Management Science: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, 4th Edition

Management Science provides students and business analysts with the technical knowledge and skill needed to develop real expertise in business modeling. The authors cover spreadsheet engineering, management science, and the modeling craft. The text is designed to improve modeling efficiency and modeling effectiveness by focusing on the most important tasks and tools.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Modeling in a Problem-Solving Framework
Chapter 3 Spreadsheet Engineering
Chapter 4 Analysis Using Spreadsheets
Chapter 5 Data Exploration and Preparation
Chapter 6 Classification and Prediction Methods
Chapter 7 Short-Term Forecasting
Chapter 8 Nonlinear Optimization
Chapter 9 Linear Optimization
Chapter 10 Optimization of Network Models
Chapter 11 Integer Optimization
Chapter 12 Optimization of Nonsmooth Models
Chapter 13 Decision Analysis
Chapter 14 Monte Carlo Simulation
Chapter 15 Optimization in Simulation

Appendix 1: Basic Excel Skills
Appendix 2: Macros and VBA
Appendix 3: Basic Probability Concepts