Industrial Dynamics

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M.I.T. Press, 1961 - Industrial management - 464 pages
Management and management science; The managerial viewpoint; Industrial dynamics; An industrial system; The managerial use of industrial dynamics; Dynamic models of industrial and economic activity; Models; Principles for formulating dynamic system models; Structure of a dynamic system model; System of equations; Symbols for flow diagrams; Representing delays; Policies and decisions; Agregation of variables; Exogenous variables; Judging model validity; Examples of dynamic system models; Model of the production - distribution system of chapter 2; Advertising in the system model of chapter 2; A customer - producer - employment case study; Dynamic characterizatics of a customer-producer-employment system; Future of industrial dynamics; Broader applications of dynamic models; Industrial dynamics and management education; Industrial dynamics in business.

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PART I
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AN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM
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THE MANAGERIAL USE OF INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS
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