Render B., Stair R.M., Hanna M.E. Quantitative Analysis for Management

Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012. — 668 p. — ISBN: 9780132149112, 0132149117.A solid foundation in quantitative methods and management science. Render/Stair/Hanna puts an emphasis on model building and computer applications to show readers how the techniques presented in the text are used in business. This text's use of software also allows readers to focus on the managerial problem, while spending less time on the mathematical details of the algorithms. In the eleventh edition, Excel 2010 has been incorporated throughout the text and an even greater emphasis on modeling is provided.Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
Probability Concepts and Applications
Decision Analysis
Regression Models
Forecasting
Inventory Control Models
Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods
Linear Programming Applications
Transportation and Assignment Models
Integer Programming, Goal Programming, and Nonlinear Programming
Network Models
Project Management
Waiting Lines and Queuing Theory Models
Simulation Modeling
Markov Analysis
Statistical Quality Control
ONLINE MODULES
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Dynamic Programming
Decision Theory and the Normal Distribution
Game Theory
Mathematical Tools: Determinants and Matrices
Calculus-Based Optimization
Linear Programming: The Simplex Method