Science in Management

Originally published in 1970. Science in Management outlines the methods used by a consulting firm specializing in operational research and computer science and describes numerous case examples taken from a wide range of industries and from the public sector.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; General Scheme of the Book; List of Contributors; Part One: Ideas and Means; 1. The Development of Science in Management 2. The Concept of Model-Building 3. The Computer and Management Science; Part Two: Methods and Models; 1. Statistical Methods 2. Queuing and Congestion 3. Simulation 4. Linear Programming 5. Forecasting 6. Stock Control 7. Network Analysis 8. Replacement; Part Three: First-Level Applications: Tactical Projects; 1. Production and Stocking of Items in Infrequent Demand 2.A Study of Post Office Queues 3. Central Control of Stocks in a Supermarket 4. A Product-Bending Problem 5. Controlling Yields in Paper and Glass Manufacture 6. Maintenance of Refrigeration Equipment 7. Substation Planning for Electricity Distribution 8. Planning the Construction of Municipal Flats; Part Four: Second-Level Applications: Integrating Activities; 9. The Application of Information Theory to a Sorting Problem 10. Planning a Depot System for a Consumer Product 11. Distribution and Retailing of High-Fashion Footwear 12. Production Planning in the Canning Industry 13. Scheduling Production of a Board-Making Plant 14. Location and Control of Stocks by Computer in a Nationalized Industry 15. PSF Control: Complex Instrument Assemblies; Part Five: Third-Level Applications: Strategic Studies; 16. A Medium-Sized Company 17. An International Company 18. At Government Level; Index