Quantitative Analysis for Management

Fully integrated with the personal computer, 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.

Key Benefit: Fully integrated with the personal computer, this user-friendly book provides readers with the skills to apply the techniques of quantitative analysis in all kinds of organizational decision-making situations. Covering every major topic in the quantitative analysis/management science field, it shows how each technique works, discusses the assumptions and limitations of the models, and illustrates the real-world usefulness of each technique with many applications in both profit-making and nonprofit organizations. Key Topics: Now written and formatted for even greater ease-of-use, the Sixth Edition offers supplemental QM for Windows software, integrated Excel spreadsheets, INFORMS videos, data set problems, numerous short cases, and photo openers, plus self-tests and solved problems at the conclusion of each chapter. New features include reorganized chapters, a revised treatment of linear programming sensitivity analysis, a greater emphasis on decision making, Real World Solving boxes. dozens of new QA in Action boxes, new cases, and much more.