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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348240503321

Autore

Wyatt Ray.

Titolo

Computer-aided policymaking : lessons from strategic planning software / / Ray Wyatt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : E & FN Spon

New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-135-92030-3

0-444-87840-8

1-135-92031-1

1-280-16862-5

0-203-97925-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Disciplina

005.36

658.4/012/028553

Soggetti

Strategic planning - Computer programs

Business planning

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Silicon and Carbon; Chapter 2 Traditional Software; Chapter 3 Supporting Software; Chapter 4 Emerging Software; Chapter 5 Frontier Software Case I: CyberQuest; Chapter 6 Frontier Software Case II: STRAD; Chapter 7 Frontier Software Case III: Expert Choice; Chapter 8 Frontier Software Case IV: Strategizer; Chapter 9 A United Frontier?; Chapter 10 Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book will prove a unique source of information and instruction for anyone seeking to make better human-oriented policy, whether urban planner, business strategist, or manager in the field of education, health or welfare,Ingeniously Wyatt has created two books in one: the main text covers the types of software package available: mainstream software, peripheral software, innovative software, frontier software;



the lessons generated from the software are outlined in lesson boxes. Readers can use the text alone to familiarize themselves with the computer packages or read the boxes only, o