Written from a managerial rather than an engineering perspective, this text presents the conceptual foundations and common tools used for a variety of projects in public, business, engineering and information situations
Flood introduces a dynamic new problem solving system called Total Systems Intervention (TSI). He provides a clear understanding of TSI in terms of its philosophy, principles and process, explaining what is happening when using this system and how to avoid the main pitfalls in problem solving with TSI. Describes the pros and cons of different catagories of consultants that may be used in the TS…
Fundamentals of Management emphasizes three managerial tasks facing managers: 1) Managing work and organizations 2) Managing people and 3) Managing production and operations. This type of organization has been described as the "Schools Approach": The Classical School, The Behavioral School and The Quantitative School