【簡介】 Now in its fourth edition, Powell and Baker’s Management Science: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, 4th Editionprovides students and business analysts with the technical knowledge and skill needed to develop real expertise in business modeling. In this book, the authors cover spreadsheet engineering, management science, and the modeling craft. Management Science, 4th Edition 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. 【目錄】 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 MODELING CASES