The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and at immense cost to the nation.
Anthony Stafford BeerA stochastic process is about the results of convolving probabilities-which is just what management is about, as well.
Anthony Stafford BeerPolicy-making, decision-taking, and control: These are the three functions of management that have intellectual content.
Anthony Stafford BeerThe purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do.
Anthony Stafford Beer