Development of man-machine simulation techniques.

Murray A. Geisler

Expert InsightsPublished 1960

A description of some of the features that favor the use of man-machine simulation in systems analysis that deals with problems in which the management control process of the system under study can significantly affect the system's cost or effectiveness. In this sense, the management control process is one of the alternative uses to which a system's resources can be allocated to produce a high level of system performance. It is shown that using man explicitly in the model of the system produces more valid results. Logistics systems fall into this category of systems analysis because they consist largely in management control processes, requiring policies, information systems, and organizational structures to be defined. An illustration of a man-machine simulation study from logistics is also given.

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  • Year: 1960
  • Pages: 18
  • Document Number: P-1945

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Geisler, Murray A., Development of man-machine simulation techniques. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1945.html.
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