INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
BY ANDERSON 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE QUESTION BANK VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ scientific approach. Answer: The initial impetus came early in
World War II, when large numbers of scientists were called upon to
apply a ______________________ to the management of the war effort
Page 3for the allies
◉ business, industry, government. Answer: By the early 1950s,
substantial applications of management science were being seen in a
variety of organizations such as in _________
◉ management science. Answer: Is a discipline that attempts to aid
managerial decision making by applying a scientific approach to
managerial problems that involve quantitative factors.
◉ management science. Answer: The careful, objective study of
management decisions and procedures in order to improve the
operation of businesses and organizations.
,◉ management science. Answer: The careful, objective study of
management decisions and procedures in order to improve the
operation of businesses and organizations.
◉ linear programming problems. Answer: Another landmark event
in the history of management science was the discovery in 1947 by
George Dantzig of the simplex method for solving ____________
◉ computer revolution. Answer: Another factor that gave great
impetus to the growth of the discipline ever since that time was the
onslaught of the _______________
◉ operations research. Answer: consists of mathematical model
building and other applications of quantitative techniques to
managerial problems
◉ operations research. Answer: The traditional name given to the
discipline of management science and the one that still is widely
used today outside of business schools
◉ operations research. Answer: This name was applied because the
teams of scientists in World War II were doing "research" on how to
manage military "operations"
, ◉ World War II. Answer: Management science began its rapid
development during __________ with the name operations research
◉ analytics. Answer: Sometimes called "business analytics" when
dealing with business problems, this is another discipline that is
closely related to management science
◉ analytics. Answer: the science of fact-based decision making
◉ analytics. Answer: A term describing the extensive use of data,
statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive
models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions.
◉ analytics. Answer: Like MS, this attempts to aid managerial
decision-making but with particular emphasis on its three types of
analysis
◉ descriptive analytics. Answer: the use of data to understand past
and current business performance and make informed decisions
◉ descriptive analytics. Answer: the use of data (sometimes massive
amounts of data) to analyze trends
BY ANDERSON 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE QUESTION BANK VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ scientific approach. Answer: The initial impetus came early in
World War II, when large numbers of scientists were called upon to
apply a ______________________ to the management of the war effort
Page 3for the allies
◉ business, industry, government. Answer: By the early 1950s,
substantial applications of management science were being seen in a
variety of organizations such as in _________
◉ management science. Answer: Is a discipline that attempts to aid
managerial decision making by applying a scientific approach to
managerial problems that involve quantitative factors.
◉ management science. Answer: The careful, objective study of
management decisions and procedures in order to improve the
operation of businesses and organizations.
,◉ management science. Answer: The careful, objective study of
management decisions and procedures in order to improve the
operation of businesses and organizations.
◉ linear programming problems. Answer: Another landmark event
in the history of management science was the discovery in 1947 by
George Dantzig of the simplex method for solving ____________
◉ computer revolution. Answer: Another factor that gave great
impetus to the growth of the discipline ever since that time was the
onslaught of the _______________
◉ operations research. Answer: consists of mathematical model
building and other applications of quantitative techniques to
managerial problems
◉ operations research. Answer: The traditional name given to the
discipline of management science and the one that still is widely
used today outside of business schools
◉ operations research. Answer: This name was applied because the
teams of scientists in World War II were doing "research" on how to
manage military "operations"
, ◉ World War II. Answer: Management science began its rapid
development during __________ with the name operations research
◉ analytics. Answer: Sometimes called "business analytics" when
dealing with business problems, this is another discipline that is
closely related to management science
◉ analytics. Answer: the science of fact-based decision making
◉ analytics. Answer: A term describing the extensive use of data,
statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive
models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions.
◉ analytics. Answer: Like MS, this attempts to aid managerial
decision-making but with particular emphasis on its three types of
analysis
◉ descriptive analytics. Answer: the use of data to understand past
and current business performance and make informed decisions
◉ descriptive analytics. Answer: the use of data (sometimes massive
amounts of data) to analyze trends
