An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making, Revised

by David R. Anderson, Jeffrey D. Camm, Thomas A. Williams

Gain a sound conceptual understanding of the role that management science plays in the decision-making process with the latest edition of the book that has defined today's management science course: Anderson/Sweeney/Williams/Camm/Martin's AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT SCIENCE: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES TO DECISION MAKING, REVISED 13th Edition. The trusted market leader for more than two decades, the new edition now prepares readers for success with the latest developments in Microsoft Office Excel 2010, including data sets, applications and screen visuals throughout that reflect Excel 2010. Readers learn from the book's proven applications-oriented approach, powerful examples, and problem-scenario approach that introduces each quantitative technique within an applications setting. Readers can get a copy of LINGO software and Excel add-ins with the book's online content. A copy of the popular Microsoft Project Professional 2010 accompanies the book on CD.

Genres: Management, Business, Reference

896 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!