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Introduction to Management Science, 13th edition

  • Bernard W. Taylor

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Introduction to Management Science gives you a strong foundation in how to make decisions and solve complex problems using both quantitative methods and software tools.

In addition to new examples, problem sets and cases, the 13th Edition incorporates Excel® 2016 and other software resources. This helps your ability to leverage the technology you'll use throughout your career. By practicing these modeling techniques, you gain a useful framework for problem-solving that you can then apply in the workplace.

Published by Pearson (January 31st 2022) - Copyright © 2019

ISBN-13: 9780137503933

Subject: Operations Management

Category: Management Science

  1. Management Science
  2. Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution
  3. Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis
  4. Linear Programming: Modeling Examples
  5. Integer Programming
  6. Transportation, Transshipment, and Assignment Problems
  7. Network Flow Models
  8. Project Management
  9. Multicriteria Decision Making
  10. Nonlinear Programming
  11. Probability and Statistics
  12. Decision Analysis
  13. Queuing Analysis
  14. Simulation
  15. Forecasting
  16. Inventory Management

APPENDICES

  1. Normal and Chi-Square Tables
  2. Setting Up and Editing a Spreadsheet
  3. The Poisson and Exponential Distributions
  • Solutions to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems

The following items can be found on the companion website that accompanies this text:

  • Module A: The Simplex Solution Method
  • Module B: Transportation and Assignment Solution Methods
  • Module C: Integer Programming: The Branch and Bound Method
  • Module D: Nonlinear Programming Solution Techniques
  • Module E: Game Theory
  • Module F: Markov Analysis