(Foreword by Russell L. Ackoff, University of Pennsylvania) A number of my students have had their hackles up ever since the Guidelines appeared. They have been frustrated by their inability to do anything about them. Therefore, when an invitation to contribute to this discussion came to me, I...

This paper examines the development of management sciences in Peru, with particular reference to the introduction and diffusion of operations research in the 1960's. The reactions of government officials and executives in private industry to management science are analyzed. The educational and...