A slowly moving queue does not move uniformly. Rather, waves of motion pass down the queue. The frequency and amplitude of these waves is inversely related to the speed at which the queue is served.
Management problems are not respecters of the company organization, nor of the talents of the people appointed to solve them. - Anthony Stafford Beer
Management problems are not respecters of the company organization, nor of the talents of the people appointed to solve them.
- Anthony Stafford Beer
A stochastic process is about the results of convolving probabilities-which is just what management is about, as well. - Anthony Stafford Beer
A stochastic process is about the results of convolving probabilities-which is just what management is about, as well.
It is the concept of likelihood that a real understanding of probability resides, and we must learn how to measure it. - Anthony Stafford Beer
It is the concept of likelihood that a real understanding of probability resides, and we must learn how to measure it.
The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to d… - Anthony Stafford Beer
The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to d…
There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time. - Anthony Stafford Beer
There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time.
Policy-making, decision-taking, and control: These are the three functions of management that have intellectual content. - Anthony Stafford Beer
Policy-making, decision-taking, and control: These are the three functions of management that have intellectual content.
Too close a view may interfere with one's grasp of an overall problem or concept. - Anthony Stafford Beer
Too close a view may interfere with one's grasp of an overall problem or concept.
Instead of trying to specify a system in full detail, specify it only somewhat. You can then ride on the dynamics of the system in the direction you … - Anthony Stafford Beer
Instead of trying to specify a system in full detail, specify it only somewhat. You can then ride on the dynamics of the system in the direction you …
The strategies that managers employ are at least as important as the facilities at their disposal. - Anthony Stafford Beer
The strategies that managers employ are at least as important as the facilities at their disposal.
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