Management science : decision making through systems thinking /
Daellenbach, Hans G.
Management science : decision making through systems thinking / Hans G. Daellenbach, Donald C. McNickle. - xvi, 598 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages564-570) and index.
1. Introduction --
2. Systems thinking --
3. System concepts --
4. The problem situation --
5. Systems models and diagrams --
6. Overview of hard OR methodology --
7. Soft systems thinking --
8. Implementation and code of ethics --
9. Relevant costs and benefits --
10. Discounted cash flows --
11. Decision making over time --
12. Marginal and incremental analysis --
13. Constrained decision making --
14. Multiple constraints : linear programming --
15. Uncertainty --
16. Waiting lines : stochastic systems --
17. Simulation and system dynamics --
18. Decision and risk analysis --
19. Decisions with multiple objectives --
20. Reflections on MS/OR.
Management Science provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of the subject, incorporating a wide and developing set of methodologies and tools. The authors explore both 'soft' and 'hard' approaches to decision making and highlight conceptual aspects rather than mathematical techniques or computer methods - as a result, the text is suitable for a wide range of mathematical abilities.
1403941742 (paper) 9781403941749
Operations research.
Decision making.
Management science.
658.4032 / D.H.M
Management science : decision making through systems thinking / Hans G. Daellenbach, Donald C. McNickle. - xvi, 598 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages564-570) and index.
1. Introduction --
2. Systems thinking --
3. System concepts --
4. The problem situation --
5. Systems models and diagrams --
6. Overview of hard OR methodology --
7. Soft systems thinking --
8. Implementation and code of ethics --
9. Relevant costs and benefits --
10. Discounted cash flows --
11. Decision making over time --
12. Marginal and incremental analysis --
13. Constrained decision making --
14. Multiple constraints : linear programming --
15. Uncertainty --
16. Waiting lines : stochastic systems --
17. Simulation and system dynamics --
18. Decision and risk analysis --
19. Decisions with multiple objectives --
20. Reflections on MS/OR.
Management Science provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of the subject, incorporating a wide and developing set of methodologies and tools. The authors explore both 'soft' and 'hard' approaches to decision making and highlight conceptual aspects rather than mathematical techniques or computer methods - as a result, the text is suitable for a wide range of mathematical abilities.
1403941742 (paper) 9781403941749
Operations research.
Decision making.
Management science.
658.4032 / D.H.M