Published by Pearson (May 22, 2023) © 2023
Barry Render | Ralph Stair | Michael Hanna | Trevor HaleQuantitative Analysis for Management helps you develop a real-world understanding of business analytics, quantitative methods, and management science. It does this by using mathematical model building, tangible examples, and computer applications. You're first introduced to models and then you apply those models using step-by-step, how-to instructions and software.
- Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
- Probability Concepts and Applications
- Decision Analysis
- Regression Models
- Forecasting
- Inventory Control Models
- Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods
- Linear Programming Applications
- Transportation, Assignment, and Network Models
- Integer Programming, Goal Programming, and Nonlinear Programming
- Project Management
- Waiting Lines and Queuing Theory Models
- Simulation Modeling
- Markov Analysis
- Statistical Quality Control
APPENDICES
- Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve
- Binomial Probabilities
- Values of for Use in the Poisson Distribution
- F Distribution Values
- Using POM-QM for Windows
- Using Excel QM and Excel Add-Ins
- Solutions to Selected Problems
- Solutions to Self-Tests
ONLINE MODULES
- Analytic Hierarchy Process
- Dynamic Programming
- Decision Theory and the Normal Distribution
- Game Theory
- Mathematical Tools: Determinants and Matrices
- Calculus-Based Optimization
- Linear Programming: The Simplex Method
- Transportation, Assignment, and Network Algorithms
- Business Analytics