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ors-theory-development

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Use when formulating the model and stating results for an Operations Research (OR) manuscript — defining the optimization/stochastic/simulation model, assumptions, and the theorems, propositions, and lemmas that carry the contribution. Builds the mathematical object and its claimed results; it does not prove them in detail (ors-methods) or run the computational study (ors-data-analysis).

When to use

• turning an OR problem into a precise mathematical model
• deciding what to claim as theorem, proposition, or conjecture
• defining optimization, stochastic, simulation, or decision-analytic models
• stating results at the right strength
• justifying and minimizing assumptions
• framing significance without equations for the introduction
• addressing model-level pushback patterns

When not to use

• proving results in detail
• running the computational study

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