• DocumentCode
    946575
  • Title

    Possible Applications of Information Theory to Management Control

  • Author

    Hopkins, Robert C.

  • Author_Institution
    System Dev. Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1961
  • fDate
    3/1/1961 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    48
  • Abstract
    Several areas of possible application of information theory are discussed: 1) communication in automation, 2) forecasting, and 3) production processes. In the production area, the following possible applications are examined: ``reduction of uncertainty´´ in raw materials and information content of a design. An example is given for a milling machine operation.
  • Keywords
    Automatic control; Automation; Communication system control; Information management; Information theory; Production; Raw materials; Research and development management; Response surface methodology; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2252
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRET-EM.1961.5007583
  • Filename
    5007583
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=946575