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Description for Systems
Hardcover. Emphasizes the application of systems concepts and methodologies that have been developed at Lancaster University. This book describes problem solving and the relationship between theory and practice. It shows how systems ideas can be used to cope with real-life problems. Num Pages: 410 pages, 124 line drawings, 16 tables, index. BIC Classification: UYD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications Second Edition Brian Wilson Department of Systems and Information Management Lancaster University, UK The result of many years experience, this book, now extensively revised and updated, emphasizes the application of systems concepts and methodologies that have been developed at Lancaster University. In particular the book is about problem solving and the relationship between theory and practice. Complementary to Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter Checkland (Wiley, 1981), which has become a classic in the field, this book shows how systems ideas can be used to cope with real-life problems. Reviews of the first edition ... Read more
Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications Second Edition Brian Wilson Department of Systems and Information Management Lancaster University, UK The result of many years experience, this book, now extensively revised and updated, emphasizes the application of systems concepts and methodologies that have been developed at Lancaster University. In particular the book is about problem solving and the relationship between theory and practice. Complementary to Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter Checkland (Wiley, 1981), which has become a classic in the field, this book shows how systems ideas can be used to cope with real-life problems. Reviews of the first edition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471927167
SKU
V9780471927167
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Brian Wilson
BRIAN WILSON has a background in nuclear power engineering and control system design. In 1966 he became a founding member of the Department of Systems Engineering at the University of Lancaster, where he pursued the application of control principles to management problem solving. There he was involved in the development and use of Human Activity Systems and 'verbs in the ... Read more
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