THE OBJECTIVES OF TIMS.

The article discusses the mission and objectives of The Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS). The author discusses the two-person game theory of John von Neumann, and the fact that von Neumann's breakthroughs came from his study of quantum mechanics rather than management science. The author states that von Neumann was one of the earliest scientists to recognize the importance of electronic computers. Leslie Edie, of the Port of New York Authority, was awarded the Lanchester Prize by the Operations Research Society of America for his paper on "Traffic Delays at Toll Booths." An article by Smiddy and Naum that addresses the evolution of management science in the U.S. is cited. Frederick Winslow Taylor is referenced for promoting an archaic, engineering-based form of management science.