Quantitative Analysis for Management with CD (PIE)

New To This Edition：
★Cohesive Treatment of Decision Models
All models for decision theory have been combined into one chapter. Decision trees and utility theory are now presented along with decision tables.
★New Chapter on Regression Analysis
This includes simple linear regression, multiple regression, and a brief discussion of nonlinear regression. Statistical inference on the overall model is presented. Other topics include dummy or indicator variables, model building, and cautions and pitfalls of using regression analysis.
★Expanded Coverage of Forecasting
The forecasting chapter has been expanded to include the additive approach to decomposition. Dummy variables are used in regression models to incorporate seasonal variations into the forecasts.
★Enhanced Inventory Chapter
Now includes just-in-time (JIT), materials requirements planning (MRP), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) to provide a more complete introduction to inventory models in one chapter.
★CD-ROM MODULES
To streamline the book, six topics are contained in modules available on the student

CD-ROM included with the book. The six modules are：
。Analytic Hierarchy Process
。Dynamic Programming
。Decision Theory and the Normal Distribution
。Game Theory
。Mathematical Tools: Matrices and Determinants
。Calculus-Based Optimization

Ch.1 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
Ch.2 Probability Concepts and Applications
Ch.3 Decision Models and Decision Trees
Ch.4 Regression Models
Ch.5 Forecasting
Ch.6 Inventory Control Models
Ch.7 Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods
Ch.8 Linear Programming Modeling Applications and Computer Analyses
Ch.9 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method
Ch.10 Transportation and Assignment Models
Ch.11 Integer Programming, Goal Programming, and Nonlinear Programming
Ch.12 Network Models
Ch.13 Project Management
Ch.14 Waiting Lines and Queuing Theory Models
Ch.15 Simulation Modeling
Ch.16 Markov Analysis
Ch.17 Statistical Quality Control

Appendices