Management science : the art of modeling with spreadsheets /
Powell, Stephen G.
Management science : the art of modeling with spreadsheets / Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2008. - 511 p. : ill.
Previous ed.: published as The art of modeling with spreadsheets. 2004. Includes index. Includes CD-ROM.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction -- 2.Modeling in a problem-solving framework -- 3.Basic Excel skills -- 4.Advanced Excel skills -- 5.Spreadsheet engineering -- 6.Analysis using spreadsheets -- 7.Data analysis for modeling -- 8.Regression analysis -- 9.Short-term forecasting -- 10.Nonlinear optimization -- 11.Linear programming -- 12.Network models -- 13.Integer programming -- 14.Decision analysis -- 15.Monte Carlo simulation -- 16.Optimization in simulation.
Successful business modelling is much more than a technical discipline; it's an art. The second edition of this innovative book covers spreadsheet engineering, management science techniques, and those essential craft skills needed to develop real expertise in business modelling.
9780470038406 (hbk.) : £32.99 9780470038406 (cloth)
2006021650
Business--Computer simulation
Electronic spreadsheets.
Business and Management.
Business & Management
HF5548.2 / .P654 2008
650.0113 POW
Management science : the art of modeling with spreadsheets / Stephen G. Powell, Kenneth R. Baker. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2008. - 511 p. : ill.
Previous ed.: published as The art of modeling with spreadsheets. 2004. Includes index. Includes CD-ROM.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction -- 2.Modeling in a problem-solving framework -- 3.Basic Excel skills -- 4.Advanced Excel skills -- 5.Spreadsheet engineering -- 6.Analysis using spreadsheets -- 7.Data analysis for modeling -- 8.Regression analysis -- 9.Short-term forecasting -- 10.Nonlinear optimization -- 11.Linear programming -- 12.Network models -- 13.Integer programming -- 14.Decision analysis -- 15.Monte Carlo simulation -- 16.Optimization in simulation.
Successful business modelling is much more than a technical discipline; it's an art. The second edition of this innovative book covers spreadsheet engineering, management science techniques, and those essential craft skills needed to develop real expertise in business modelling.
9780470038406 (hbk.) : £32.99 9780470038406 (cloth)
2006021650
Business--Computer simulation
Electronic spreadsheets.
Business and Management.
Business & Management
HF5548.2 / .P654 2008
650.0113 POW