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Operations Research and Its Implications for the Accounting Profession.

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The article examines the relationship between operations research and the accounting profession, suggesting implications for practice.

The aim is to clarify the relationship between operations research and the accounting profession.
Defines operations research as the scientific method for developing predictive models.
Examines existing views on the relationship between accounting and operations research.
Analyzes implications for the accounting profession based on operations research principles.
Identifies three prevailing views on the relationship between accounting and operations research.
Highlights disagreement regarding the extent to which accounting is influenced by operations research.
Clarifies that operations research provides valuable quantitative information for solving business problems.

Ronald V. Hartley (1968) studied this question.

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