TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ragsdale,Cliff T.
TI  - Managerial decision modeling
SN  - 0324377657
U1  - 658.40302855 21
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London
PB  - Thomson South-Western
KW  - Management
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Management science
N1  - Rev. ed. of: Managerial decision modeling with spreadsheets / Barry Render, Ralph M. Stair, Jr., Nagraj (Raju) Balakrishnan; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to modeling and decision analysis --
Introduction to optimization and linear programming --
Modeling and solving LP problems in a spreadsheet --
Sensitivity analysis and the simplex method --
Network modeling --
Integer linear programming --
Goal programming and multiple objective optimization --
Nonlinear programming and evolutionary optimization --
Regression analysis --
Time series forecasting --
Introduction to simulation using crystal ball --
Queuing theory --
Project management --
Decision analysis --
Index
N2  - Provides instruction in the most commonly used management science techniques and shows how these tools can be implemented using the 2010 version of Excel[registered] for Windows. This text focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills
ER  -