Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis A Practical Introduction to Management Science, Revised (with Interactive Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM, Microsoft Project 2007, Crystal Ball Pro Printed Access Card)

by Ragsdale, Cliff

• ISBN13: 9780324656633
• ISBN10: 0324656637
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-12
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Cliff Ragsdale is an innovator of the spreadsheet teaching revolution and is highly regarded in the field of management science. The revised fifth edition of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS retains the elements and philosophy that has made its past editions so successful. New topics have been added as well as examples that are relevant to decision making in today's business world. This version of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS has been updated for use with Microsoft? Office Excel? 2007. It provides succinct instruction in the most commonly used management science techniques and shows how these tools can be implemented using the most current version of Excel? for Windows. This text also focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Modeling and Decision Analysis

Introduction to Optimization and Linear Programming

Modeling and Solving LP Problems in a Spreadsheet

Sensitivity Analysis and the Simplex Method

Network Modeling

Integer Linear Programming

Goal Programming and Multiple Objective Optimization

Nonlinear Programming & Evolutionary Optimization

Regression Analysis

Discriminant Analysis

Time Series Forecasting

Introduction to Simulation using Crystal Ball

Queuing Theory

Project Management

Decision Analysis

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