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TY - JOUR
T1 - Fifty years of operational research in sport
AU - Wright, M B
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper reviews about 50 years of activity in OR as applied to sports. After some history and an overview, including discussions of what we mean by sport and what we mean by OR, four themes are presented: tactics and strategy, scheduling, forecasting and 'other'. Within each theme many papers are discussed, showing the wide range of methods used and sports analysed. The issue is then raised of who our clients are and who they ought to be—it is suggested that not nearly enough is done for amateur sport. The paper ends with a conclusion and speculations about the next 50 years.
AB - This paper reviews about 50 years of activity in OR as applied to sports. After some history and an overview, including discussions of what we mean by sport and what we mean by OR, four themes are presented: tactics and strategy, scheduling, forecasting and 'other'. Within each theme many papers are discussed, showing the wide range of methods used and sports analysed. The issue is then raised of who our clients are and who they ought to be—it is suggested that not nearly enough is done for amateur sport. The paper ends with a conclusion and speculations about the next 50 years.
U2 - 10.1057/jors.2008.170
DO - 10.1057/jors.2008.170
M3 - Journal article
VL - 60
SP - 161
EP - 168
JO - Journal of the Operational Research Society
JF - Journal of the Operational Research Society
SN - 1476-9360
ER -