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An Introduction to Management Science

quantitative approaches to decision making

Revised 13th ed.
  • 10 Want to read
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Provide your students with a sound conceptual understanding of the role that management science plays in the decision-making process with the latest edition of the book that has defined today's management science course: Anderson/Sweeney/Williams/Camm/Martin's An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making, Revised 13th Edition. The trusted market leader for more than two decades, the new edition of this text now reflects the latest developments in Microsoft Office Excel 2010. All data sets, applications and screen visuals throughout this REVISED 13th Edition reflect the details of Excel 2010 to accurately prepare your students to work with today's latest spreadsheet tools. The authors continue to provide unwavering accuracy with the book's proven applications-oriented approach and timely, powerful examples. The book's hallmark problem-scenario approach introduces each quantitative technique within an applications setting. Students must apply the management science model to generate solutions and recommendations for management. A comprehensive support package offers all the written and online time-saving support you need with trusted solutions written by the text authors to ensure accuracy. Students gain an understanding of today's most useful software applications with premium online content, including online chapters, LINGO software and Excel add-ins. Student even receive a copy of the popular Microsoft Project Professional 2010 on the text's accompanying CD. Trust the world leader An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making, Revised 13th Edition to provide the support your course and today's students need. The Student Essential Site PAC (Printed Access Card) that comes with the new book includes: Case Files, Example Files, Problem Files, Tutorials, Solvertable, Palisade DecisionTools (StatTools), Excel Tutorial. - Publisher.

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2011, South-Western Cengage Learning
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Table of Contents

About the authors
Introduction
An introduction to linear programming
Linear programming : sensitivity analysis and interpretation of solution
Linear programming applications in marketing, finance, and operations management
Advanced linear programming applications
Distribution and network models
Integer linear programming
Nonlinear optimization models
Project scheduling : PERT/CPM
Inventory models
Waiting line models
Simulation
Decision analysis
Multicriteria decisions
Time series analysis and forecasting
Markov processes
Linear programming : simplex method
Simplex-based sensitivity analysis and duality
Solution procedures for transportation and assignment problems
Minimal spanning tree
Dynamic programming
Appendixes.
Building spreadsheet models
Areas for the standard normal distribution
Values of e -2
References and bibliography
Self-test solutions and answers to even-numbered problems

Edition Notes

"Each new copy of the text contains a printed access code that grants access to the following resources: LINGO student edition, 5 optional chapters focusing on solution algorithms, Microsoft Office Excel worksheets for text examples, Microsoft Office Excel templates for inventory, waiting line, and simulation models, The Mangement Scientist, TreePlan Academic. Microsoft Office Project 2010 60-Day trial version is on a separate DVD-ROM packaged with each new copy of the text."--Back cover.

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Library of Congress
HD30.25 .A53 2012, HD30.25.A53 2012

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Hardcover
Pagination
xxx, 863 p. + 1 DVD-ROM
Number of pages
896
Dimensions
27 x x centimeters

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Open Library
OL24981085M
ISBN 10
1111532222
ISBN 13
9781111532222
LCCN
2010935955

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OL13342723W

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