Written for students studying management science / operational research, Management Science in Practice takes a fundamental look at what management science is and how it can be practiced in today's management environment. In doing so, it: Provides an underlying philosophy of how organisations operate and how analysts interact with organisations Describes the analysis toolbox used by Management Science professionals Covers multi-methodology, problem structuring techniques and analysis techniques Offers guidance about the practicalities of real-life consulting and focuses on the key practical skills needed
Terry Williams is well known in the OR field and is currently a joint Editor of the Journal of the Operational Research Society. There are some textbooks on how to be a consultant. However these are general management consultancy books. They give a good general guidance but do not deal with the specific problems of OR/MS.
