An Introduction to Management Science: A Quantitative Approach to Decision Making

by David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams

Learn today's management science concepts and techniques--and how they will benefit you in the classroom and business world beyond--with the definitive leader in management science, INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING, 12E. The latest edition of this leading text blends a readable style with a wealth of examples that demonstrate how businesses throughout the world use management science techniques to further their success. Proven, realistic problems help strengthen critical problem-solving skills, while numerous self-test exercises with complete solutions allow you to immediately check your personal understanding of the material. Every new edition now includes the highly respected LINGO 10 software that is integrated with text problems to help you develop the skills to use this, Excel, and many other valuable software packages to resolve management science problems. This edition now places greater emphasis on the applications of management science and use of computer software with less focus on algorithms. Much of the algorithm coverage as well as Excel templates and add-in software, and the user-friendly Management Scientist software are available on the text's accompanying Student CD. Trust INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 12E to introduce the management science skills you need now and into the future with clarity you can understand and practicality you can immediately apply.

Genres: Management, Business, Reference

848 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

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Reviews

[Joselyn Parada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boring but informative.

[Jeff Maughan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a great book. It doesn't help that I loathed the material. Who wants to be a bean counter?

I would read a chapter, then study the professor's material, then become confused. As a solution, I would watch a 5 minute YouTube video that explained any given concept clearly.

Thank you Joshua Emmanuel for your YouTube videos. Got an A in the class.

Skip the book. Watch YouTube videos.

[Haytham Badawey · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is really helpful. The chapters and solved examples are very well elaborated. Chapters 15 (goal programming) and chapter 17 (markov processes) were very helpful compared to other books in the field.

This book is especially important in these chapters:

- chapter 15 of this book has the best explanation and solved examples that teaches goal programming, no other book teaches goal programming like this book.

- chapter 17, Markov Chains, is the best explanation. I never understood markov chains before reading this book! Thanks to the author.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I feel I learned a lot from this text. I bought the international edition, which came with a software disc called "The Management Scientist." I later found out this software was not included with the U.S. edition, which proved to give me a leg up (I felt) as compared to the rest of the students in my class.

[Noel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Management Science book that I have used!