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Introduction to Management Science: A Modeling and Case Studies Approach with Spreadsheets

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1259918920
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1259918926
• Author: Dr. Hillier

The Sixth edition of Introduction to Management Science focuses on business situations, including prominent non-mathematical issues, the use spreadsheets, and involves model formulation and assessment more than model structuring. The text has three key elements: modeling, case studies, and spreadsheets. In addition to examples, nearly every chapter includes one or two case studies patterned after actual applications to convey the whole process of applying management science.

Table contents:

PART 1 The Essence of Management Science and Business Analytics
1 Introduction
2 Overview of the Analysis Process

PART 2 Models for Predictive Analytics
3 Classification and Prediction Models for Predictive Analytics
4 Predictive Analytics Based on Traditional Forecasting Methods

PART 3 Using Linear Programming to Perform Prescriptive Analytics
5 Linear Programming: Basic Concepts
6 Linear Programming: Formulation and Applications
7 The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets
8 What-If Analysis for Linear Programming
9 Network Optimization Problems

PART 4 Using Integer or Nonlinear Programming to Perform Prescriptive Analytics
10 Integer Programming
11 Nonlinear Programming

PART 5 Traditional Uncertainty Models for Performing Predictive or Prescriptive Analytics
12 Decision Analysis
13 Queueing Models
14 Computer Simulation: Basic Concepts
15 Computer Simulation with Analytic Solver

APPENDIXES
A Tips for Using Microsoft Excel for Modeling
B Partial Answers to Selected Problems

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