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Michael Pidd - Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management Science - 9780470721421 - V9780470721421
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Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management Science

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Description for Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management Science Paperback. Provides an excellent and up-to-date introduction to modelling without oversimplification. Builds a bridge between the 'soft' and 'hard' MS/OR Author is very well-known in the field. The new edition will keep up to date with developments in Operations Research, Modelling and Management Science. . Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
The third edition of Tools for Thinking builds on the successes of the previous two editions. It creates a bridge between the soft and hard (Operations Research) OR schools of thought and provides an empirically based framework in which to place them. Focusing on modelling as an activity, rather than on models and techniques, Mike Pidd shows how models can be employed to explore possible future scenarios and to make sense of managerial vision.

This third edition has been fully revised and updated without changing its focus.  It features a new chapter on Decision Analysis ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470721421
SKU
V9780470721421
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Michael Pidd
Mike Pidd is Professor of Management Science at Lancaster University. He has served as President of the Operational Research Society and as Chair of COPIOR (the Committee of Professors in OR). His research interests focus on the development of usable models in management science and computer simulation, most recently in healthcare, and he has published widely in academic journals and ... Read more

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