Quantitative Methods for Business - 11th Edition

Informationen zum Autor David R. Anderson is a leading author and professor emeritus of quantitative analysis in the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Anderson has served as head of the Department of Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management and as associate dean of the College of Business Administration. He was also coordinator of the college’s first executive program. In addition to introductory statistics for business students, Dr. Anderson taught graduate-level courses in regression analysis, multivariate analysis and management science. He also taught statistical courses at the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. Dr. Anderson has received numerous honors for excellence in teaching and service to student organizations. He is the co-author of ten well-respected textbooks related to decision sciences and he actively consults with businesses in the areas of sampling and statistical methods. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Dr. Anderson earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University. Dennis J. Sweeney is professor emeritus of quantitative analysis and founder of the Center for Productivity Improvement at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned a B.S.B.A. degree from Drake University and his M.B.A. and D.B.A. degrees from Indiana University, where he was an NDEA fellow. Dr. Sweeney has worked in the management science group at Procter & Gamble and has been a visiting professor at Duke University. He also served as head of the Department of Quantitative Analysis and served four years as associate dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sweeney has published more than 30 articles and monographs in the area of management science and statistics. The National Science Foundation, IBM, Procter & Gamble, Federated Department Stores, Kroger and Cincinnati Gas & Electric have funded his research, which has been published in journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Mathematical Programming and Decision Sciences. Dr. Sweeney has co-authored 10 textbooks in the areas of statistics, management science, linear programming and production and operations management. N/A Zusammenfassung This revision of QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR BUSINESS provides students with a conceptual understanding of the role that quantitative methods play in the decision-making process. This text describes the many quantitative methods that have been developed over the years! explains how they work! and shows how the decision-maker can apply and interpret data. Written with the non-mathematician in mind! this text is applications-oriented. Its "Problem-Scenario Approach" motivates and helps students understand and apply mathematical concepts and techniques. In addition! the managerial orientation motivates students by using examples that illustrate situations in which quantitative methods are useful in decision making. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction.2. Introduction to Probability.3. Probability Distributions.4. Decision Analysis.5. Utility and Game Theory.6. Forecasting.7. Introduction to Linear Programming.8. Linear Programming: Sensitivity Analysis and Interpretation of Solution.9. Linear Programming Applications.10. Transportation, Assignment, and Transshipment Problems.11. Integer Linear Programming.12. Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM.13. Inventory Models.14. Waiting Line Models.15. Simulation.16. Markov Processes.17. Multicriteria Decisions.Appendixes A-F.Index....

List of contents

1. Introduction.2. Introduction to Probability.3. Probability Distributions.4. Decision Analysis.5. Utility and Game Theory.6. Forecasting.7. Introduction to Linear Programming.8. Linear Programming: Sensitivity Analysis and Interpretation of Solution.9. Linear Programming Applications.10. Transportation, Assignment, and Transshipment Problems.11. Integer Linear Programming.12. Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM.13. Inventory Models.14. Waiting Line Models.15. Simulation.16. Markov Processes.17. Multicriteria Decisions.Appendixes A-F.Index.Index.

Product details

• Authors: David Anderson, Dennis Sweeney, Dennis Sweeny, Thomas Williams
• Publisher: South western publishing co
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2007
• EAN: 9780324653489
• ISBN: 978-0-324-65348-9
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 255 mm x 30 mm
• Series: International Student Edition
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries