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Brief contents
About the Authors xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1 Introduction 1
2 An Introduction to Linear Programming 33
3 Linear Programming: Sensitivity Analysis and Interpretation of Solution 85
4 Linear Programming Applications 137
5 Linear Programming: The Simplex Method 211
6 Simplex-Based Sensitivity Analysis and Duality 254
7 Transportation, Assignment and Transshipment Problems 279
8 Network Models 344
9 Project Scheduling: PERT/CPM 370
10 Inventory Models 405
11 Queuing Models 451
12 Simulation 489
13 Decision Analysis 539
14 Multicriteria Decisions 593
Conclusion: Management Science in Practice 635
Appendices 639
Appendix A Areas for the Standard Normal Distribution 641
Appendix B Values of e l 642
Appendix C Bibliography and References 643
Appendix D Self-Test Solutions 645
Glossary 677
Index 683
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15 Integer Linear Programming
16 Forecasting
17 Dynamic Programming
18 Markov Processes
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