Quantitative Analysis for Management

Render, Barry

ISBN 10: 0205126693 / ISBN 13: 9780205126699

Published by Allyn and Bacon, 1992

About this Item

rubbed boards; no CD.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantitative Analysis for Management
• Publisher: Allyn and Bacon
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205126693
• ISBN 13: 9780205126699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

KEY BENEFIT : Easy to understand-even for learners with limited math backgrounds, this book uses a modeling approach to provide thorough coverage of the basic techniques in quantitative methods and focuses on the managerial applications of these techniques. An interesting and reader friendly writing style makes for a clear presentation, complete with all the necessary assumptions and mathematical details. KEY TOPICS : Chapter topics include probability concepts and applications, decision models and decision trees, regression models, forecasting, inventory control models, linear programming modeling applications and computer analyses, network models, project management, simulation modeling, and more. MARKET : For an introduction to quantitative analysis, quantitative management, operations research, or management science-especially for those individuals preparing for work in agricultural economics and health care fields.

From the Publisher

This easy-to-use text provides students with the skills to apply the techniques of quantitative analysis in all kinds of organizational decision-making situations. Designed for optimum teaching flexibility, it covers every major topic in the quantitative analysis/management science field, showing how each technique works, discussing the assumptions and limitations of the models, and illustrating the real-world usefulness of each technique with many applications in both profit-making and nonprofit organizations. Dramatically revised, the Sixth Edition now offers a completely new look and feel to make teaching more efficient and enhance students' learning experience.