''For the theoretical and practical problem-solving subfield of Management, see

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.'' ''Management Science'' is a

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that covers research on all aspects of

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

related to

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the " a ...

entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...

, innovation,

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system ...

, and organizations as well as all functional areas of business, such as accounting, finance,

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to empha ...

, and

operations Operation or Operations may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity * Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory * ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Man ...

. It is published by the

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research (O.R.), management science, and analytics. It was established in 1995 with the merger of ...

and was established in 1954 by the institute's precursor, the Institute of Management Sciences. C. West Churchman was the founding

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2018

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of 4.219.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are, or have been, editors-in-chief: *2018–2020: David Simchi-Levi *2014–2018: Teck-Hua Ho *2009–2014: Gérard Cachon *2003–2008: Wallace Hopp *1997–2002: Hau L. Lee *1993–1997: Gabriel R. Bitran *1983–1990: Donald G. Morrison *1968–1983: Martin K. Starr *1960–1967:

Robert M. Thrall Robert McDowell Thrall (1914–2006) was an American mathematician and a pioneer of operations research. Biography Thrall graduated in 1935 with BA from Illinois College and in 1937 with MA and PhD in mathematics from the University of Illinois. ...

*1954–1960: C. West Churchman

Notable papers

According to

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, the following three papers have been cited most frequently: * * *

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/mnsc Business and management journals Publications established in 1954 Management science Monthly journals English-language journals INFORMS academic journals