Useful Operations Research Links

General References

• INforms Resource Page - Pointers to Operations Research resources. This was formerly known as Mike Trick's web page
• WORMS - World-Wide-Web for Operations Research and Management Science - WORMS is a grassroots web site for operations research and management science.
• What is Operations Research? This site maintained by the US Department of Labor, describes Operations Research as a profession and gives statistics on job opportunities.
• Operations Research: The Science of Better. This site is designed for managers and executives. It describes OR and gives a variety of success stories.
• Jim Orlin's Optimization Sites. Sites for the topics covered in 15.053, Introduction to Optimization.

Professional Development

• The Student Union for students in Operations Research and Management Sciences
• NAGPS -- The National Association of Graduate Professional Students
• Art Geoffrion's links. A number of pointers for Professional Development
• Networking on the Network

Professional Societies

• INFORMS - Institute for Operations Research and Management Science - Online
• INFORMS'List of Conferences
• Subdivisions
• IFORS - International Federation of Operational Research Societies
• Mathematical Programming Society
• SIAM - Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Organizations related to INFORMS

Job-Related Sites

• INFORMS
• The Employment Center
• INFORMS Job Placement Service
• Student Union Career Center
• Listing of Accredited Schools of Public Health in the United States

Research and Funding

• Funding Sources - as listed by INFORMS
• Financial Aid Information - As listed by the INFORMS Student Union
• Information on teaching - As listed by the INFORMS Student Union
• MIT Offices Dealing with Research Issues
• MIT Libraries
• Searching the collection
• Virtual Reference Collection
• DSpace at MIT
• Optimization Technology Center (sponsored by Argonne National Lab and Northwestern University)

MIT Links

• MIT Libraries
• MIT WEBSIS
• MIT Calendar
• MIT Course Catalogue
• Subject Listing and Schedule
• MIT Facts
• MIT Schools and Academic Departments
• MIT Labs, Centers, and Programs
• MIT OpenCourseware
• 6.231 Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control
• 6.431 Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability
• 15.053 Introduction to Optimization
• 15.057 Systems Optimization
• 15.066 System Optimization and Analysis for Manufacturing
• 15.073 Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
• 15.075 Applied Statistics
• 6.252J/15.081 Introduction to Mathematical Programming
• 6.855J/15.082 Network Optimization
• 15.084 Nonlinear Optimization
• 15.094 System Optimization: Models and Computation