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EAN: 9780471948384
UPC: 9780471948384
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Book Title: Decision and Control: The Meaning of Operational R
Number of Pages: 576 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Decision and Control : the Meaning of Operational Research and Management Cybernetics
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Year: 1995
Item Height: 1.3 in
Subject: Operations Research, Management Science, Cybernetics
Item Weight: 31.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Stafford Beer
Subject Area: Computers, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.4 in
Series: Classic Beer Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback