Essentials of management science: applications to decision making. /
David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams.
- New York: West Pub. Co., 1978.
- xxi, 602 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes index. Rev. ed. published as: Quantitative methods for business. 2nd ed. 1983.
Bibliography: p. 579-583.
Contents: Introduction -- Introduction to probability -- Probability distributions -- Introduction to decision theory -- Decision theory: revision of probabilities -- Decision theory with the normal distribution -- Utility and decision making -- Linear programming: the graphical method -- Linear programming: the simplex method -- Linear programming: other topics -- Linear programming applications -- The assignment problem -- The transportation problem -- Project scheduling: PERT/CPM -- Inventory models -- Computer simulation -- Waiting line models -- Quantitative decision making and management information systems --