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Integrating Soft Systems Methodology into Operations Research for Long-Term Strategic Scenario Planning
This paper explores the future of operations research by applying critical uncertainty approaches and soft systems methodology. It suggests that future studies should investigate the integration of these soft tools to address complex, non-linear changes in the field.
How can Soft Systems Methodology be effectively integrated with traditional Operations Research to improve scenario planning outcomes?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
The source suggests that the application of soft operations research tools in future studies is currently lacking sufficient methodological development.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
This integration could provide more robust frameworks for managing uncertainty in complex operational environments.
Academic placement
OECD fields and topic tags
Scope: Academic and professional operations research communities · Method signals: Delphi Method, Soft Systems Methodology, Workshop-based Scenario Mapping
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Operations strategy and decision support systems
Methodological innovation in operations research
Qualification signal
85/100
- Addresses the identified lack of methodology in existing operations research futures.
- Open-access scholarly source and DOI metadata verified
Provenance
Research Idea Registry curation
- DOI and bibliographic metadata independently resolved
- Open-access status verified
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APA 7 source
Fathi, M. R., Maleki, M. H., Sobhani, S. M., & Koksal, C. D. (2020). Future study of operations research based on scenario planning and soft systems methodology. foresight, 22(2), 223-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/fs-11-2018-0098
Paper abstract and discussion context; AI-inferred direction
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