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Author:   Hans G. Daellenbach ,  Donald McNickle
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.931kg
ISBN:  

9781403941749

ISBN 10:   1403941742
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   29 October 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction PART ONE: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology Systems Concepts The Problem Situation System Models and Diagrams PART TWO: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION Overview of Hard OR Methodology Soft System Thinking Implementation and Code of Ethics PART THREE: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME Relevant Costs and Benefits Discounted Cash Flows Decision Making Over Time PART FOUR: HARD MS/OR METHODS Marginal and Incremental Analysis Constrained Decision Making Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming Uncertainty Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems Simulation and System Dynamics Decision and Risk Analysis Decisions with Multiple Objectives Bibliography Glossary of Technical Terms Index

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HANS DAELLENBACH worked for several years as an operations researcher for Standard Oil of California after gaining his PhD. He taught at the Universities of California and Washington before joining the University of Canterbury where he introduced Operations Research as a separate discipline. He launched the Canterbury MBA Program more than twenty-five years ago, and served as its first director. DONALD McNICKLE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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