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Production Research on Aircraft*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2016
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In choosing a title for this paper, the words “ operational research ” might have been preferable to “ production research ” in the sense that “ operations ” refer to the strategic deployment of all the forces at the disposal of management, but to most engineers they would imply research into manufacturing processes only.
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A Lecture given to the Graduates’ and Students’ Section on 6th November 1951. Mr. Bunnett is an Assistant Director in the Ministry of Supply.
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