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- ↑ INFORMS Lanchester Prize page Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Frederick W. Lanchester Prize", informs.org, INFORMS , retrieved 2024-04-25
- ↑ ERCIM news Lex Schrijver wins Lanchester Prize.