Science in Management: Some Applications of Operational Research and Computer Science

ISBN-13: 9780815367376 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 372 str.

C. S. Chedzey

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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