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Dewey Class	510
Title	What Mathematics Can Do for You ([Ebook]) : Essays and Tips from Japanese Industry Leaders / edited by Yoshikazu Giga, Toshiyuki Kobayashi.
Author	Giga, Yoshikazu
Added Personal Name	Kobayashi, Toshiyuki. , 1962-
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	Tokyo : Springer Japan
Publication	, 2013.
Physical Details	VIII, 146 pages, 64 illus., 41 illus. in color. : online resource.
ISBN	9784431543466
Summary Note	Japan is a tiny country that occupies only 0.25% of the worldâs total land area. However, this small country is the worldâs third largest in economy: the Japanese GDP is roughly equivalent to the sum of any two major countries in Europe as of 2012. This book is a first attempt to ask leaders of top Japanese companies, such as Toyota, about their thoughts on mathematics. The topics range from mathematical problems in specific areas (e.g., exploration of natural resources, communication networks, finance) to mathematical strategy that helps a leader who has to weigh many different issues and make decisions in a timely manner, and even to mathematical literacy that ensures quality control. The reader may notice that every article reflects the authorsâ way of life and thinking, which can be evident in even one sentence. This book is an enlarged English edition of the Japanese book What Mathematics Can Do for You: Â Essays and Tips from Japanese Industry Leaders. In this edition we have invited the contributions of three mathematicians who have been working to expand and strengthen the interaction between mathematics and industry. The role of mathematics is usually invisible when it is applied effectively and smoothly in science and technology, and mathematical strategy is often hidden when it is used properly and successfully. The business leaders in successful top Japanese companies are well aware of this invisible feature of mathematics in applications aside from the intrinsic depth of mathematics. What Mathematics Can Do for You ultimately provides the reader an opportunity to notice what is hidden but key to business strategy.:
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users).
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54346-6
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Industrial management — Japan . Industrial management — Mathematics. . Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics . Mathematics . Mathematics Education . Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences . Authors: editor . Giga, Yoshikazu . Kobayashi, Toshiyuki. 1962- . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Classification: 510 . 510 (DDC 23) .

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