Solving the Solver: A Practical Introduction to the Use of Management Science in Business through Spreadsheets

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Author(s): Rick L Wilson
ISBN: 9781615493289
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2014
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Format: GRLContent (online access)

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Solving the Solver: A Practical Introduction to the Use of Management Science in Business through Spreadsheets

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The book Solving the Solver: A Practical Introduction to the Use of Management Science in Business through Spreadsheets compliments an 'active learning' instructional approach to applying management science techniques in practice. The conversational style of the book engages the student and allows them to forget that they are using sophisticated quantitative techniques. Before they realize it, they have mastered useful, applicable quantitative topics that weeks before seemed scary and unapproachable. The book utilizes lessons learned in the author's 25 years of teaching experience in helping the student see how the practical use of quantitative models can truly help 'save the world'.

Table of Contents

Section I: Foundations of Linear Programming

Module 1: An Escape from the Library Module 2: Introduction to “Solving the Solver” – Linear Programming and Then Some! Module 3: Introduction to Linear Programming Module 4: A Picture of Insight Module 5: Extending Our Modeling Ability Module 6: Solving LP Models in EXCEL with the SOLVER Module 7: Sensitivity Analysis - Adding Insight to Optimal

Section II: Linear and Integer Programming Applications - I

Module 8: More LP Models - Part I Module 9: Forcing Variables to Have Integer Requirements Module 10: More LP Models - Part II

Section III: Linear and Integer Programming Applications - II

Module 11: Supply Chain Models Module 12: Integer Programming: Binary Variables Module 13: Go With The Flow: Network Models

Section IV: Miscellaneous Topics

Module 14: Multiple Objectives via Goal Programming Module 15: Unique Objectives and Modeling Scenarios Module 16: Decision Trees