Keyword: soft systems

Found 162 papers in total
Evaluating soft operational research: Some reflections on an apparently ‘unsuccessful’ implementation using a soft systems methodology based approach
Evaluating soft operational research: Some reflections on an apparently ‘unsuccessful’ implementation using a soft systems methodology based approach
2001,
This paper reflects on a case study in which a soft OR problem structuring approach,...
Planning for disaster: Developing a multi-agency counselling service
Planning for disaster: Developing a multi-agency counselling service
2000,
Multi-agency planning is becoming increasingly important to organisations, especially...
Decision-variable partitioning: An alternative modelling approach in soft systems methodology
Decision-variable partitioning: An alternative modelling approach in soft systems methodology
1999,
Creating human activity system models is an essential feature of Soft Systems...
Extending the process of comparison in soft systems methodology
Extending the process of comparison in soft systems methodology
1999,
Soft systems methodology is a leading interpretive approach to real-world problem...
Putting soft OR methods to work: The case of the business improvement project at PowerGen
Putting soft OR methods to work: The case of the business improvement project at PowerGen
1999,
In 1994 PowerGen, a UK electricity generating company, conducted a business...
Answering the right question
Answering the right question
1998,
The author's experience tells him three things: that close integration of thinking...
Transport policy and reality – can systems-based interviewing unravel the differences?
Transport policy and reality – can systems-based interviewing unravel the differences?
1998,
The rhetoric towards transport policy in the UK has fundamentally changed in recent...
Information Systems Provision: The contribution of Soft Systems Methodology
Information Systems Provision: The contribution of Soft Systems Methodology
1998,
Towards computer support of the soft systems methodology: An evaluation of the functionality and usability of an SSM toolkit
Towards computer support of the soft systems methodology: An evaluation of the functionality and usability of an SSM toolkit
1997,
In recent years a number of research projects have investigated computer support of...
Soft OR and management practice: A study of the adoption and use of Soft Systems Methodology
Soft OR and management practice: A study of the adoption and use of Soft Systems Methodology
1997,
The adoption and use of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) within management practice is...
A multi-disciplinary identification of issues associated with ‘contracting’ in market-oriented health service reforms
A multi-disciplinary identification of issues associated with ‘contracting’ in market-oriented health service reforms
1997,
Multi-disciplinary perspectives from operational research, management information...
Evaluating Alternative Indonesian Sea-Sovereignty Systems; An Exercise in Soft-Technology Transfer
Evaluating Alternative Indonesian Sea-Sovereignty Systems; An Exercise in Soft-Technology Transfer
1997,
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Richards Bay
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Richards Bay
1996,
The development of an information systems strategy for a mineral extraction and...
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Richards Bay
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Richards Bay
1996,
The development of an information systems strategy for a mineral extraction and...
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Richards Bay
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Richards Bay
1996,
The development of an information systems strategy for a mineral extraction and...
The use of soft systems methodology in the development of a simulation of out-patient services at Watford general hospital
The use of soft systems methodology in the development of a simulation of out-patient services at Watford general hospital
1996,
The effective and efficient provision of out-patient services may be assisted by the...
Corporate modelling at RAC motoring services
Corporate modelling at RAC motoring services
1996,
A model of RAC’s roadside operations was built using a new corporate modelling...
A learning experience with SSM-Using Soft Systems Methodology for the first time in primary schools
A learning experience with SSM-Using Soft Systems Methodology for the first time in primary schools
1996,
For isolating holistic improvement actions in case studies and management consultancy,...
A role for soft systems methodology in information systems development
A role for soft systems methodology in information systems development
1995,
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the use of soft systems methodology (SSM)...
Soft systems models for knowledge elicitation and representation
Soft systems models for knowledge elicitation and representation
1995,
The paper contends that the conceptual modes used in Soft Systems Methodology have an...
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Sainsbury’s
Putting soft Operational Research OR methods to work: Information systems strategy development at Sainsbury’s
1995,
The development of a new information systems (IS) strategy for a major UK food and...
Developing a methodology for multidisciplinary action research: A case study
Developing a methodology for multidisciplinary action research: A case study
1995,
This paper describes an approach taken to carrying out multidisciplinary action...
Disarming defences
Disarming defences
1994,
Accounts of ‘soft’ Operational Research methods tend to give a single...
Some recurring themes in using Soft Systems Methodology
Some recurring themes in using Soft Systems Methodology
1994,
The object of inquiry in this paper is all organisation-based M.Sc. student projects...
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