TY - GEN AU - Hillier, Frederick S. AU - Operations research TI - Introduction to management science: a modeling and case studies approach with spreadsheets SN - 9789339222178 U1 - 658.4032 PY - 2015/// CY - New Delhi PB - McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd. KW - Management science N1 - Table of content 1 Introduction 2 Linear Programming: Basic Concepts 3 Linear Programming: Formulation and Applications 4 The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets 5 What-If Analysis for Linear Programming 6 Network Optimization Problems 7 Using Binary Integer Programming to Deal with Yes-or-No Decisions 8 Nonlinear Programming 9 Decision Analysis 10 Forecasting 11 Queueing Models 12 Computer Simulation: Basic Concepts 13 Computer Simulation with Crystal Ball APPENDIXES N2 - Introduction to Management Science, 4e, offers a unique model approach and integrates the use of Excel. Through this approach students are better able to grasp the essential concepts covered in the course and see their utility. Each chapter includes a case study that is meant to show the students a real and interesting application of the topics addressed in that chapter. These cases and related applications cut across all functional areas of business and show how management science techniques apply in the business environment ER -