George Dantzig Is Important in the History of Management Science

question 11

Multiple Choice

George Dantzig is important in the history of management science because he developed

• A)the scientific management revolution.
• B)World War II operations research teams.
• C)the simplex method for linear programming.
• D)powerful digital computers.

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Feedback Inhibition

A regulatory mechanism in which the end product of a metabolic pathway inhibits an upstream process, thus controlling the rate of the pathway.

Metabolic Pathway

A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell that leads to the conversion of one or more substances into another.

Inhibitor

A substance that slows down or prevents a particular chemical reaction or other processes, such as an enzyme's activity in biochemical reactions.

Cellular Respiration

A series of metabolic processes that convert food into energy in the form of ATP in the cells of living organisms.