An Introduction to Management Science Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making

by Anderson, David R.; Sweeney, Dennis J.; Williams, Thomas A.

• ISBN13: 9780324003215
• ISBN10: 0324003218
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-10
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Author Biography

David R. Anderson is Professor of Quantitative Analysis in the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiv
Chapter 1 Introduction	1	(29)
Chapter 2 An Introduction to Linear Programming	30	(58)
Chapter 3 Linear Programming: Sensitivity Analysis and Interpretation of Solution	88	(58)
Chapter 4 Linear Programming Applications	146	(71)
Chapter 5 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method	217	(46)
Chapter 6 Simplex-Based Sensitivity Analysis and Duality	263	(30)
Chapter 7 Transportation, Assignment, and Transshipment Problems	293	(73)
Chapter 8 Integer Linear Programming	366	(42)
Chapter 9 Network Models	408	(32)
Chapter 10 Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM	440	(40)
Chapter 11 Inventory Models	480	(62)
Chapter 12 Waiting Line Models	542	(45)
Chapter 13 Simulation	587	(56)
Chapter 14 Decision Analysis	643	(53)
Chapter 15 Muliticriteria Decision Problems	696	(44)
Chapter 16 Forecasting	740	(54)
Chapter 17 Markov Processes	794	(26)
Chapter 18 Dynamic Programming	820
Appendix A The Management Scientist Software	A-2	(3)
Appendix B Areas for the Standard Normal Distribution	A-5	(1)
Appendix C Values of e^(-Lambda)	A-6	(1)
Appendix D References and Bibliography	A-7	(2)
Appendix E Answers to Even-Numbered Problems	A-9	(12)
Appendix F Solutions to Self-Test Problems	A-21	(23)
Appendix G Linear Solving Problems with LINDO^(R)	A-44
Index	I1