Editing Management science (section)

== History ==
Although management science as it exists now covers a myriad of topics having to do with coming up with solutions that increase the efficiency of a business, it was not even a field of study in the not too distant past. There are a number of businessmen and management specialists who can receive credit for the creation of the idea of management science. Most commonly, however, the founder of the field is considered to be [[Frederick Winslow Taylor]] in the early 20th century. Likewise, administration expert [[Luther Gulick (social scientist)|Luther Gulick]] and management expert [[Peter Drucker]] both had an impact on the development of management science in the 1930s and 1940s. Drucker is quoted as having said that, "the purpose of the corporation is to be economically efficient." This thought process is foundational to management science. Even before the influence of these men, there was [[Louis Brandeis]] who became known as "the people's lawyer". In 1910, Brandeis was the creator of a new business approach which he coined as "scientific management", a term that is often falsely attributed to the aforementioned Frederick Winslow Taylor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bridgman |first=Stephen Cummings and Todd |date=2021-11-15 |title=The Progressive Roots of Management Science |url=https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-progressive-roots-of-management-science/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=MIT Sloan Management Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

These men represent some of the earliest ideas of management science at its conception. After the idea was born, it was further explored around the time of World War II. It was at this time that management science became more than an idea and was put into practice. This sort of experimentation was essential to the development of the field as it is known today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Management Science {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/management-science#:~:text=with%20management%20science.-,HISTORY,developed%20during%20World%20War%20II. |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

The origins of management science can be traced to [[operations research]], which became influential during [[World War II]] when the Allied forces recruited scientists of various disciplines to assist with military operations. In these early applications, the scientists used simple mathematical models to make efficient use of limited technologies and resources. The application of these models to the corporate sector became known as management science.<ref name="UTK">[http://bus.utk.edu/soms/information/whatis_msci.html What is Management Science?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207155115/http://bus.utk.edu/soms/information/whatis_msci.html |date=2008-12-07 }} The University of Tennessee, 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2008.</ref>

In 1967 [[Stafford Beer]] characterized the field of management science as "the business use of operations research".<ref>[[Stafford Beer]] (1967). ''Management Science: The Business Use of Operations Research''</ref>