| Description |
201 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Wiley series in systems engineering and management |
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Wiley series in systems engineering and management.
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| Contents |
1. Systems and thinking -- 2. Building and managing systems -- 3. Problems to ponder -- 4. The inventive mind -- 5. Perspective 1 : broaden and generalize -- 6. Perspective 2 : crossover -- 7. Perspective 3 : question conventional wisdom -- 8. Perspective 4 : back to the envelope -- 9. Perspective 5 : expanding the dimensions -- 10. Perspective 6 : obversity -- 11. Perspective 7 : remove constraints -- 12. Perspective 8 : thinking with pictures -- 13. Perspective 9 : the systems approach -- 14. Thinking in groups -- 15. Widening the circle -- 16. Final thoughts and a test |
| Summary |
"Managing Complex Systems provides specific tools and guidance needed to be a more creative and innovative thinker. Following the author's methodology, the reader will be better able to devise and implement nontraditional solutions to seemingly intractable complex problems. By challenging the reader to think in new and creative ways, the book offers a road map to success, whether measured in terms of competitive advantage, greater market share, improved productivity, or higher profits, all based upon better solutions to difficult problems." "The nine methods discussed in this book have broad applicability and can be used successfully by managers with a wide range of responsibilities in business and technology. For anyone who is tired of the same old approach with the same old results, this book is essential reading."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Systems engineering -- Management.
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Project management.
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| LC no. |
2005043921 |
| ISBN |
9780471690061 (cloth.) |
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0471690066 (hbk.) |
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