A Guide to Operational Research by Walter E. Duckworth.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand. more perilous to conduct. or more uncertain in its success. than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions. and lukewarm defenders in thos...

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Main Author: Duckworth, Walter E. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
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Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1977.
Edition:1st ed. 1977.
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505 0 |a 1 What operational research is and does -- 2 Measuring uncertainty -- 3 Queuing problems -- 4 Business forecasting -- 5 Simulation and Monte Carlo Methods -- 6 Stock and production control models -- 7 Resource allocation -- 8 Planning projects -- 9 Analysing decisions -- 10 Operational gaming -- 11 Other operational research techniques -- 12 Conclusions -- Name Index -- General Index. 
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