journal Management Science. He explains that "The adjective 'wicked' is supposed to describe the mischievous and even evil quality of these problems, where...

The C10k problem is the problem of optimizing network sockets to handle a large number of clients at the same time. The name C10k is a numeronym for concurrently...

within three areas: service level management, capacity management, and problem management. In the service level management area, performance engineering is...

The problem of evil is the philosophical question of how to reconcile the existence of evil and suffering with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient...

Problem gambling, ludopathy, or ludomania is repetitive gambling behavior despite harm and negative consequences. Problem gambling may be diagnosed as...

typically handle straightforward and simple problems while "possibly using some kind of knowledge management tool." This includes troubleshooting methods...

technological problem-solving ability of engineering and the organizational, administrative, legal and planning abilities of management in order to oversee...

fully documented version produced in 1995. Early versions included problem management guidance but this was removed over time as the method became more...

smallest-circle problem (also known as minimum covering circle problem, bounding circle problem, least bounding circle problem, smallest enclosing circle problem) is...

don't prefer this management style. Main problems of community management, specifically related to water management, consist of potential maintenance issues...

The knapsack problem is the following problem in combinatorial optimization: Given a set of items, each with a weight and a value, determine which items...

Problem-Solving Group (PSG) is a team of problem management and technical support staff that is formed to investigate and diagnose a recurring IT problem...

and meaningful management decisions by arriving at optimal or near-optimal solutions to sometimes complex decision problems. Management scientists help...

Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from...

Management science (or managerial science) is a wide and interdisciplinary study of solving complex problems and making strategic decisions as it pertains...

addressed. The ideal goal of anger management is to control and regulate anger so that it does not result in problems. Anger is an active emotion that calls...

trolley problems to study moral judgement, investigating topics like the role and influence of stress, emotional state, impression management, levels...

network flows", Management Science, 17 (3): 200–207, doi:10.1287/mnsc.17.3.200. Balinski, M. L. (1970), "On a selection problem", Management Science, 17 (3):...

as management science. Her first major project was to implement the stepping stone algorithm of Abraham Charnes to solve the machine loading problem, a...

The minimum-cost flow problem (MCFP) is an optimization and decision problem to find the cheapest possible way of sending a certain amount of flow through...

Interactive Programming Method for Solving the Multiple Criteria Problem". Management Science. 22 (6): 652. doi:10.1287/mnsc.22.6.652. Wierzbicki, A. P...

improvement services. Management consultants often bring their own proprietary methodologies or frameworks to guide the identification of problems and to serve...

Problems can arise during patch management, including buggy patches that either fail to fix their problem or introduce new issues. Patch management tools...

such as headaches, chest pain, fatigue, sleep problems, and depression. The process of stress management is a key factor that can lead to a happy and successful...

synchronized. Process management (computing) Lock convoy Sleeping barber problem TCP global synchronization Cache stampede "Thundering Herd Problem". The Jargon...

Configuration Management Release Management Incident Management & Service Desk Problem Management Change Management (ITSM) Within these processes activities...

cause of the problem rather than its effects. Root cause analysis is often used in proactive management to identify the root cause of a problem, that is,...

known as the marriage problem, the sultan's dowry problem, the fussy suitor problem, the googol game, and the best choice problem. Its solution is also...

In IT, a grey problem (or, gray problem) is a problem where the causing technology is unknown or unconfirmed. Common grey problems are: Intermittent errors;...

The quadratic knapsack problem (QKP), first introduced in 19th century, is an extension of knapsack problem that allows for quadratic terms in the objective...