Quantitative Analysis for Management, Global Edition 13th Edition

Barry Render / Ralph M. Stair / Michael E. Hanna / Trevor S. Hale

Foundational understanding of management science through real-world problems and solutions

Quantitative Analysis for Management helps students to develop a real-world understanding of business analytics, quantitative methods, and management science by emphasizing model building, tangible examples, and computer applications. The authors offer an accessible introduction to mathematical models and then students apply those models using step-by-step, how-to instructions. For more intricate mathematical procedures, the 13th Edition offers a flexible approach, allowing instructors to omit specific sections without interrupting the flow of the material. Supporting computer software enables instructors to focus on the managerial problems and solutions, rather than spending valuable class time on the details of algorithms.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Quantitative Analysis

2. Probability Concepts and Applications

3. Decision Analysis

4. Regression Models

5. Forecasting

6. Inventory Control Models

7. Linear Programming Models: Graphical and Computer Methods

8. Linear Programming Applications

9. Transportation, Assignment, and Network Models

10. Integer Programming, Goal Programming, and Nonlinear Programming

11. Project Management

12. Waiting Lines and Queuing Theory Models

13. Simulation Modeling

14. Markov Analysis

15. Statistical Quality Control