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Quantitative methods for business / David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams

By: Anderson, David R. (David Ray), 1941-.
Contributor(s): Sweeney, Dennis J [(j.a.)] | Williams, Thomas A. (Thomas Arthur), 1944-.
Publisher: Australia : South-Western College Pub., c2001Edition: 8th ed.Description: xxi, 757 p. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0324044992.Subject(s): Management scienceDDC classification: 658.4033
Contents:
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
Summary: 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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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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