What is Operations Research?
Operations Research analysts apply advanced analytic methods to help leaders in the military, government, business, and other organizations make better decisions. Operations Research analysts use a wide variety of tools to conduct analysis to include optimization, statistics, simulation, and economic models.
What do Operations Research Analysts do in the Army?
Operations Research Systems Analysts (ORSA) serve with the FA49 branch. While some ORSAs teach and conduct research at USMA, most serve at Division staffs and above, as well as in numerous analytic agencies across the Army and DoD. Army ORSAs analyze event data to identify spatial and temporal trends, develop strategies to allocate or employ limited resources, conduct qualitative and quantitative assessments of current operations, improve supply chain and logistics operations, and contribute in many other areas.
What kinds of Master's Degree predominate in the field?
MS in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, and other combinations.
Top Operations Research Programs for Army Officers
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Kansas State University
- Air Force Institute of Technology
- Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
- Penn State
- North Carolina State University
- George Mason University
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