A classical issue difficult to find (we have just few copies), which opens an important path in Latin American Systems Thinking

Sistémica is a journal, edited in English and Spanish by The Andean Institute of Systems – IAS, aiming to disseminate concepts, techniques, methods and methodologies from Systems Thinking (Systems Engeneering, Operations Research, Systems Analysis, Decision Analysis, Cybernetics) and related disciplines (computing, informatics, telematics), applied in:

- Social Systems                                    - Political Systems

- Management systems                        - Economic Systems

- Holistic Medicine                               - Law Systems

- Technological Systems                       - Cultural System

Sistémica has arisen as a response to a world which management is becoming ever more difficult and complex. The emphasis of its articles is on the inter and transdisciplinary  application of Systems ideas to current problems, mainly in the cultural context of Latin America, but does however also include articles and transcriptions of research undertaken in other parts of the world as we consider them worthy of publishing due to their importance.

The expertise, academicism and experience of the members of is Editorial Executive Board and International Advisory Committe guarentee the state of thee art of the topics presented.

EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

Editor in Chief:
Ricardo A. Rodriguez- Ulloa, Andean Institute of Systems – IAS, Peru

Members:
Charles Francois, Argentinian Association of Systems and Cybernetics -GESI, Argentina  
Rafael Rodriguez- Delgado, Spaniard Society of General Systems – SESGE, Spain
Brian Wilson, University of Lancaster, England
Luis Lanata De Las Casas, International Liaisons with Industry, Banking and Services, Taliani Enterprise Group, Peru.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Latin America
Enrique Herrscher, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lin C. Cheng, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sigmar Malvezzi, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Gustavo Gonzáles, University of the Andes, Colombia
Warner Carvajal, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Osvaldo García, Chilean Systems Society, Chile
José Gonzáles, University of the Pacific, Perú
David Ritchie, Graduate School of Business (ESAN), Peru
Ramsés Fuenmayor, University of the Andes, Venezuela

North America
Louis Jacques Filion, University of Quebec, Canada
Robert Plant, University of Miami, USA
Eulogio Romero – Simpson, University of Miami, USA
Anna Vari, State University of New York, USA
George R. Widmeyer, University of Southern California, USA

Europe
Peter B. Checkland, University of Lancaster, England
Raúl Espejo, University of Aston, England
Michael C. Jackson, University of Hull, England
Laszlo Fekete-Szucks, Hungary
István Kiss, Buro of Systems Analysis, Hungary
Nimal Jarayatna, University of  Heriot - Watt,  Scotland
Alberto Requena, University of Murcia, Spain
Fernando Sáez – Vacas, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
Ingolf Banberger, Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, the Netherlands
Hans P. Borman, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
Ivo Banic, Institute for Economic Research, Yugoslavia
Marko Bohanec, Jozef Stefan Institute, Yugoslavia

Far East
Hiroschi Deguchi, Internatinal University of Japan, Japan
Nobuo Icharaku, University of Musashi, Japan
Ken Senoh, Institute for Areal Studies, Japan

Contents
(162 pp.)

Dedication 
Editorial, Ricardo A . Rodríguez Ulloa, Instituto Andino de Sistemas - IAS, Perú

THEME I: Social Systems
Social Systems and Quality of Life, Rafael Rodríguez Delgado, Sociedad Española de Sistemas Generales (SESGE), Spain

The Wave - Tide Model, Enrique Herrscher, Asociación Argentina de Sistemas Generales y Cibernética (GESI), Argentine

THEME II: Management Science
The Systems Movement and the "Failure" of Management Science, Peter B. Checkland, Universidad of Lancaster, England

Present Situation and Future Prospects of Management Science, Michael C. Jackson, Universidad of Hull, England

A First Approximation of Beer´s Model in a Peruvian Enterprise, José Quispe y David Ritchie, Escuela de Negocios para Graduados (ESAN), Peru

Methodology to Define Weltanscahuungen (MDW): An Intervention in a Peruvian Enterprise, Ricardo A. Rodríguez Ulloa, Instituto Andino de Sistemas - IAS, Peru

THEME III: Holistic Medicine
Systemic View of Traditional Medicine: Its Liaison and Differences with the Principles of Scientific Medicine, Fernando Cabieses, Instituto Neurológico de Lima, Peru

THEME IV: Socio - Cultural Systems
The Informal System and the Socio-Cultural Values of the Peruvian: Divergences and Affinities, Jorge Fernández Baca, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru

Understanding the Organizational Culture: A Soft Systems Perspective, Lynda Davies, University of Griffiths, Australia / England

Cibernetics and Andean Agriculture Management, John Earls, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Peru / Australia

THEME V: Artificial Intelligence
DEX: An Expert System Shell for Decision Support, Marko Bohanec y Vlado Rajkovic, Jozef Stefan Institute, University of Ljublajana, Yugoslavia

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THEMES THAT SISTEMICA PRESENTS

The themes that Sistémica presents are related to: 

Analysis and Dsign Methologies of  Infortion Systems
Caotic Systems
Cibernetics
Data Bases
Decision upport Systems
Economic Systems
Expert Systems
Holistic Medicine and Health Systems
Law Systems
Operations Research
Petri Neural Networks
Political Systems
Socio-Cultural Sytems
Socio-Technical Systems
Soft ystems Meeethodology
Strategic and Control Management Systems
Systems Analysis
Systems Dinamics
Systems Engineering

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