Students see how concepts and techniques are applied in real organizations

UPDATED! Information and resources ensure that students have the most current and comprehensive understanding of quantitative analytics and management science.
UPDATED! Contemporary problems and review questions reflect the present-day state of quantitative business methods, encouraging students to examine key concepts from a real-world perspective.
REVISED! An emphasis on model building and computer applications shows how concepts are used in business.

Transportation, assignment, and network models are together in one chapter, focused on modeling with linear programming.
Specialized algorithms for the transportation, assignment, and network methods are combined into a single online module for a cohesive learning experience.

EXPANDED! QA in Action boxes illustrate how real organizations use quantitative analytics to solve problems.
EXPANDED! Modeling in the Real World boxes demonstrate the application of the quantitative analysis approach to every technique discussed in the book.
UPDATED! Case Studies provide additional challenging managerial applications.
REVISED! A warm introduction to business analytics gives students a preview of the concepts covered in the text.

Students develop and check their understanding of each topic, so that they can study efficiently and effectively

UPDATED! Procedure boxes summarize complex quantitative techniques, presenting them as a series of digestible steps.
REVISED! Solved Problems, located at the end of each chapter, serve as models for students’ homework problems.
UPDATED! Discussion Questions test students’ comprehension of concepts covered in each chapter.
EXPANDED! Applications-oriented problems in every chapter evaluate students’ abilities to solve exam-type problems. This edition includes 26 new problems.
REVISED! Glossaries at the end of each chapter define key terms covered in the text.
EXPANDED! Key Equations are listed at the end of each chapter for review.
UPDATED! End-of-chapter bibliographies provide a selection of current, relevant books and articles for further learning.
EXPANDED! Internet Homework Problems on the companion website offer additional practice.

By leveraging computer applications like Excel^® 2016, students can spend less time on the mechanics and more time on interpretation and comprehension

UPDATED! Microsoft^® Excel 2016 is incorporated throughout the chapters, providing screenshots to make calculations easily accessible to students.
EXPANDED! The Companion Website, located at www.pearsonhighered.com/render, contains a variety of resources to help students master the material in the course. These include the following:

EXPANDED! For examples in the text, data files are available in Excel, Excel QM, and POM-QM for Windows. This helps students become familiar with the software, and it helps them understand the input and formulas necessary for working the examples.
Internet Homework Problems. In addition to the end-of-chapter problems in the textbook, there are additional problems that instructors may assign.
Additional Case Studies are available for most chapters, guiding students through cases such as personnel decisions at Chase Manhattan Bank or curtailment plans for a natural gas company.
UPDATED! POM-QM for Windows. Developed by Howard Weiss, this very user-f

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