Systems, experts, and computers the systems approach in management and engineering, World War II and after
This study charts the origins and spread of the systems movement. It describes the major players - including RAND, MITRE, Ramo-Wooldrige (later TRW), and the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis - and examines applications in a wide variety of military, government, civil, and engineer...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2000
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Series: | Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology
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Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This study charts the origins and spread of the systems movement. It describes the major players - including RAND, MITRE, Ramo-Wooldrige (later TRW), and the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis - and examines applications in a wide variety of military, government, civil, and engineering settings. The book is international in scope, describing the spread of systems thinking in France and Sweden. The story it tells helps to explain engineering thought and managerial practice during the last sixty years |
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Physical Description: | vi, 513 pages illustrations |
ISBN: | 0585436770 0262275872 9780262275873 9780585436777 |