Quantitative Methods in Management: Case Studies of Failures and SuccessesC. B. Tilanus, O. B. De Gans, Jan Karel Lenstra Over 40 case studies examine actual applications and results of quantitative methods of management. Contributors are from a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, industry, transportation, banking, university, and others. Each contributor reports on both a success in the application of operations research or management science, and a failure. Written for non-mathematicians. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Optimizing agricultural production | 15 |
The effect of advertising and the strength of a tennis player | 21 |
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activities allocation analysis application average bank Beemster calculated capacity CHAPTER client coke companies complete compound feeds constraints consultancy costs customers decision support systems decision-making demand depots described determined distribution Dutch effects energy estimates evaluation example factors failure formulated function Goal Programming implemented important industry input Input-Output Model integer linear programming investigation involved large number linear programming local area networks locations manpower planning mathematical methods in management million guilders needed Netherlands NSOR objective Operational Research optimal organization output parameters period personnel phase population forecasts possible practice problem procedure pumper quantitative methods reasons regulations risk road safety Rotterdam Routemaster routes scheduling sector SIM CO Simnet simulation model situation solution specific staff stations statistics stevedores success Sugar beet techniques traffic transport variables vehicles viewpoints
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Linear Programming 2: 2: Theory and Extensions George Bernard Dantzig,Mukund N. Thapa No preview available - 1997 |