This book presents recent work in the physics and economics of
management through the developmental theory and practice of management
science/operations research (MS/OR) that goes beyond the author's
earlier book on the same subject. (Volume 125 in Springer's MS/OR
series) This current work makes a useful contribution to the
next-generation discrete system of science and management for a better
society.
The scope of the book is focused on the science and management of the
3M&I-Time system in the discrete world, where that system is a complex
class consisting of humans, material/machine, money and time. The system
is treated by a stochastic/intelligence (medium) approach. The science
of this system is the interdisciplinary science of physics, management,
economics and related fields and is based on synthesis and intelligence
in the new discrete world. Here, this domain is referred to as a
discrete and complex science (of physics and economics) in industry and
society.
Another domain, which is referred to as higher management science and
operations in this book, stems from the change in traditional management
to higher management driven by the power of information and
communications technology (ICT) in the cloud computing/global age. This
domain exists to meet the needs of logic for real-time/systematic
decisions and management in a changeable, speeded-up, and risk
environment.