Quantitative methods for business /
David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams
- 8th ed.
- Australia : South-Western College Pub., c2001
- xxi, 757 p. ; 27 cm.
Ch.1 Introduction. - Ch.2. Introduction to Probability. - Ch.3. Probability Distributions. - Ch.4. Decision Analysis. - Ch.5. Utility and Decision Making. - Ch.6. Forecasting. - Ch.7. Introduction to Linear Programming. - Ch.8. Linear Programming : Sensitivity Analysis and Interpretation of Solution. - Ch.9. Linear Programming Applications. - Ch.10. Transportation, Assignment, and Transshipment Problem. - Ch.11. Integer Linear Programming. - Ch.12. Project Scheduling : PERT/CPM. - Ch.13. Inventory Management: Independent Demand. - Ch.14. Inventory Management: Dependent Demand. - Ch.15. Waiting Line Models. - Ch.16. Simulation. - Ch.17. Maarkov Processes. - Ch.18. Multicriteria Decision Problems. - Appendixes A-G. - Index
The purpose of this eighth edition, as we previous editions, is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a conceptual understanding of the role that quantitative methods play in the decision-making process. The text describes the many quantitative methods that have been developed over the years, explains how they work, and shows how the decision maker can apply and interpret them. - Preface
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