1st Edition

Science in Management Some Applications of Operational Research and Computer Science

Edited By C. S. Chedzey Copyright 1970
380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1970. Management consultants in the United Kingdom are often accused of cloaking their activities in secrecy. The confidential nature of consulting work often precludes the publication of case examples and it is only occasionally that press reports appear summarizing particular studies. Consulting firms, however, are in the unique position of gaining experience over the... Read more

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

Biography

C. S. Chedzey