Introduction to Management Science
6th Edition
Published on 19. August 1998
Book
Mixed media product
880 pages
978-0-13-918103-0 (ISBN)
Description
For a course on Management Science, Quantitative Methods or Decision Models, this widely adopted text presents an accessible introduction to the techniques and applications of management science. This text science is designed to make the subject easy to understand, interesting and accessible for students with limited mathematical background or skills. The author focuses on management science not only as a collection of techniques and processes, but as a philosophy and method for approaching problems in a logical manner.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1783 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-918103-0 (9780139181030)
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Content
1. Management Science.
2. Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution.
3. Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis.
4. Linear Programming: Modeling Examples.
5. The Simplex Solution Method.
6. Transportation and Assignment Problems.
7. Integer Programming.
8. Multicriteria Decision Making.
9. Nonlinear Programming.
10. Network Flow Models.
11. Project Management.
12. Probability and Statistics.
13. Decision Analysis and Game Theory.
14. Markov Analysis.
15. Queuing Analysis.
16. Simulation.
17. Forecasting.
18. Inventory Management.
19. The Manager and Management Science: Information Systems.
Appendix A: Normal Table.
Appendix B: Setting Up and Editing a Spreadsheet.
Appendix C: The Poisson and Exponential Distributions..
Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Glossary.
Index.
2. Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution.
3. Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis.
4. Linear Programming: Modeling Examples.
5. The Simplex Solution Method.
6. Transportation and Assignment Problems.
7. Integer Programming.
8. Multicriteria Decision Making.
9. Nonlinear Programming.
10. Network Flow Models.
11. Project Management.
12. Probability and Statistics.
13. Decision Analysis and Game Theory.
14. Markov Analysis.
15. Queuing Analysis.
16. Simulation.
17. Forecasting.
18. Inventory Management.
19. The Manager and Management Science: Information Systems.
Appendix A: Normal Table.
Appendix B: Setting Up and Editing a Spreadsheet.
Appendix C: The Poisson and Exponential Distributions..
Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Glossary.
Index.