Screen LibraryPractical management science /
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Cengage,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 6th edition. |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 824 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 809-813) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781337406659 1337406651 |
| Index Number: | T57 |
| CLC: | C931.1 |
| Call Number: | C931.1/W783/6th ed. |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction to Modeling -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2.A Capital Budgeting Example -- 1.3. Modeling versus Models -- 1.4.A Seven-Step Modeling Process -- 1.5.A Great Source for Management Science Applications: Interfaces -- 1.6. Why Study Management Science? -- 1.7. Software Included with This Book -- 1.8. Conclusion -- ch. 2 Introduction to Spreadsheet Modeling -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Basic Spreadsheet Modeling: Concepts and Best Practices -- 2.3. Cost Projections -- 2.4. Breakeven Analysis -- 2.5. Ordering with Quantity Discounts and Demand Uncertainty -- 2.6. Estimating the Relationship between Price and Demand -- 2.7. Decisions Involving the Time Value of Money -- 2.8. Conclusion -- Appendix Tips for Editing and Documenting Spreadsheets -- Case 2.1 Project Selection at Ewing Natural Gas -- Case 2.2 New Product Introduction at eTech -- ch. 3 Introduction to Optimization Modeling -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Introduction to Optimization -- 3.3.A Two-Variable Product Mix Model -- 3.4. Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.5. Properties of Linear Models -- 3.6. Infeasibility and Unboundedness -- 3.7.A Larger Product Mix Model -- 3.8.A Multiperiod Production Model -- 3.9.A Comparison of Algebraic and Spreadsheet Models -- 3.10.A Decision Support System -- 3.11. Conclusion -- Appendix Information on Optimization Software -- Case 3.1 Shelby Shelving -- ch. 4 Linear Programming Models -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Advertising Models -- 4.3. Employee Scheduling Models -- 4.4. Aggregate Planning Models -- 4.5. Blending Models -- 4.6. Production Process Models -- 4.7. Financial Models -- 4.8. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) -- 4.9. Conclusion -- Case 4.1 Blending Aviation Gasoline at Jansen Gas -- Case 4.2 Delinquent Accounts at GE Capital -- Case 4.3 Foreign Currency Trading -- ch. 5 Network Models -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Transportation Models -- 5.3. Assignment Models -- 5.4. Other Logistics Models -- 5.5. Shortest Path Models -- 5.6.N |