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Management Science in Practice
Terry Williams
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Description for Management Science in Practice
Paperback. Terry Williams is well known in the OR field and is currently a joint Editor of the Journal of the Operational Research Society. There are some textbooks on how to be a consultant. However these are general management consultancy books. They give a good general guidance but do not deal with the specific problems of OR/MS. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 57. Weight in Grams: 506.
The Operational Research / Management Science profession is growing in strength worldwide. Management Science in Practice contains four similarly sized parts. Part 1 defines the field of Management Science, lays the foundations and gives an overview of the history. Part 2 describes the analysis toolbox used by the MS professional and contains topics such as Multi-Methodology, problem structuring techniques and analysis techniques. Part 3 looks at the key practical skills that OR graduates lack. Part 4 gives a brief overview of the current state of the OR profession. It outlines the current knowledge about the reflective practitioner to give ... Read more
The Operational Research / Management Science profession is growing in strength worldwide. Management Science in Practice contains four similarly sized parts. Part 1 defines the field of Management Science, lays the foundations and gives an overview of the history. Part 2 describes the analysis toolbox used by the MS professional and contains topics such as Multi-Methodology, problem structuring techniques and analysis techniques. Part 3 looks at the key practical skills that OR graduates lack. Part 4 gives a brief overview of the current state of the OR profession. It outlines the current knowledge about the reflective practitioner to give ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
506g
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470026649
SKU
V9780470026649
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99-50
About Terry Williams
Terry Williams is Professor of Management at Southampton University. He has over 25 years experience in the Management Science/Operational Research field. He is a frequent conference speaker, and has published widely in many academic and professional journals and books.
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