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Impact of systems techniques on the planning process
Author(s) -
Major David C.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr008i003p00766
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , process (computing) , computer science , resource planning , resource (disambiguation) , operations research , control (management) , management science , process management , environmental resource management , engineering , environmental science , computer network , programming language , operating system , artificial intelligence
The major impacts of systems techniques on the planning process in the North Atlantic regional water resources study are described. The techniques discussed are an input‐output‐based demand projection model and a mathematical programing supply model. The impacts discussed relate to the coordination and control of the planning process, the consideration of multiple objectives, the assessment of uncertainty, the efficiency of planning, the scope for the exercise of judgment, and the opportunity for a planning process continued beyond the final report. The writer concludes that the impact of systems techniques has been positive and recommends that no major water resource planning efforts be undertaken in the future without a commitment to the use of systems techniques.