Introduction to Management Science (10th Edition)

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Introduction to Management Science, Ninth Edition
By Bernard W. Taylor III - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Publisher	: Prentice Hall
Pub Date	: February 01, 2006
Print ISBN-10	: 0-13-196133-0
Print ISBN-13	: 978-0-13-196133-3
eText ISBN-10	: 0-13-173796-1
eText ISBN-13	: 978-0-13-173796-9
Pages	: 800

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Preface		xiii
	Learning Features		xiii
	Microsoft Project		xvi
	Instructors' and Students' Supplements		xvii
	Acknowledgments		xviii
Chapter 1. Management Science		1
	The Management Science Approach to Problem Solving		2
	Model Building: Break-Even Analysis		7
	Computer Solution		12
	Management Science Modeling Techniques		16
	Business Usage of Management Science Techniques		18
	Management Science Models in Decision Support Systems		20
	Summary		22
	References		23
	Problems		23
	Case Problem		27
	Case Problem		27
	Case Problem		28
Chapter 2. Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution		29
	Model Formulation		30
	A Maximization Model Example		30
	Graphical Solutions of Linear Programming Models		34
	A Minimization Model Example		47
	Irregular Types of Linear Programming Problems		53
	Characteristics of Linear Programming Problems		55
	Summary		57
	References		57
	Example Problem Solutions		57
	Problems		61
	Case Problem		69
	Case Problem		70
	Case Problem		70
Chapter 3. Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis		71
	Computer Solution		72
	Sensitivity Analysis		79
	Summary		92
	References		92
	Example Problem Solution		93
	Problems		95
	Case Problem		107
	Case Problem		108
	Case Problem		108
Chapter 4. Linear Programming: Modeling Examples		110
	A Product Mix Example		111
	A Diet Example		116
	An Investment Example		119
	A Marketing Example		125
	A Transportation Example		129
	A Blend Example		132
	A Multiperiod Scheduling Example		135
	A Data Envelopment Analysis Example		140
	Summary		144
	References		145
	Example Problem Solution		145
	Problems		147
	Case Problem		176
	Case Problem		176
	Case Problems		177
	Case Problem		178
	Case Problems		179
Chapter 5. Integer Programming		180
	Integer Programming Models		181
	Integer Programming Graphical Solution		185
	Computer Solution of Integer Programming Problems with Excel and QM for Windows		187
	01 Integer Programming Modeling Examples		194
	Summary		203
	References		203
	Example Problem Solution		203
	Problems		204
	Case Problem		216
	Case Problems		217
	Case Problem		218
	Case Problems		219
	Case Problem		220
Chapter 6. Transportation, Transshipment, and Assignment Problems		222
	The Transportation Model		223
	Computer Solution of a Transportation Problem		226
	The Transshipment Model		230
	The Assignment Model		234
	Computer Solution of an Assignment Problem		235
	Summary		238
	References		239
	Example Problem Solution		239
	Problems		240
	Case Problem		266
	Case Problem		266
	Case Problem		267
	Case Problem		268
	Case Problem		269
	Case Problem		270
Chapter 7. Network Flow Models		272
	Network Components		273
	The Shortest Route Problem		274
	The Minimal Spanning Tree Problem		281
	The Maximal Flow Problem		286
	Summary		292
	References		293
	Example Problem Solution		293
	Problems		295
	Case Problem		314
	Case Problem		315
	Case Problem		317
	Case Problem		319
Chapter 8. Project Management		320
	The Elements of Project Management		321
	CPM/PERT		329
	Probabilistic Activity Times		338
	Microsoft Project		345
	Project Crashing and TimeCost Trade-off		352
	Formulating the CPM/PERT Network as a Linear Programming Model		357
	Summary		364
	References		364
	Example Problem Solution		365
	Problems		367
	Case Problem		386
	Case Problem		387
Chapter 9. Multicriteria Decision Making		389
	Goal Programming		390
	Graphical Interpretation of Goal Programming		394
	Computer Solution of Goal Programming Problems with QM for Windows and Excel		397
	The Analytical Hierarchy Process		404
	Scoring Models		416
	Summary		418
	References		418
	Example Problems Solutions		418
	Problems		422
	Case Problem		447
	Case Problem		448
	Case Problem		449
Chapter 10. Nonlinear Programming		451
	Nonlinear Profit Analysis		452
	Constrained Optimization		455
	Solution of Nonlinear Programming Problems with Excel		458
	A Nonlinear Programming Model with Multiple Constraints		461
	Nonlinear Model Examples		463
	Summary		468
	References		469
	Example Problem Solution		469
	Problems		469
	Case Problem		474
	Case Problem		475
Chapter 11. Probability and Statistics		476
	Types of Probability		477
	Fundamentals of Probability		479
	Statistical Independence and Dependence		483
	Expected Value		490
	The Normal Distribution		492
