An Introduction to Cybernetic Synergy

Index

Note: Italic page numbers refer to figures.

• Absolute and Comparative Advantage theories 186, 211

• accounting system 249, 250–252, 253

  • audit trail 249–250, 250

  • back-up, recovery, and fall-back and archival options 259

  • customs routines 258, 258

  • flow of goods 255–257

  • information security 259–262

  • internal control system 253–254

• Ackoff, Russell 83

• action limits 222, 223

• active DSS 72

• actuality concepts 44

• “adaptation” 83–84

• agricultural production systems 75

• ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Possible) 138

• Alcmaion of Croton 21

• algedonic alerts 33, 37

• algedonic feedback 196, 209

• algedonic loop 232

• “algedonic” metric 126

• Allende, Salvador 22, 24, 27, 28, 112, 123, 126, 158, 271

• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) 192

• American ...