Management Science Roundup
Abstract
—“Aftermath: Optimal design of an abortion clinic”;
—“Planning of production and investment programs”;
—“Automation of investment analysis”;
—“Seen Elsewhere” with five overviews: (1) Applying Decision Theory to Improve Corporate Management of Currency-Exchange Risks (California Management Review, Summer 1975, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 41–49) by Steven C. Wheelwright (Howard University); (2) Examining Corporate Policy Using Multiattribute Utility Analysis (Sloan Management Review, Fall 1975, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 63–76) by Ralph L. Keeney (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis); (3) Markowitz Revisited (Financial Analysts Journal, Sep.–Oct. 1976, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 47–52) by Harry M. Markowitz (IBM); (4) Optimal Strategies for Personnel Selection When Candidates Can Reject Offers (The Journal of Business, Oct. 1976, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 478–495) by Robin M. Gogarth (INSEAD/CEDEP) and Hillel J. Einhorn (University of Chicago); (5) The Role of Formal Models in Technology Assessment (Technological Forecasting, 1976, Vol. 9, Nos. 1/2, pp. 139–190) by Joseph F. Coates (Office of Technology Assessment of Congress of U.S.).
