Book Reviews

Rosenhead, Jonathan, ed. 1989, Rational Analysis for a Problematic World: Problem Structuring Methods for Complexity, Uncertainty, and Conflict , John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, England, 386 pp., $47.95—reviewed by Hugh J. MiserWest, Mike and Harrison, Jeff 1989, Bayesian Forecasting and Dynamic Models , Springer-Verlag, New York, 704 + xxi pp., $56.00—reviewed by Peter LenkSuzue, Toshio and Kohdate, Akira 1990, Variety Reduction Program: A Production Strategy for Product Diversification , Productivity Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 164 pp., $59.95—reviewed by B. R. FeiringAhmadian, Ahmad; Affifi, Rasoul; and Chandler, William 1990, Readings in Production and Operations Management , Allyn and Bacon, Boston, London, Sydney, Toronto, 388 pp., $15.00—reviewed by Germaine H. SaadMcArthur, Charles W. 1990, Operations Analysis in the US Army Eighth Air Force in World War II , American Mathematical Society, Providence, Rhode Island, xxiv + 349 pp., $81.00 ($49.00 to members)—reviewed by Joseph F. McCloskey, Professor EmeritusRobson, Ross E., ed. 1990, The Quality and Productivity Equation: American Corporate Strategies for the 1990's , Productivity Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 338 + xx pp., $29.95—reviewed by Darrell RadsonCheckland, Peter and Scholes, Jim 1990, Soft Systems Methodology in Action , John Wiley and Sons, New York, 329 pp., $49.95—reviewed by Susan A. Sherer