Tools for Thinking: Modelling in Management Science, 3rd Edition - Couverture souple

Pidd, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470721421 ISBN 13 : 9780470721421

Editeur : Wiley, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Pidd Michael

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

We live in a complex, tightly connected world in which planning anddecision making need to be carefully thought through. There aretools for thinking that will help us to do this. Writing from over30 years experience as a management teacher and consultant,Mike Pidd provides the tools for thinking that will help us tothink through the consequences of decisions before we act.

The third edition of Tools for Thinking builds onthe successes of the previous two editions. It creates a bridgebetween the soft and hard (Operations Research) OR schools ofthought and provides an empirically based framework in which toplace them. Focusing on modelling as an activity, rather than onmodels and techniques, Mike Pidd shows how models can be employedto explore possible future scenarios and to make sense ofmanagerial vision.

This third edition: Has been fully revised and updated withoutchanging its focus Contains a new chapter on Decision AnalysisIncludes up–to–date examples using popular softwares, such asPrecision Tree, @Risk and Micro Saint Sharp,to illustrate how these help in developing and using managementscience models as tools for thinking.

The book is written for Operational Research and ManagementScience students, teachers and practitioners. It is also intendedfor MBA, management and general business students.

Présentation de l'éditeur

With over 30 years experience as a management teacher andconsultant, Mike Pidd provides the tools for thinking that willhelp us to think through the consequences of decisions before weact.

The third edition of Tools for Thinking builds on thesuccesses of the previous two editions. It creates a bridge betweenthe soft and hard (Operations Research) OR schools of thought andprovides an empirically based framework in which to place them.Focusing on modelling as an activity, rather than on models andtechniques, Mike Pidd shows how models can be employed to explorepossible future scenarios and to make sense of managerialvision.

This third edition has been fully revised and updated withoutchanging its focus.  It features a new chapter on DecisionAnalysis and includes up–to–date examples using popular softwares,such as Precision Tree, @Risk and Micro SaintSharp, to illustrate how these help in developing and usingmanagement science models as tools for thinking.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470721421
• ISBN 13: 9780470721421
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 304