Making Management Decisions
2nd Edition
Published on 1. April 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-13-543406-2 (ISBN)
Description
A long-time market leader in this discipline, Slack has set the standards in Operations Management which other textbooks seek to emulate. Expert authorship, an engaging writing style, and an interesting collection of cases combine to communicate the importance of managing operations and processes within a successful organisation.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-543406-2 (9780135434062)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
DECISIONS AND MANAGEMENT.
1. Decision Making in Management.
THE DECISION MAKERS.
2. Individual Decision Behaviour.
3. The Social Context.
4. Decisions within the Organization.
DECISION MODELLING.
5. Modelling Decisions.
6. Modelling Uncertainty with Decision Trees.
7. Modelling Preference.
DECISION PRACTICE.
8. Getting Objectives Straight.
9. Understanding the Problem.
10. Generating the Options.
11. Evaluating the Options.
12. Making a Choice.
Appendix.
Index.
Acknowledgements.
DECISIONS AND MANAGEMENT.
1. Decision Making in Management.
THE DECISION MAKERS.
2. Individual Decision Behaviour.
3. The Social Context.
4. Decisions within the Organization.
DECISION MODELLING.
5. Modelling Decisions.
6. Modelling Uncertainty with Decision Trees.
7. Modelling Preference.
DECISION PRACTICE.
8. Getting Objectives Straight.
9. Understanding the Problem.
10. Generating the Options.
11. Evaluating the Options.
12. Making a Choice.
Appendix.
Index.