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Alioto, Robert F.; Jungherr, J. A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
Haggart, Sue A. – 1972
Current school district organization fails to provide the environment necessary to develop and use analytical techniques in educational planning. Current organization often acts as a barrier to the acceptance of the results of analysis. A program-oriented management system enhances the environment for systems analysis and promotes both the…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Planning, Management Systems
Mize, Joe H.; And Others – 1969
A production system simulator has been developed which is capable of simulating a wide variety of realistic manufacturing environments. The simulator is used as an aid in teaching the concepts of designing production control systems and as a research vehicle for investigating various aspects of control theory for production systems. This report…
Descriptors: Administration, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
SMITH, LESTER S. – 1967
THE EFFICIENT USE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES INVOLVES ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CHOICE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO IDENTIFY BASIC CONCEPTS INVOLVING THE ALLOCATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THE BUDGET IS EMPHASIZED AS A TOOL WITH WHICH THE DECISIONMAKER CAN FOCUS AND SHARPEN HIS GRASP OF…
Descriptors: Administrators, Budgeting, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness
Chuang, Ying C. – 1972
PPBS is a way to improve the methods used in planning, programing, budgeting, and evaluating Federal programs. Careful analysis of proposed expenditures and investments are an explicit part of the PPB system. The process of examining various alternatives in order to assure efficient and effective allocation of resources is known as cost analysis.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Expenditures
Drozda, W. – 1968
The objective of the study was to evaluate (1) the needs and resources available to local school districts in data processing; (2) the needs and resources available for regional data processing centers; and (3) the types of services, including programing packages, that would be offered by the regional data processing centers. The study analyzed…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Education Service Centers
City Univ. of New York, NY. Graduate School and Univ. Center. – 1971
The URBANDOC General Manual is the second volume of the final report of the URBANDOC Demonstration Project. All three volumes are concerned with the applicability of computerized documentation techniques to the literature of urban planning and renewal. The "General Manual" stands midway between the "Demonstration Report" (see…
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Information Processing
Carpenter, M. B.; Haggart, S. A. – 1969
Evaluating alternatives provides both the reason for and the technique of program budgeting for educational planning. The activities demanded by the program budgeting system allow systematic choosing of a preferred course of action. Within this system, alternatives are considered in the context of all other programs. This document presents…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Haggart, S. A.; Carpenter, M. B. – 1969
A fully developed planning, programing, and budgeting system comprises more than the program budget and its financial information; it is a system of analysis intended to assist the decisionmaker in choosing among alternative courses of action for the school district programs. Its most salient feature is its usefulness as a general analytical tool…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Administration
Cresswell, Anthony; And Others – 1980
The intent of this document is to describe approximately 30 management science and organizational behavioral techniques with practical applications in school business management. Each technique is described by the mechanics of using the technique, specific applications of the technique, and requirements and constraints in the use of the technique.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method