TY - BOOK AU - Anderson,David R. AU - Sweeney,Dennis J. AU - Williams,Thomas A. TI - Quantitative methods for business SN - 0324044992 AV - T56 .A6 2006 PY - 2001/// CY - Australia PB - Thomson/South-Western KW - Management science N1 - Includes index; Ch. 1; Introduction --; Ch. 2; Introduction to probability --; Ch. 3; Probability distributions --; Ch. 4; Decision analysis --; Ch. 5; Utility and game theory --; Ch. 6; Forecasting --; Ch. 7; Introduction to linear programming --; Ch. 8; Linear programming : sensitivity analysis and interpretation of solution --; Ch. 9; Linear programming applications --; Ch. 10; Transportation, assignment, and transshipment problems --; Ch. 11; Integer linear programming --; Ch. 12; Project scheduling : PERT/CPM --; Ch. 13; Inventory models --; Ch. 14; Waiting line models --; Ch. 15; Simulation --; Ch. 16; Markov processes --; Ch. 17; Multicriteria decisions --; App. A; Binomial probabilities --; App. B; Poisson probabilities --; App. C; Areas for the standard normal distribution --; App. D; Values of e[superscript -[lambda]] --; App. E; References and bibliography --; App. F; Self-test solutions and answers to even-numbered problems N2 - "Quantitative Methods for Business uses language and applications you can comprehend to define concepts and illustrate how quantitative methods and statistics apply to the decision-making process. The text features a straight-forward "Problem-Scenario Approach" that motivates and helps you understand and apply quantitative methods."--BOOK JACKET ER -