A Classic That Keeps on Delivering!
This highly-applauded bestseller is known for its student accessibility and real-world, decisionmaking focus. By emphasizing the importance of using the right mathematical models in business today, Quantitative Analysis for Management, Ninth Edition helps students learn to apply the right model at the right time. This new edition continues to deliver the tools that students need to secceed. Highlights include:
- Cohesive Treatment of Decision Models-All models for decision theory have been combined into one chapter. Decision trees and utility theory are now presented along with decision tables.
- New chapter on Regression Analysis-includes simple linear regression, multiple regression, and a brief discussion of nonlinear regression. Presents statistical inference on the overall model. Other topics include dummy or indicator vaiables, model building, and useful cautions and pitfalls on using regression analysis.
-Expanded Coverage of Forecasting-now includes the addictive approach to decomposition.
-Expanded Inventory Chapter-now includes just-in-time(JIT), materials requirements planing(MRP), and enterprise resource planning (ERP).
Chapter 1 Introduction to Quatitative Analysis
Chapter 2 Probability Concepts and Application
Chapter 3 Decision Analysis
Chapter 4 Regression Models
Chapter 5 Forecasting
Chapter 6 Inventory Models
Chapter 7 Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer
Methods
Chapter 8 Linear Programming Modeling Applications: With
Computer Analyses in Excel and QM for Windows
Chapter 9 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method
Chapter 10 Trasportation and Assignment Models
,etc.