by David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, R. Kipp Martin
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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.
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Review, 2008-10-29
Book was still sealed in plastic in new condition exactly as described. I was a little dissapointed in the shipping speed. It was one day late with expedite shipping. Overall a good order.
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 Worth it, 2008-09-22
I recently purchased this book for a graduate-level class. One of the class professors voiced that she uses this book at least weekly in her career (outside of the college) as a project manager for a large construction outfit. I've thumbed through the book and I must say that it covers an unbelievable amount of subject-related matter with examples spanning several areas: banking & finance, distribution & transportation, inventory, marketing, et al. The approaches covered are vast and among others, included are areas such as breakeven analysis, linear programming (normal & simplex), game theory, nonlinear optimization problems, project scheduling with PERT/CRM, waiting line models, forecasting, Markov processes, and dynamic programming. I am looking forward to learning a lot with this book as my companion. Just as the professor finds herself using it frequently, I certainly think I'll be referring to it for quite some time. Don't let the price scare you. There's a lot of knowledge packed into its 816 pages. It's well worth the investment!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Boring., 2008-07-11
One of the dryest books I've ever had to read. "Real world" examples are far-fetched and worthless in my opinion. They just add more pages to the book. The writers use some type of fancy style rather than straight-forward English, which adds to the confusion while trying to understand the material.
Bottom line: What can be said in 3 pages takes 20 pages in this book. Do authors get paid by the page today? The 800+ page book should be no more than 300 pages in my opinion, and it would still get the same point across.
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Necessary for class, 2008-05-04
It may not be the best textbook in the world but its not the worst. Actually, I can't find anything wrong with it except for the coffee stain I left while studying.
The text comes with a CD that contains Excel worksheets described in the book. Regardless of whether examples in the book are relevant to everyday life, they explain the situation.
Minus one star for not having a study guide to go along with it. Thats all, other than that... decent book.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Lack of real life examples, 2007-09-27
The examples of these book are not in synch with real life. Much of it is a vague attempt of creative writing.
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