	Summary		504
	References		504
	Example Problem Solution		504
	Problems		506
	Case Problem		513
Chapter 12. Decision Analysis		514
	Components of Decision Making		515
	Decision Making Without Probabilities		516
	Decision Making with Probabilities		523
	Decision Analysis with Additional Information		538
	Utility		545
	Summary		547
	References		547
	Example Problem Solution		547
	Problems		551
	Case Problem		568
	Case Problem		569
	Case Problem		569
	Case Problem		570
Chapter 13. Queuing Analysis		572
	Elements of Waiting Line Analysis		573
	The Single-Server Waiting Line System		574
	Undefined and Constant Service Times		584
	Finite Queue Length		587
	Finite Calling Population		590
	The Multiple-Server Waiting Line		593
	Additional Types of Queuing Systems		598
	Summary		599
	References		599
	Example Problem Solution		600
	Problems		601
	Case Problems		609
	Case Problem		610
Chapter 14. Simulation		611
	The Monte Carlo Process		612
	Computer Simulation with Excel Spreadsheets		617
	Simulation of a Queuing System		623
	Continuous Probability Distributions		627
	Statistical Analysis of Simulation Results		632
	Crystal Ball		634
	Verification of the Simulation Model		643
	Areas of Simulation Application		643
	Summary		645
	References		646
	Example Problem Solution		647
	Problems		649
	Case Problem		663
	Case Problem		664
Chapter 15. Forecasting		666
	Forecasting Components		667
	Time Series Methods		669
	Forecast Accuracy		683
	Time Series Forecasting Using Excel		688
	Time Series Forecasting Using QM for Windows		690
	Regression Methods		691
	Summary		702
	References		702
	Example Problem Solutions		703
	Problems		705
	Case Problem		725
	Case Problem		726
	Case Problem		726
Chapter 16. Inventory Management		728
	Elements of Inventory Management		729
	Inventory Control Systems		731
	Economic Order Quantity Models		733
	The Basic EOQ Model		733
	The EOQ Model with Noninstantaneous Receipt		739
	The EOQ Model with Shortages		742
	EOQ Analysis with QM for Windows		746
	EOQ Analysis with Excel and Excel QM		746
	Quantity Discounts		747
	Reorder Point		752
	Determining Safety Stock By Using Service Levels		754
	Order Quantity for a Periodic Inventory System		758
	Summary		759
	References		760
	Example Problem Solutions		760
	Problems		761
	Case Problem		769
	Case Problem		769
	Case Problem		770
	Case Problem		770
Appendix A. Normal and Chi-Square Tables		773
Appendix B. Setting Up and Editing a Spreadsheet		775
	Titles and Headings		775
	Borders		775
	Column Centering		776
	Deleting and Inserting Rows and Columns		776
	Decimal Places		776
	Increasing or Decreasing the Spreadsheet Area		777
	Expanding or Reducing Column and Row Widths		777
	Inserting an Equation or a Formula into a Cell		777
	Printing a Spreadsheet		777
Appendix C. The Poisson and Exponential Distributions		779
	The Poisson Distribution		779
	The Exponential Distribution		780
Solutions to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems		781
	Chapter 1		781
	Chapter 2		781
	Chapter 3		781
	Chapter 4		782
	Chapter 5		783
	Chapter 6		784
	Chapter 7		784
	Chapter 8		785
	Chapter 9		785
	Chapter 10		786
	Chapter 11		786
	Chapter 12		786
	Chapter 13		786
	Chapter 14		787
	Chapter 15		787
	Chapter 16		787
Glossary		789
	A		789
	B		789
	C		789
	D		790
	E		790
	F		790
	G		790
	H		790
	I		790
	J		791
	L		791
	M		791
	N		791
	O		791
	P		791
	Q		792
	R		792
	S		792
	T		793
	U		793
	V		793
	W		793
	Z		793
Photo Credits		803
Module A. The Simplex Solution Method		A-1
	Converting the Model into Standard Form		A-2
	The Simplex Method		A-5
	Summary of the Simplex Method		A-16
	Simplex Solution of a Minimization Problem		A-16
	A Mixed Constraint Problem		A-21
	Irregular Types of Linear Programming Problems		A-23
	The Dual		A-30
	Sensitivity Analysis		A-34
	Problems		A-43
Module B. Transportation and Assignment Solution Methods		B-1
	Solution of the Transportation Model		B-2
	Solution of the Assignment Model		B-22
	Problems		B-25
Module C. Integer Programming: The Branch and Bound Method		C-1
	The Branch and Bound Method		C-2
	Problems		C-11
Module D. Nonlinear Programming Solution Techniques		D-1
	The Substitution Method		D-2
	The Method of Lagrange Multipliers		D-4
	Problems		D-7
Module E. Game Theory		E-1
	Game Theory		E-2
	Types of Game Situations		E-2
	A Pure Strategy		E-3
	A Mixed Strategy		E-6
	Problems		E-10
Module F. Markov Analysis		F-1
	The Characteristics of Markov Analysis		F-2
	The Transition Matrix		F-5
	Steady-State Probabilities		F-8
	Additional Examples of Markov Analysis		F-12
	Special Types of Transition Matrices		F-13
	Excel Solution of the Debt Example		F-16
	Problems		F-17
	Case Problem		F-26
	Case Problem		F-26
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