Quantitative Concepts for Management
3rd Edition
Published on 1. April 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
800 pages
978-0-13-747049-5 (ISBN)
Description
This conceptual approach to management science emphasizes the use and interpretation of models and quantitative concepts in real-world problems - as opposed to mathematical algorithms used to produce solutions.
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Edition
3rd 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: 190 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-747049-5 (9780137470495)
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Content
1. An Introduction to Models. 2. Data and Models. 3. Constrained Optimization Models. 4. Formulation of Constrained Optimization Models. 5. Geometric Representation of the Linear Programming Model. 6. Linear Programs: Computer Analysis and Interpreting Sensitivity Output. 7. Special LP Topics: Duality, V(b) and V(c). 8. Management Science in Action: Optimizing Production, Marketing, and Distribution at PROTRAC. 9. Two Case Studies at PROTRAC Based on Computer Analysis of the Model. 10. Multiple Objectives and Goal Programming. 11. Integer Programming, Network Models, and Quadratic Programming. 12. Project Management: PERT and CPM. 13. Calculus-Based Optimization and an Introduction to Nonlinear Programming. 14. Decision Theory and Decision Trees. 15. Inventory Control with Known Demand. 16. Inventory Models with Probabilistic Demand. 17. Forecasting. 18. Simulation Models. 19. Queuing Models. 20. Dynamic Programming. Appendix: The Simplex Algorithm. Index.