Introduction to management science : a modeling and case studies approach with spreadsheets /
Frederick S. Hillier ... [et al.]
- 6th ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2018.
- xviii, 622 p. : maps, ill. ; 28 cm.
1 Introduction 2 Linear Programming: Basic Concepts 3 Linear Programming: Formulation and Applications 4 The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets 5 What-If Analysis for Linear Programming 6 Network Optimization Problems 7 Using Binary Integer Programming to Deal with Yes-or-No Decisions 8 Nonlinear Programming 9 Decision Analysis 10 Forecasting 11 Queueing Models 12 Computer Simulation: Basic Concepts 13 Computer Simulation with Analytic Solver
Offers a model approach and integrates the use of Excel. This book contains chapters that include a case study that is meant to show the students a real and interesting application of the topics addressed in that chapter.