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Quantitative Analysis for Management, 11/e

Quantitative Analysis for Management, 11/e

Author(s):
  • Barry Render
  • Ralph M. Stair Jr.
  • Michael E. Hanna
  • T.N Badri
    • Author: Barry Render
    • ISBN:9788131761649
    • Price: Rs. 499.00
    • Pages:688
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


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    The eleventh edition of Quantitative Analysis for Management places an emphasis on model building and computer applications to show students how the techniques presented in the text are actually used in business today. New examples and case studies show how theory, concepts, and principles can be translated into practical application by organizations around the world.

    Table of Content

    PREFACE
    1. Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
    2. Probability Concepts and Applications
    3. Decision Analysis
    4. Regression Models
    5. Forecasting
    6. Inventory Control Models
    7. Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods
    8. Linear Programming Applications
    9. Transportation and Assignment Models
    10. Integer Programming, Goal Programming, and Nonlinear Programming
    11. Network Models
    12. Project Management
    13. Waiting Lines and Queuing Theory Models
    14. Simulation Modeling
    15. Markov Analysis
    16. Statistical Quality Control
    APPENDICES
    INDEX
     
    ONLINE MODULES
    MODULE 1 Analytic Hierarchy Process
    MODULE 2 Dynamic Programming
    MODULE 3 Decision Theory and the Normal Distribution
    MODULE 4 Game Theory
    MODULE 5 Mathematical Tools: Determinants and Matrices
    MODULE 6 Calculus-Based Optimization
    MODULE 7 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method

    Salient Features

    • Modeling in the Real World boxes demonstrate the application of the quantitative analysis approach to every technique discussed in the book.
    • Problems included in every chapter are application-oriented and test the student’s ability to solve exam-type problems.
    • Procedure boxes summarize the more complex quantitative techniques, presenting them as a series of easily understandable steps.
    • History boxes provide interesting asides related to the development of techniques and the people who originated them.
    • QA in Action boxes illustrate how real organizations use quantitative analysis to solve problems.
    • Online modules provide additional coverage of topics in quantitative analysis.