A highly scholarly book attacking a complex problem area that is not susceptible to the traditional quantitative methods. It is helpful to the communication process that Richards has been able to use both governmental and corporate examples to illustrate his approach and technique. His comprehensive bibliography is another useful contribution for the interested reader and scientist. His work can reasonably be termed pioneering and path-breaking. -- Murray A. Geisler, Logistics Management Institute Systems Research and Information Science The basic theme of the work is an important one for operational research, namely the influence of constraints rather than objectives in policy formulation. -- Murray A. Geisler, Logistics Management Institute Journal Of The Operational Research Society The book makes excellent reading and is almost certainly on the right lines for the future of management science, although there may be many different ways of achieving the goals that are set. The important thing perhaps is the attitude of mind, the analytic skill and the flexibility that is so important, and that is admirably represented in this very readable book. Systems Research and Information Science The book makes excellent reading and is almost certainly on the right lines for the future of management science, although there may be many different ways of achieving the goals that are set. The important thing perhaps is the attitude of mind, the analytic skill and the flexibility that is so important, and that is admirably represented in this very readable book. Systems Research and Information Science A highly scholarly book attacking a complex problem area that is not susceptible to the traditional quantitative methods. It is helpful to the communication process that Richards has been able to use both governmental and corporate examples to illustrate his approach and technique. His comprehensive bibliography is another useful contribution for the interested reader and scientist. His work can reasonably be termed pioneering and path-breaking. -- Murray A. Geisler, Logistics Management Institute Systems Research and Information Science The basic theme of the work is an important one for operational research, namely the influence of constraints rather than objectives in policy formulation. -- Murray A. Geisler, Logistics Management Institute Journal Of The Operational Research Society
