Practical Management Science by Wayne L Winston

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Practical Management Science by Wayne L Winston

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Summary

This edition includes chapters which introduce the basics of spreadsheet modelling and emphasize "Genetic Solver". The book demonstrates modelling skills using Microsoft Excel and contains spreadsheets which allow users of varying mathematical backgrounds to build skills through different problems.

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Practical Management Science by Wayne L Winston

This edition includes new chapters which introduce the basics of spreadsheet modelling and emphasize "Genetic Solver". Modelling skills are demonstrated using Microsoft Excel and are incorporated throughout. The use of spreadsheets in this text allows users of varying mathematical backgrounds to build skills as they work through sophisticated problems. There are interdisciplinary examples and problems-covering topics such as portfolio selection, options and pricing. Modelling is taught by using models that can be used in a variety of problems. The "Palisade Decision Tool's Suite" (@Risk, Precision Tree, BestFit, TopRank, and RISKview) and "Solver Table" which allows users to do sensitivity analysis, is now included.

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Winston, Wayne L.: - Wayne L. Winston is Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and is now Professor of Decision and Information Sciences at the Bauer College at the University of Houston. Dr. Winston has received more than 45 teaching awards and is a six-time recipient of the school-wide M.B.A. award. His current interest focuses on showing how to use spreadsheet models to solve business problems in all disciplines, particularly in finance, sports and marketing. In addition to publishing more than 20 articles in leading journals, Dr. Winston has written such successful textbooks, including OPERATIONS RESEARCH: APPLICATIONS AND ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING: APPLICATIONS AND ALGORITHMS; SIMULATION MODELING WITH @RISK; DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS; SPREADSHEET MODELING AND APPLICATIONS; MATHLETICS, DATA ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS MODELING WITH EXCEL 2016; MARKETING ANALYTICS; and FINANCIAL MODELS USING SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION. Dr. Winston received his B.S. degree in mathematics from MIT and his Ph.D. in operations research from Yale.
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ISBN 13 9780534371357
ISBN 10 0534371353
Title Practical Management Science
Author Wayne L Winston
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Binding Type Multiple-component retail product
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published 2000-07-25
Number of pages 900
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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