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Title: An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making (with CD-ROM and Crystal Ball Pro Printed Access Card) (Introduction to Management Science)
ISBN: 0324399804
Author:
David R. Anderson
Dennis J. Sweeney
Thomas A. Williams
R. Kipp Martin
Publicate Date: 2007-04-19
Publish: 2007-04-19
List Price: $202.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $139.99
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $87.00
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1: Review
Book was still sealed in plastic in new condition exactly as described. I was a little dissapointed in the shipping speed. It was one day late with expedite shipping. Overall a good order.
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2: Worth it
I recently purchased this book for a graduate-level class. One of the class professors voiced that she uses this book at least weekly in her career (outside of the college) as a project manager for a large construction outfit. I've thumbed through the book and I must say that it covers an unbelievable amount of subject-related matter with examples spanning several areas: banking & finance, distribution & transportation, inventory, marketing, et al. The approaches covered are vast and among others, included are areas such as breakeven analysis, linear programming (normal & simplex), game theory, nonlinear optimization problems, project scheduling with PERT/CRM, waiting line models, forecasting, Markov processes, and dynamic programming. I am looking forward to learning a lot with this book as my companion. Just as the professor finds herself using it frequently, I certainly think I'll be referring to it for quite some time. Don't let the price scare you. There's a lot of knowledge packed into its 816 pages. It's well worth the investment!
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3: Boring.
One of the dryest books I've ever had to read. "Real world" examples are far-fetched and worthless in my opinion. They just add more pages to the book. The writers use some type of fancy style rather than straight-forward English, which adds to the confusion while trying to understand the material.
Bottom line: What can be said in 3 pages takes 20 pages in this book. Do authors get paid by the page today? The 800+ page book should be no more than 300 pages in my opinion, and it would still get the same point across.
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4: Necessary for class
It may not be the best textbook in the world but its not the worst. Actually, I can't find anything wrong with it except for the coffee stain I left while studying.
The text comes with a CD that contains Excel worksheets described in the book. Regardless of whether examples in the book are relevant to everyday life, they explain the situation.
Minus one star for not having a study guide to go along with it. Thats all, other than that... decent book.
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5: Lack of real life examples
The examples of these book are not in synch with real life. Much of it is a vague attempt of creative writing.
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