Fuzzy Systems for Management

Management organizations for companies and government must respond in a prompt and flexible manner to the large variety of frequently changing requirements of the modern market and society. Earlier management science methods like operations research and mathematical programming often took the approach of expressing problems in equations and solving them, but these tend to lack variety and flexibility and have taken form in which human beings supplement them. Various methods have been developed to systematize the parts that depend on human beings, improve the use of computers and make it possible for managers with little experience to use them. The fuzzy theory focuses on the general situation and generalization of the intelligent information processing of human beings and attempts to create models that simulate these. This book provides a guide to the basics of fuzzy management science, considering the significance, necessity and thinking behind the methodology and presenting an outline of fuzzy management science.