Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making

Author: None
Publisher: Thomson Learning
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Best-selling text in the market. Introduction to Management Science, 9e blends problem formulation, managerial interpretation, and mathematical techniques with an emphasis on problem-solving. The problem-scenario approach introduces quantitative procedures through situations that include both problem formulation and technique application. Extensive linear programming coverage includes problem formulation, computer solution, and practical application. Text covers transportation, assignment, and the integer programming extension of linear programming, as well as advanced topics like waiting line models, simulation, and decision analysis. A large selection of problems includes self-test problems with complete solutions and 20 case problems. Excels spreadsheet appendices are included in this edition. As one of the best-selling management science textbooks, this 9th edition integrates management interpretation, mathematical techniques, and problem design to explain these elements, while placing a strong emphasis on problem-solving. The book features a large number of problems, including self-test problems with complete solutions and 20 case problems. Original title: Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making, 9th.