QUANTITATIVE DECISION MAKING with Spreadsheet Applications

• Main Authors: Lapin, Lawrence L. (Author), Whisler, William D. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Belmont, CA Duxbury/Thomson Learning 2002
• Edition: 7th edition
• Subjects: Statistical decision; Decision making > Mathematical models; Operations research
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 Written for students with a background in algebra, this text provides a complete and modern treatment of basic management science methodology. The authors survey the variety and power of management science tools, working to alleviate students' apprehension about the subject and to enable students to recognise on-the-job situations in which management science methodology can be successfully employed. Emphasising modelling skills for students of varying mathematical backgrounds, the authors explain how to use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to build skills as they work through problems. In general, problems are broken into several parts to make difficult concepts easy for students to learn. This book's modular structure affords instructors maximum flexibility. This text contains a special student version of Palisade Corporation's DecisionTools Suite, containing @Risk, PrecisionTree, BestFit, TopRank, and RiskView. This software is expressly provided for student use and requires student authorization to unlock the software for its full one-year licence. Professional customers may use the software for 30 days, at which point they must contact Palisade Corporation for a professional version should they wish to continue using the software