MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS

Abstract

This paper describes management control systems by considering the management functions of control and decision making. These are related to the objective and functions of a management control system. The problem areas of performance measurement, the language barrier between manager and system, and the costs of such systems are described. An introduction to feedback control systems is included as an appendix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0409862

Entities

People

  • James T. Farmer

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Business Administration
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Data Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Language
  • Measurement
  • Personnel Management
  • Production Control

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