QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT 13TH EDITION

Quantitative Analysis for Management, 13e provides a holistic foundation in business analytics, quantitative methods, and management science for undergraduate and post-graduate students. To help students connect how the techniques presented in this book apply in the real world, computer-based applications and examples are a major focus of this edition. Standard notation, terminology, and equations throughout the book is employed. Careful explanation is provided for the mathematical notation and equations that are used, including Mathematical models, with all the necessary assumptions, are presented in a clear and simple manner.The book is divided in 15 chapters and 8 modules that cover topics like 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, Transportation, Assignment, and Network Algorithms. This edition also introduces Excel 2016 in all the chapters with updated screenshots integrated in the appropriate sections for students to learn and improve how to use Excel 2016 for the calculations their Excel skills as they see the formulas automatically written in Excel QM.
Features:
Modelling in the Real World boxes demonstrate the application of the quantitative analysis approach to every technique discussed in the book.
Solved Problems included at the end of each chapter, serve as models for students in solving their own homework problems.
Discussion Questions are presented at the end of each chapter to test the student’s understanding of the concepts covered and definitions provided in the chapter.
Case Studies, at the end of most chapters, provide additional challenging managerial applications.
Key Equations, provided at the end of each chapter, list the equations presented in that chapter.
Excel QM and Excel 2016 are used to solve problems throughout the book.
Online modules provide additional coverage of topics in quantitative analysis