ROLE FOR O.R.IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

摘要

IS THERE A ROLE FOR FACT-BASED, data-driven, good old-fashioned operations research in government policymaking today given the rabid partisan politics where reported "fake news” trumps scientific research? The answer is yes, according to Kara Morgan, author of this month's cover story, "Decision-making in the public sector: What can government learn from decision science?"