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Quantitative methods : applications to managerial decision making / Robert E. Markland and James R. Sweigart..

By: Markland, Robert E.
Contributor(s): Sweigart, James R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Wiley, 1987Description: 827, 13 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0471878855.Subject(s): Management science | Operations researchDDC classification: 658.403
Contents:
Probability concepts -- Probability distributions -- Decision theory and utility theory -- Forecasting -- Introduction to linear programming and model formulation -- Graphical solution of linear programming problems -- The simplex method -- Postoptimality analysis -- Goal programming -- Transportation, transshipment and assignment problems -- Network models -- PERT/CPM -- Integer programming models -- Inventory analysis: Deterministic models -- Inventory analysis: Probabilistic models -- Waiting line models -- Simulation -- Dynamic programming -- Markov analysis -- Game theory -- Nonlinear programming - Calculus-based solution procedures -- Integretation and implementation of management science techniques in the decision framework.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658.403 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00012008
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A comprehensive, class-tested text covering all aspects of operations research/management science. Designed for students pursuing business careers requiring managerial ability and decision-making skills, it strongly emphasizes applications through numerous real-life examples and illustrations, chapter outlines, discussion questions, problem sets, and ``application reviews'' which describe scenarios involving actual companies that have benefited from each method discussed. The material is presented in a concise, straightforward manner at a suitable mathematical level, i.e., that of finite mathematics and basic algebra. The mathematical foundation for each quantitative method is clearly set forth and illustrated by means of examples. Appendixes contain brief reviews of calculus and matrix algebra. In addition, the text describes how to apply several well-known and readily available microcomputer software packages to operations research/management science problems. Also includes end-of-chapter glossaries, lists of references, tables, and diagrams.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Probability concepts -- Probability distributions -- Decision theory and utility theory -- Forecasting -- Introduction to linear programming and model formulation -- Graphical solution of linear programming problems -- The simplex method -- Postoptimality analysis -- Goal programming -- Transportation, transshipment and assignment problems -- Network models -- PERT/CPM -- Integer programming models -- Inventory analysis: Deterministic models -- Inventory analysis: Probabilistic models -- Waiting line models -- Simulation -- Dynamic programming -- Markov analysis -- Game theory -- Nonlinear programming - Calculus-based solution procedures -- Integretation and implementation of management science techniques in the decision framework.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Probability Concepts
  • Probability Distribution
  • Decision and Utility Theory
  • Forecasting
  • Introduction to Linear Programming and Model Formulation
  • Graphical Solution of Linear Programming Problems
  • The Simplex Method
  • Postoptimality Analysis
  • Goal Programming
  • Transportation, Transshipment, and Assignment Problems
  • Network Models
  • PERT/CPM
  • Integer Programming Models
  • Inventory Analysis: Deterministic Models
  • Inventory Analysis: Probabilistic Models
  • Waiting Line Models
  • Computer Simulation
  • Other Quantitative Models
  • Implementation and Integration of Management Science Techniques in the Decision Framework
  • Appendixes
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Robert E. Markland is the author of Quantitative Methods: Applications to Managerial Decision Making, published by Wiley. James R. Sweigart is the author of Quantitative Methods: Applications to Managerial Decision Making, published by Wiley.

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