Management Science Roundup

In the first part, the editor announces new correspondents of the column, asks for feedback about the relevance and usefulness of the material, and encourages the formation of groups within TIMS whose main purpose is to promote the use of management science methods within a given industry.

In this issue the following topics are presents:

—“Specials: (1) Let's apply the management sciences—David B. Hertz, (2) Trends in technology and trade—James H. Wakelin, Jr., (3) Management science at American Express—Robert C. Reiner”;

—“Reports: (1) Planning and control in marketing and finance—Markland, (2) Mini-information system for a bank—Komar, (3) Operations planning—Parker, (4) Management Science in Denver, Colorado—Anglund, (5) STAR symposium in Washington—Harris, (6) International Planning Conference—JB, and (7) College on Finance being organized—JB”;

—“Seen Elsewhere: (1) Profit, the Role of Management Science and Management Education, (2) CPM in Building and Civil Construction, (3) O/R Application to Furniture Production, (4) Analysis of Some Time Sharing Techniques, (5) Power Demand and Load Forecasting, (6) How Engineers Provided Input to Management Information Systems, (7) Designing Human Oriented Codes, (8) Using Simulation to Accomplish Practical Job Sequencing, (9) Use of Probability and Utility Theory in the Analysis of Capital Investment Alternatives, (10) Engineering Manpower Planning and Skill Forecasting, (11) Model Building with Particular Reference to the Use of Productive Capacity, (12) How Can Systems Engineers Do Systems Engineering, (13) Adaptive Control Economics, (14) Utilizing Management Information Systems, and (15) Optimal Inspection Procedures”;

—“Bulletin Board: (1) TIMS meetings, (2) Other meetings/symposia, (3) Personal notes, and (4) Notices”;

—“Deadline for future issues of INTERFACES”.