International Federation of Operational Research Societies ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of International Federation of Operational Research Societies

In research: International Federation of Operational Research Societies appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses International Federation of Operational Research Societies in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: International Federation of Operational Research Societies is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Operations research societies, Organizations established in 1959, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for International Federation of Operational Research Societies outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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