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The legacy of a pioneer in operations research and marketing science. John D. C. Little of MIT's Sloan School of Management is famous for his contributions to operations research and marketing science. He formulated a fundamental theorem in queuing theory known as Little's Law, which is used widely in a variety of fields. His work on such topics as optimal advertising experimentation, advertising budgeting, and aggregate marketing models, and its subsequent applications, has generated entire streams of research. This volume gathers papers from prominent researchers, including many of Little's colleagues and former colleagues, that reflect this pioneering scholar's lasting influence. The book...
John Little est une figure centrale dans l’histoire de la modélisation marketing, mais aussi dans celle de la recherche opérationnelle. L’influence de ses travaux est d’autant plus forte qu’il a toujours eu le souci de s’attaquer à des problèmes managériaux importants et de s’assurer de la mise en Å“uvre de ses solutions sur le terrain par les entreprises ou les organisations publiques. C’est une approche d’ingénieur, de constructeur. La carrière de John Little est marquée par quatre constantes. Le souci de créer des outils d’aide à la décision : si l’on cherche à comprendre le monde, c’est pour agir sur lui, pour le maîtriser ; la démarche est celle de lâ...
Divergence: A Source of Creative Thinking The outstanding job accomplished by Bernard, Gary, and Gilles is really praiseworthy: not only did they succeed in completing within a remark ably short span of time the editing of the contributions to the conference that marked the 20th Anniversary of the European Institute for Ad vanced Studies in Management; they have also managed to elicit numerous insightful comments from a host of dashing young scholars as well as from the fortunate few established authorities whose findings have long be come leading articles in the best academic journals, who now chair those journals' editorial boards, and after whom great scientific awards have been named. In...
This text enjoys a strong loyalty among instructors who adopt it. Focusing on the role of managers within an organization, the text emphasizes the development of computer-based information systems to support an organization's objectives and strategic plans. The General Systems Model is, introduced in Chapter 6, and implemented throughout the rest of the text.
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