TITLE

REPORT OF THE THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING

PUB. DATE

January 1957

SOURCE

Management Science;Jan57, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p199

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Proceeding

ABSTRACT

This article presents a report for the third annual international meeting of the Institute of Management Sciences. Topics of discussion include linear programming, behavioral sciences, and inventory distribution problems. Contributed papers discussing topics such as scheduling processes, the applications of linear programming within various industries, as well as the use of large scale computers are mentioned. A contributed paper on administrative planning and data processing examines a cost management method, applicable to many business types, which includes a statistical analysis component. Ways that economic analysis can be applied to logistics problems are also discussed.

ACCESSION #

7460748

Tags: MANAGEMENT science;  MANAGERIAL economics;  INDUSTRIAL productivity;  INVENTORY control;  LINEAR programming;  COST control;  PRODUCTION (Economic theory);  FACTORY management;  ECONOMICS;  LOGISTICS;  MEETINGS

 

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