Quantitative Methods: Applications to Managerial Decision Making

Probability Distribution.

Decision and Utility Theory.

Forecasting.

Introduction to Linear Programming and Model Formulation.

Graphical Solution of Linear Programming Problems.

The Simplex Method.

Postoptimality Analysis.

Goal Programming.

Transportation, Transshipment, and Assignment Problems.

Network Models.

PERT/CPM.

Integer Programming Models.

Inventory Analysis: Deterministic Models.

Inventory Analysis: Probabilistic Models.

Waiting Line Models.

Computer Simulation.

Other Quantitative Models.

Implementation and Integration of Management Science Techniques in the Decision Framework.

Appendixes.

Index.