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An Introduction To
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ManagementScience f
Quantitative ApproachesTo f f
Decision Making
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Twelfth Edition f
David R. Anderson f f
University of Cincinnati f f
Dennis J. Sweeney f f
University of Cincinnati f f
Thomas A. Williams f f
Rochester Institute of Technology
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R. Kipp Martin
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University of Chicago f f
South-
WesternfCincinn
ati,fOhio
,Contents
Prefacef
Chapter
1. Introduction
2. AnfIntroductionftofLinearfProgramming
3. LinearfProgramming:fSensitivityfAnalysisfandfInterpretationfoffSolution
4. LinearfProgrammingfApplicationsfinfMarketing,fFinancefandfOperationsfManagement
5. AdvancedfLinearfProgrammingfApplications
6. DistributionfandfNetworkfModels
7. IntegerfLinearfProgramming
8. NonlinearfOptimizationfModels
9. ProjectfScheduling:fPERT/CPM
10. InventoryfModels
11. WaitingfLinefModels
12. Simulation
13. DecisionfAnalysis
14. MulticriteriafDecisions
15. Forecasting
16. MarkovfProcesses
17. LinearfProgramming:fSimplexfMethod
18. Simplex-BasedfSensitivityfAnalysisfandfDuality
19. SolutionfProceduresfforfTransportationfandfAssignmentfProblems
20. MinimalfSpanningfTree
21. DynamicfProgramming
,Preface
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mfsituationsftofintroducefeachfoffthefmanagementfsciencefconceptsfandftechniques.f Thefbookfh
asfbeenfspecificallyfdesignedftofmeetfthefneedsfoffnonmathematiciansfwhofarefstudyingfbusine
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Note:f ThefsolutionsftofthefcasefproblemsfarefincludedfinfthefSolutionsftofCasefProblemsfMa
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