"1) Barry Render, Charles Harwood Professor of Management Science


Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College


2) Ralph M. Stair, Jr., Professor of Information and Management Sciences, Florida State University


3) Michael E. Hanna, Professor of Decision Sciences,


University of Houston-Clear Lake


4) T. N. BADRI, Associate Professor at Rajalakshmi School of Business"


 

"Chapter 1 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis


Chapter 2 Probability Concepts and Applications


Chapter 3 Decision Analysis


Chapter 4 Regression Models


Chapter 5 Forecasting


Chapter 6 Inventory Control Models


Chapter 7 Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods


Chapter 8 Linear Programming Applications


Chapter 9 Transportation, Assignment, and Network Models


Chapter 10 Integer Programming, Goal Programming, and Nonlinear Programming


Chapter 11 Project Management


Chapter 12 Waiting Lines and Queuing Theory Models


Chapter 13 Simulation Modeling


Chapter 14 Markov Analysis


Chapter 15 Statistical Quality Control


Online Modules


1 Analytic Hierarchy Process M1-1


2 Dynamic Programming M2-1


3 Decision Theory and the Normal


Distribution M3-1


4 Game Theory M4-1


5 Mathematical Tools: Determinants


and Matrices M5-1


6 Calculus-Based Optimization M6-1


7 Linear Programming: The Simplex


Method M7-1


8 Transportation, Assignment, and


Network Algorithms M8-1"


 

"1) An introduction to business analytics is provided.


2) Excel 2013 is incorporated in all the chapters.


3) The transportation, assignment, and network models have been combined into one chapter (that is,


Chapter 9) focused on modeling with linear programming.


4) Specialized algorithms for the transportation, assignment, and network methods have been combined


into Online Module 8.


5) New examples, over 25 problems, 8 QA in Action applications, 4 Modeling in the Real World features,


and many new case studies have been added throughout the textbook. Other problems and case studies


have been updated."