Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; General Scheme of the Book; List of Contributors; Part One: Ideas and Means;
1. The Development of Science in Management
2. The Concept of Model-Building
3. The Computer and Management Science; Part Two: Methods and Models;
1. Statistical Methods
2. Queuing and Congestion
3. Simulation
4. Linear Programming
5. Forecasting
6. Stock Control
7. Network Analysis
8. Replacement; Part Three: First-Level Applications: Tactical Projects;
1. Production and Stocking of Items in Infrequent Demand
2.A Study of Post Office Queues
3. Central Control of Stocks in a Supermarket
4. A Product-Bending Problem
5. Controlling Yields in Paper and Glass Manufacture
6. Maintenance of Refrigeration Equipment
7. Substation Planning for Electricity Distribution
8. Planning the Construction of Municipal Flats; Part Four: Second-Level Applications: Integrating Activities;
9. The Application of Information Theory to a Sorting Problem
10. Planning a Depot System for a Consumer Product
11. Distribution and Retailing of High-Fashion Footwear
12. Production Planning in the Canning Industry
13. Scheduling Production of a Board-Making Plant
14. Location and Control of Stocks by Computer in a Nationalized Industry
15. PSF Control: Complex Instrument Assemblies; Part Five: Third-Level Applications: Strategic Studies;
16. A Medium-Sized Company
17. An International Company
18. At Government Level; Index