Operations management - from Taylor to Toyota - and Beyond?

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The core of operations management converges with many interfaces such as strategy and marketing, engineering, organisational behaviour, industrial engineering, information management, purchasing and logistics, economics and accounting. Businesses have been using operations management techniques successfully throughout the 1980's and new theories are being put into practice during the 1990's.

Operations Research, Methods, Management science

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Diversity opens doors to all: a multicultural focus helps stimulate more critical thinking

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Diversity in admissions is scarcely a generation old, but has already enriched the learning environment for both minorities and non-minorities. Labels and sub-groups help undergraduates find a comfortable social 'fit,' and most classrooms benefit from a diversity of student viewpoints.

Social aspects, Column, Appreciation, Affirmative action, College admissions, Minority college students, Reverse discrimination in education, Reverse educational discrimination

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