Title Applications of Systems Thinking and Soft Operations Research in Managing Complexity : From Problem Framing to Problem Solving Author(s) Masys, Anthony J Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. Description VIII, 322 p. 77 illus., 61 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This book captures current trends and developments in the field of systems thinking and soft operations research which can be applied to solve today's??problems of dynamic complexity and interdependency. Such ???wicked problems??? and messes are seemingly intractable problems characterized as value-laden, ambiguous, and unstable, that resist being tamed by classical problem solving. Actions and interventions associated with this complex problem space can have highly unpredictable and unintended consequences. Examples of such complex problems include health care reform, global climate change, transnational serious and organized crime, terrorism, homeland security, human security, disaster management, and humanitarian aid. Moving towards the development of solutions to these complex problem spaces depends on the lens we use to examine them and how we frame the problem. It will be shown that systems thinking and soft operations research has had great success in contributing to the management of complexity.?? ISBN,Price 9783319211060 Keyword(s) 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS 2. COMPUTER SIMULATION 3. DECISION MAKING 4. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. Methodology of the Social Sciences 8. OPERATIONS RESEARCH 9. Operations Research/Decision Theory 10. Security Science and Technology 11. Simulation and Modeling 12. SOCIAL SCIENCES 13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 14. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems 15. System safety Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10393     On Shelf