Analytical planning : the organization of systems /

Analytical Planning: The Organization of Systems deals with systems and planning and suggests a methodological tool for integrating the two. This book presents the basic ideas behind complexity, systems, hierarchies, and prioritization and describes planning as a unique form of decision making with...

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Main Author: Saaty, Thomas L.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kearns, Kevin P., 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1985.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:International series in modern applied mathematics and computer science ; v. 7.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Analytical Planning: The Organization of Systems deals with systems and planning and suggests a methodological tool for integrating the two. This book presents the basic ideas behind complexity, systems, hierarchies, and prioritization and describes planning as a unique form of decision making with illustrations of some prominent philosophical and methodological approaches. It highlights some shortcomings of traditional approaches to planning and shows how these can be addressed by the systems approach.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 208 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780080325996
0080325998