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Book SynopsisCybernetics is about having a goal and taking action to achieve that goal. Knowing whether you have reached your goal (or at least are getting closer to it) requires feedback, a concept that was made rigorous by cybernetics.
The subject of Cybernetic Synergy, although emanating from a socio-economic experiment of economic control by cybernetic means in Chile in the early 1970s, has never been approached as an applied subject in its own right. Indeed, the subject of applied cybernetics has never been addressed as a separate issue, although it has been shown that the overall subject of cybernetics applies to a wide range of disciplines, from biology to business via mathematics and engineering.
Cybernetic synergy is the study of relationships and controls of and between corporate entities, on an external basis, and departments within corporate entities, on an internal basis. It concerns the decision-making process, and how decisions can be made based on feedback from any
Table of Contents
CYBERNETIC SYNERGY
1 – INTRODUCTION TO CYBERNETICS 2 – A BRIEF HISTORY OF CYBERNETICS 3 – THE VIABLE SYSTEMS MODEL 4 – INPUT, OUTPUT AND DECISION SUPPORT 5– MANAGEMENT CYBERNETICS AND FEEDBACK 6– ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS 7 – NEURAL NETWORKS, CONNECTIVITY, VARIETIES AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE VSM 8 – CYBERNETICS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIIN 9 – CYBERNETICS AND QUALITY CONTROL 10 – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CYBERNETICS AND AEO 11 – CONCLUSIONS
