In 1961, the German Society for Operations Research (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unternehmensforschung, DGU) with a rather academic background was founded.
By the end of the 1970s some members with a theoretical focus did not find anymore their interests enough represented by the rather practical DGOR.
At irregular intervals common conferences with the Dutch Society for Operations Research (Nederlandse Genootschap voor Besliskunde, NGB) are organized.
Within the German Society for Operations Research fifteen working groups are constituted: The working groups organize regular workshops in which experts from economy, administration, consulting companies and academia meet and discuss current topics.
A prize for the best bachelor thesis can be awarded to one student per year by each German academic department.