Introduction to Management Science, Global Edition, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (July 29, 2024) © 2024

  • Bernard W. Taylor Virginia Politechnic Institute and State University

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Title overview

Introduction to Management Science gives you a strong foundation in how to make decisions and solve complex problems using both quantitative methods and software tools.

In addition to new examples, problem sets and cases, the 13th Edition incorporates Excel® 2016 and other software resources. This helps your ability to leverage the technology you'll use throughout your career. By practicing these modeling techniques, you gain a useful framework for problem-solving that you can then apply in the workplace.

Table of contents

  1. Management Science
  2. Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution
  3. Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis
  4. Linear Programming: Modeling Examples
  5. Integer Programming
  6. Transportation, Transshipment, and Assignment Problems
  7. Network Flow Models
  8. Project Management
  9. Multicriteria Decision Making
  10. Nonlinear Programming
  11. Probability and Statistics
  12. Decision Analysis
  13. Queuing Analysis
  14. Simulation
  15. Forecasting
  16. Inventory Management
  • Appendix A: Normal and Chi-Square Tables
  • Appendix B: Setting Up and Editing a Spreadsheet
  • Appendix C: The Poisson and Exponential Distributions

Solutions to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems

The following items can be found on the companion website that accompanies this text:

  • Module A: The Simplex Solution Method
  • Module B: Transportation and Assignment Solution Methods
  • Module C: Integer Programming: The Branch and Bound Method
  • Module D: Nonlinear Programming Solution Techniques
  • Module E: Game Theory
  • Module F: Markov Analysis

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