Text / Correspondence from Peter F. Drucker to Melvin L. Hurni, 1954-06-18

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Title: Correspondence from Peter F. Drucker to Melvin L. Hurni, 1954-06-18
Creator: Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005
Date Created and/or Issued: 1954-06-18
Publication Information: The Drucker Institute
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Drucker Archives
Rights Information: Courtesy of the Nova Southeastern University Archives, http://www.nova.edu/library/dl/. All rights are retained by The Drucker Institute. For permission to use this item, contact The Drucker Institute, https://www.drucker.institute/about/drucker-archives/
Description: This is a letter from Peter Drucker to Melvin L. Hurni. It discusses the use of math and the place of a mathematician in OR&S. Drucker believes that Operations Research and Synthesis is not just the application of mathematics to business, it is more complex. While one needs an understanding of logic and math, it is also important to have an understanding of business situations. In this situation, Drucker believes that the businessmen must learn more about mathematics, and that the mathematician must learn more about business. This letter contains handwritten corrections and Drucker's full original signature.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: dac01582
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dac/id/3849
Language: English
Subject: Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005
Letters
Mathematics
Management
Operations research
Hurni, Melvin L
Operations Research and Synthesis
Source: Copy of letter: Letter from Peter F. Drucker to Melvin L. Hurni, June 18, 1954; Courtesy of the Nova Southeastern University Archives; Box 38; Folder 4 Hurni, M. Correspondence 1954-1959; 3 pages
Relation: Drucker Archives - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/dac

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