伯纳德?W.泰勒(Bernard W. Taylor Ⅲ)美国弗吉尼亚理工大学商学院教授,长期担任商业信息技术系系主任。编著或合著的《数据、模型与决策》《运营管理》《管理科学》多次修订再版,多次获得学校与学院的优秀教学成果奖,曾担任美国决策科学学会会长。
目錄:
Preface i
1Management Science1
The Management Science Approach to Problem Solving2
Time Out: for Pioneers in Management Science5
Management Science Application:
Room Pricing with Management Science at Marriott6
Management Science and Business Analytics7 Model Building: Break-Even Analysis8 Computer Solution12
Management Science Modeling Techniques15
Management Science Application: The Application of Management Science with Spreadsheets16
Business Usage of Management Science Techniques18
Management Science Application:
Management Science in Health Care19
Management Science Application:
Allocating Seat Capacity on Indian Railways Using Linear Programming32
Graphical Solutions of Linear Programming Models32
Management Science Application:
Renewable Energy Investment Decisions at GE Energy44
A Minimization Model Example44
Management Science Application:
Determining Optimal Fertilizer Mixes at Soquimich South America48
Irregular Types of Linear Programming Problems50
Characteristics of Linear Programming Problems53
Summary54 ? Example Problem Solutions54 ? Problems58 ? Case Problems60
3Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitivity Analysis63
Management Science Models in Decision Support
Systems20
Summary21 ? Problems22 ? Case Problems24
2Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution27
Model Formulation28
A Maximization Model Example28
Time Out: for George B. Dantzig29
Computer Solution64
Management Science Application:
Scheduling Air Ambulance Service in Ontario Canada69
Management Science Application:
Improving Profitability at Norske Skog with Linear Programming70
Sensitivity Analysis71
Summary82 ? Example Problem Solution82 ? Problems85 ? Case Problems89
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iiCONTENTS
4Linear Programming: Modeling Examples92
A Product Mix Exampl