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The discipline of operations research develops and uses mathematical and computational methods for decision-making. The field revolves around a mathematical core consisting of several fundamental topics including optimization, stochastic systems, simulation, economics and game theory, and network analysis... The broad applicability of its core topics places operations research at the heart of many important contemporary problems such as communication network management, statistical learning, supply-chain management, pricing and revenue management, financial engineering, market design, bio-informatics, production scheduling, energy and environmental policy, and transportation logistics, to name a few.