Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management Science

Pidd, Michael

ISBN 10: 0470847956 / ISBN 13: 9780470847954

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management ...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This update of the successful first edition offers tools and methods for effectively thinking through the consequences of a given action before making major decisions. Managers will not only gain an understanding of effective tools and methodologies for modelling in decision making, but also come to understand how modelling functions alongside intuition,vision, and leadership. This is an invaluable guide to using modelling to explore potential scenarios and make the right business decision.

From the Publisher:

This book explores the development and use of explicit models in management science, bridging the gap between "hard" and "soft" OR/MS. It emphasizes modelling rather than mathematics and places management science within a framework which is defensible in the face of attacks on rational methods in business. It discusses soft OR/MS and hard OR/MS and then compares the two. Written in a non-technical style, providing an excellent introduction to the field.