Physical -- Matter -- Human System Methodology: Theory has application

Author: Gu Jifa, Tang Xijin
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Based on more than ten years of research and practice, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the WSR (Physics-Logistics-Psychology) System Methodology. It first reviews the evolution of system methodologies, introduces the philosophical background of the WSR methodology, and explains the meanings of Physics, Logistics, and Psychology. It also provides a detailed description of the content, tasks in the process of WSR methodology, related supporting tools, and basic principles, while also introducing some international reviews and comparisons of the WSR methodology.
Next, it introduces the applications of WSR, covering multiple application projects conducted by the authors from 1993 to 2004, as well as some achievements of researchers at home and abroad in sustainable development and enterprise consulting. These applications vary in innovation due to differences in the target systems, as well as the backgrounds and cultures of the practitioners, enriching the WSR methodology.
This book can serve as a teaching material for faculty and graduate students in system science, systems engineering, management science and engineering, computer science, and related engineering and technology disciplines. It can also be used as a training and reference book for managers, engineering and technology professionals, and researchers.