CONTENTS:


1. Tha nature of science and methodology

2. The meaning of "Optimal Solutions to Problems"

3. Formulating the problem

4. Models

5. Defining

6. Measurement

7. Sampling

8. Estimation

9. Testing hypotheses

10. Experimentation and correlation

11. Deriving solutions from models

12. Experimental optimization

13. Testing and controlling the model and solution

14. Implementation and organization of research

15. the ideal of science and society: An epilogue

Apendix I. Derivation of min M{d(y)}, equation (16) in chapter 8

Apendix II. Analytical derivation of decision functions for a simple inventory model