TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Mike ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Operational Research Applied to Sports T2 - OR Essentials SN - 9781137534675 AV - HD62.4-62.45 U1 - 658.049 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Palgrave Macmillan UK, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan KW - International business enterprises KW - Production management KW - Leadership KW - Operations research KW - Decision making KW - International economics KW - Sports KW - International Business KW - Operations Management KW - Business Strategy/Leadership KW - Operations Research/Decision Theory KW - International Economics KW - Popular Science in Sports N2 - Through key research papers from Palgrave's Journal of Operational Research, this book showcases how Operational Research can be applied to sports in a variety of ways, including: timetabling fixtures; scheduling officials; forecasting outcomes; optimizing tactics and strategy; analyzing the effects of rules and laws; planning issues, and performance measurement. The introductory chapter provides a broad overview with an examination of how this area has developed over time, and a look at its wide ranging applications to sports including football, tennis and cricket etc UR - https://s443-doi-org.br.lsproxy.net/10.1057/9781137534675 ER -