Research in all four areas is at different levels of advancement in terms of the methodology currently developed and the acceptance of implementable plans and policies.
While there are similar research questions in these areas, e.g., how to harvest and/or extract the resources and how to account for environmental impacts, there are also differences, e.g., the length of time associated with a growth and harvesting or extraction cycle, and whether or not the resource is renewable. In this paper, we review the most recent and seminal work in all four areas, considering modeling, algorithmic developments and application.ĪB - Operations research is becoming increasingly prevalent in the natural resource sector, specifically in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining. (2012) International Transactions in Operational Research, 19 (5), pp. Research in all four areas is at different levels of advancement in terms of the methodology currently developed and the acceptance of implementable plans and policies. International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 10 (4), pp. Its scope includes: International problems, such as those of fisheries management, environmental issues, and global competitiveness International work done by major OR figures. N2 - Operations research is becoming increasingly prevalent in the natural resource sector, specifically in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining. International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR) aims to advance the understanding and practice of Operational Research (OR) and Management Science internationally. T1 - Operations research in the natural resource industry INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH Parallel metaheuristics: recent advances and new trends.