OR Challenges in Major Sport Events
conference paper
Although the origins of Operations Research are usually linked to the military, nowadays
successful applications in different areas of the society (business, industrial, health sector and
sports) can be found. In particular, applications in sports like sport tactics and strategy,
scheduling and forecasting have become quite popular in the last decades. A less explored field
concerns applications of Operations Research to plan and secure major sport events. This paper
discusses different challenging problems related to the organization of major sport events
successful applications in different areas of the society (business, industrial, health sector and
sports) can be found. In particular, applications in sports like sport tactics and strategy,
scheduling and forecasting have become quite popular in the last decades. A less explored field
concerns applications of Operations Research to plan and secure major sport events. This paper
discusses different challenging problems related to the organization of major sport events
TNO Identifier
464141
Source title
Congreso Latino-Iberoamericano de Investigacion Operative - Simposio Brasilairo de Pesquisa Operacional CLAIO-SBPO, 24-28 September 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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