Simulation Modeling Using @ Risk

Winston, Wayne L.

ISBN 10: 0534264913 ISBN 13: 9780534264918

Publisher: Duxbury Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book introduces simulation concepts by example and shows readers how to solve complex but practical business problems with Monte Carlo, and queuing simulation using spreadsheets and the popular spreadsheet add-in @Risk.

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About the Author

Wayne L. Winston is Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and is now a Professor of Decision and Information Sciences at the Bauer College at the University of Houston. He has won more than 45 teaching awards, including the school-wide MBA award six times. His current interest is in showing how spreadsheet models can be used to solve business problems in all disciplines, particularly in finance, sports, and marketing. In addition to publishing more than 20 articles in leading journals, Dr. Winston has written such successful textbooks as OPERATIONS RESEARCH: APPLICATIONS AND ALGORITHMS, MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING: APPLICATIONS AND ALGORITHMS, SIMULATION MODELING WITH @RISK, DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS, SPREADSHEET MODELING AND APPLICATIONS, MATHLETICS, DATA ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS MODELING WITH EXCEL 2013, MARKETING ANALYTICS, and FINANCIAL MODELS USING SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION. He received his B.S. degree in mathematics from MIT and his Ph.D. in operations research from Yale.

Edition details

• Publisher: Duxbury Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534264913
• ISBN 13: 9780534264918
• Binding: CD-ROM
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230