Community operations research
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_136
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An application area of OR/MS in which the client is a community group. Such organizations are defined by 1) existence to protect or advance the interests of their members; 2) absence of managerial hierarchy; 3) possession of scant physical or financial resources; and 4) operation through consensus or democratic forms. See Problem structuring methods.
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