Financial Modeling and Performance Management

Financial modeling and engineering has gone beyond pen, pencils, paper, and desktop calculators. It has entered a phase where only the fast and furious can catch up with the global business trends. This book was written to bring up financial modeling to the level of the changing global trends. It covers topics like mathematical algorithm, responsive CVP analysis, innovative investment appraisal tools, working capital management incorporating operational breakeven, financial ratios and discriminant analysis, cost separation and cost allocation models, product/demand based pricing models, transportation model algorithm, assignment techniques, simulation, and replacement theory. Others include the implementation of forecasting models using multivariate regression analysis, time series, moving averages and exponential smoothing, advanced linear programming models, investment appraisal, inventory management, cost of capital, debt conversion metrics, and risk identification and analysis. The most interesting aspect of this book is that it is fully integrated with computer codes in Python 3 and VB programming languages.