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010 _a 2014957045
020 _a9781285866314 (hbk)
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100 1 _aAnderson, David R.
_q(David Ray),
_d1941-
_eauthor.
_96130
245 1 0 _aQuantitative methods for business /
_cDavid R. Anderson, University of Cincinnati; Dennis J. Sweeney, University of Cincinnati; Thomas A. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey D. Camm, University of Cincinnati; James J. Cochran, University of Alabama; Michael J. Fry, University of Cincinnati; Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, University of Iowa.
250 _aThirteenth edition.
264 _aBoston, MA, USA :
_bCengage Learning,
_c©2016.
300 _axxii, 914 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext.
_btext.
500 _aMost illustrations in blue, gray, and black.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 844-845) and index.
505 _aIntroduction to probability -- Probability distributions -- Decision analysis -- Utility and game theory -- Time series analysis and forecasting -- Introduction to linear programming -- Linear programming: sensitivity analysis and interpretation of solution -- Linear programming applications in marketing, finance, and operations management -- Distribution and network models -- Integer linear programming -- Advanced optimization applications -- Project scheduling: PERT/CPM -- Inventory models -- Waiting line models -- Simulation -- Markov processes.
520 _aYou don't have to be a mathematician to maximize the power of quantitative methods. Written for the current or future, business professional, Quantitative Methods for Business, 13th Edition makes it easy for you to understand how you can most effectively use quantitative methods to make smart, successful decisions. The book's hallmark problem-scenario approach guides you step by step through the application of mathematical concepts and techniques. Memorable real-life examples demonstrate how and when to use the methods found in the book, while instant online access provides you with Excel worksheets, LINGO, and the Excel add-in Analytic Solver Platform. The chapter on simulation includes a more elaborate treatment of uncertainty by using Microsoft Excel to develop spreadsheet simulation models. The new edition also includes a more holistic approach to variability in project management. Completely up to date, Quantitative Methods for Business, 13th Edition reflects the latest trends, issues, and practices from the field.
_bSuitable for the current-or future-business professional, this book makes it easy for you to understand how you can most effectively use quantitative methods to make smart, successful decisions. It guides you step by step through the application of mathematical concepts and techniques.
650 0 _aManagement science
_vTextbooks.
_92018
700 1 _aSweeney, Dennis J.,
_eauthor.
_96132
700 1 _aWilliams, Thomas A.
_q(Thomas Arthur),
_d1944-
_eauthor.
_96133
700 1 _aCamm, Jeffrey D.,
_d1958-
_eauthor.
_913185
700 1 _aCochran, James J.,
_eauthor.
_913186
700 1 _aFry, Michael J.,
_eauthor.
_913187
700 1 _aOhlmann, Jeffrey W.,
_eauthor.
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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