[Page 790] - data
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pieces of information -
- database
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an organized collection of numeric information -
- decision analysis
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the analysis of decision situations in which certainty cannot be assumed -
- decision support system (DSS)
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a computer-based information system that a manager can use to assist in and support decision making -
- decision tree
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a graphical diagram for analyzing a decision situation -
- decision variable
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a variable whose value represents a potential decision on the part of the manager -
- degeneracy
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a tie for the pivot row is broken arbitrarily and can lead to degeneracy -
- Delphi method
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a procedure for acquiring informal judgments and opinions from knowledgeable individuals to use as a subjective forecast -
- dependent demand
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typically component parts used internally to produce a final product -
- dependent events
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events for which the probability of one event is affected by the probability of occurrence of other events -
- derivative
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in calculus, a transformed form of a mathematical function that defines the slope of the function -
- deterministic
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characterized by the assumption that there is no uncertainty -
- deviational variables
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in a goal programming model constraint, variables that reflect the possible deviation from a goal level -
- differential
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the derivative of a function -
- directed branch
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a branch in a network in which flow is possible in only one direction -
- discrete distribution
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a probability distribution that consists of values for the random variable that are countable and usually integer -
- dual
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an alternative form of a linear programming model that contains useful information regarding the value of resources, which form the constraints of the model -
- dummy activity
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a branch in a CPM/PERT network that reflects a precedence relationship but does not represent any passage of time -
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