The second edition of this text provides the reader with a detailed understanding of both the role and purpose of quantitative techniques in effective management and in the process of managerial decision making.Focusing on the practical uses of the techniques, the text encompasses a mixture of quantitative methods including data presentation and analysis techniques and basic operational research models. The author focuses on specific quantitative skills development and provides the manager with a detailed overview of howsuch techniques fit into the wider management process. A real-life case study appears at the end of each chapter along with a fully worked exam-style example. Solutions to student activities appear at the end of the text.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dog-earned. Owner's name on flyleaf.As a manager, developing a good understanding of the business analysis techni ques at your disposal is crucial. Knowing how and when to use them and what thei r results really mean can be the difference between making a good or bad decisio n and, ultimately, between business success and failure. Quantitative Methods fo r Decision Makers covers everything you need to know for an introductory quantit ative methods course. Relating techniques directly to real-life business decisio ns in private and public sector organisations, it is particularly well-suited to MBA students who will be applying quantitative methods in day-to-day managerial decision-making. Thoroughly revised and with an ever-more reader-friendly desig n in this fifth edition, key features of the book include: Student Activities wi th a solutions Appendix Fully worked examples and exercises supported by Excel d ata sets QMDM in Action case studies illustrating how real-life organisations be nefit from the use of quantitative techniques. A chapter on financial decision-m aking. A companion website provides data sets and (for Instructors only) fully-w orked solutions for the Exercises in the book. Wisniewski makes numerical and st atistical concepts understandable and brings them to life using excellent scenar ios and case studies. This book was a valuable resource during my MBA studies an d I am encouraging all my non-statistical colleagues and anyone who works with s tatistics or performance measurement data to read this book! - Brian J Pickett, Assistant Director, Local Government Data Unit, Wales. Mik Wisniewski is Senior Research Fellow at Strathclyde Business School in Scotland. He also works as a f reelance management consultant with clients including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sc. Seller Inventory # 34ad
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