When a manufacturing plant uses mathematical models to plan production schedules and to schedule equipment maintenance, it is drawing on a. the contingency approach. b. management science. c. TQM. d. administrative management. e. scientific management.

Management Science

Explanation:

The administration and management sciences are action and decision sciences, which are supported and articulated in the disciplines of exact sciences and human sciences

The administration and management sciences group disciplines such as finance, human resources, marketing, accounting, information systems, logistics, entrepreneurship, organizational theory, business strategy, marketing strategy, etc.