Management Science Thinking
1. Emphasize the elements of management science thinking
a. Reasoning with models
b. How to use data
c. Assumptions
d. Objectives, alternatives and constraints
e. Omnipresence of variability
f. Measuring and modeling variability
2. Incorporate more concepts, fewer recipes and derivations
3. Foster active learning through problem solving.
-- Matt Bailey, ORMS Today (2010 August)