Ormerod, R. J. (2008) OR and systems - some comments on Checkland's reply to Eden and Ackerman. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.59 (No.1). pp. 139-142. ISSN 0160-5682

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Abstract

In the JORS Special Issue on Problem Structuring Methods, Eden and Ackermann (2006) offer a Viewpoint and Checkland (2006) replies. This echoes a previous JORS Special Issue on ‘Systems in OR’, which featured full articles by both Eden and Checkland.

Item Type:	Journal Item
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	System analysis, Problem solving, Operations research, Systems theory
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of the Operational Research Society
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
ISSN:	0160-5682
Date:	January 2008
Volume:	Vol.59
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	5
Page Range:	pp. 139-142
Identification Number:	10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602483
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Version or Related Resource:	Checkland P (2006). Reply to Eden and Ackermann: Any future for problem structuring methods? J Opl Res Soc 57: 769–771. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602111. Eden, C. and Ackermann, C. (2006). Where next for problem structuring methods. J Opl Res Soc 57, 766–768. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602090
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/30855

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