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Direct application of the theory of games to the solution of real problems has been rare, and its chief uses have been to offer some insight and understanding into the problems of competition (without actually solving them), and to provide mathematicians with new fields to conquer. Many important real problems involve more than two opponents, are not zero-sum, and exceed the bounds of the most developed versions of game theory.
Lindsey, G. R. (1979) "Looking back over the Development and Progress of Operational Research." In: K. B. Haley (ed.) Operational Research ‘78. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company 1979, p. 13–31. | ||
