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Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications Second Edition Brian Wilson Department of Systems and Information Management Lancaster University, UK The result of many years? experience, this book, now extensively revised and updated, emphasizes the application of systems concepts and methodologies that have been developed at Lancaster University. In particular the book is about problem solving and the relationship between theory and practice. Complementary to Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter Checkland (Wiley, 1981), which has become a classic in the field, this book shows how systems ideas can be used to cope with real-life problems. Reviews of the first edition? ? an excellent book which provides a synthesis of the action-research undertaken by the well-known Department of Systems, University of Lancaster ? Wilson?s lucid style of writing and the historical perspective of the Lancaster learning experience provide a strong contextural case for the concept of a human acti

Table of Contents

Models and Modeling.

A Systems Language.

Systems Methodologies.

Problem-Solving and Methodology.

Management Control.

Analysis of Business Information.

Role Analysis.

Appendices.

References.

Index.

Systems

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons
      Published 27 June 1990
      ISBN-13 9780471927167
      978-0471927167
      ISBN-10 0471927163
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      Systems analysis and design

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications Second Edition Brian Wilson Department of Systems and Information Management Lancaster University, UK The result of many years? experience, this book, now extensively revised and updated, emphasizes the application of systems concepts and methodologies that have been developed at Lancaster University. In particular the book is about problem solving and the relationship between theory and practice. Complementary to Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter Checkland (Wiley, 1981), which has become a classic in the field, this book shows how systems ideas can be used to cope with real-life problems. Reviews of the first edition? ? an excellent book which provides a synthesis of the action-research undertaken by the well-known Department of Systems, University of Lancaster ? Wilson?s lucid style of writing and the historical perspective of the Lancaster learning experience provide a strong contextural case for the concept of a human acti

      Table of Contents

      Models and Modeling.

      A Systems Language.

      Systems Methodologies.

      Problem-Solving and Methodology.

      Management Control.

      Analysis of Business Information.

      Role Analysis.

      Appendices.

      References.

      Index.

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