Special Interest Groups

Our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) bring together professionals, academics and practitioners to advance operational research across key sectors and themes. Each SIG focuses on a specific area of OR, creating a space for shared knowledge, collaboration and practical insight.

SIGs support knowledge exchange, innovation and best practice through a programme of webinars, workshops and events. Members can stay up to date with new developments, explore ideas and connect with others working in similar fields.

These groups offer strong opportunities for networking, mentorship and professional development.

All SIGs and Networks are volunteer-led, so activity levels and communications may vary. Each group delivers at least two events per year, promoted through a fortnightly mailing list you can subscribe to.

Join a Special Interest Group today – you can be part of more than one.

 

SIG Representative to General Council

Christina Phillips is the SIG Representative to The OR Society's general council.

Analytics Network

Analytics Network

For those with an interest in analytics, in topics such as data science, optimisation, visualisation, big data, regression, data mining, predictive modelling or forecasting, the Analytics Network is for you.

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Behavioural OR

Behavioural OR

The main aim of the SIG is to foster interest in behavioural science and its usefulness for OR and to organise events which will be of interest to practitioners and academics alike.

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Decision Analysis

Decision Analysis

The Decision Analysis SIG (DASIG) is a network of managers, consultants and academics interested in and committed to the application, dissemination and better understanding of decision analysis.

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OR and Strategy

OR and Strategy

Strategic development is fundamentally concerned with organisational development over the longer term, moving an organisation in the direction of a desirable goal or objective.

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Problem Structuring Methods

Problem Structuring Methods

Problem Structuring Methods are a family of methods that apply modelling approaches to address messy or wicked problems faced by the managers of organisations.

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Simulation OR

Simulation OR

The Simulation Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for academics, practitioners and software vendors to discuss the most recent advances in simulation theory and methodologies.

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Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking

The Systems Thinking Special Interest Group (ST-SIG) is for Systems/OR practitioners who are using, or want to learn about, systems theories, methodologies and methods to prevent or address highly complex problems.

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