41. Ackoff was a pioneer in the field of operations research , systems thinking and management science. 42. The article appeared in the journal Operations Research in May 1993 with Yoshida's name first. 43. At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus of operations research and statistics. 44. In operations research , derivatives determine the most efficient ways to transport materials and design factories. 45. Operations research grew out of WWII military logistics efforts.46. While serving in the Navy, he shifted his focus to applied mathematics in operations research . 47. Some of the techniques used derive from operations research . 48. This arrangement continued until April 1966 at which time the Military Operations Research Society was incorporated. 49. In 1966 he joined the Stanford faculty as Professor of Operations Research and of Computer Science. 50. He's an operations research analyst with the engineering directorate, so numbers are vital to his work.
