Journal of the Operational Research Society · 1997 · 457 citations · 0 references
ManagementOrganizational BehaviorStrategic Decision-makingSystems ModelingConceptual ModelingDecision ModelingManagerial Decision MakingMathematical ModelingProcess ModelingSystems ThinkingDescriptive Modeling
Preface.Acknowledgements.PART I: MODELLING IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.Models as convenient worlds.Management science - making sense of strategic vision.Problems, problems...Some principles of modelling.PART II: INTERPRETIVE MODELLING - SOFT MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.Soft systems methodology.Cognitive mapping, SODA and Journey Making.System dynamics.PART III: MATHEMATICAL AND LOGICAL MODELLING.Optimization modelling - linear programming.Visual interactive modelling - discrete event computer simulation.Heuristic search.PART IV: MODEL ASSESSMENT AND VALIDATIONModel assessment and validation.Index.