Problem solving has traditionally been taken to be an essential function of management. Through systems thinking, however, we have come to doubt the … - Russell L. Ackoff

The development (rather than the history) of operations research as a science consists of the development of its methods, concepts, and techniques. Operations research is neither a method nor a technique; it is or is becoming a science and as such is defined by a combination of the phenomena it studies.

The higher standard of living, the more consideration we give to the fun we derive from what we do and its meaningfulness.

Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure. For example, those who want a high quality of work life but don't know how to measure it, often settle for wanting a high standard of living because they can measure it.