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UNINA9910150242703321 |
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Autore |
Waters C. D. J. <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Quantitative methods for business / / Donald Waters |
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Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Financial Times Prentice Hall, , [2011] |
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ISBN |
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9780273739487 |
0273739484 |
9781283173315 |
128317331X |
9786613173317 |
6613173312 |
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Edizione |
[Fifth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xx, 603 pages ) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Industrial management - Mathematical models |
Decision making - Mathematical models |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous edition: 2008 |
Formerly CIP. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface Part One Background 1 Managers and numbers 2 Calculations and equations 3 Drawing graphs Part Two Collecting and summarising data 4 Collecting data 5 Diagrams for presenting data 6 Using numbers to describe data 7 Describing changes with index numbers Part Three Solving management problems 8 Finance and performance 9 Regression and curve tting 10 Forecasting 11 Linear programming Part Four Introducing statistics 12 Uncertainty and probabilities 13 Probability distributions 14 Using samples 15 Testing hypotheses Part Five Management problems with uncertainty 16 Making decisions 17 Quality management 18 Inventory management 19 Project networks 20 Queues and simulation Glossary |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Taking a non-threatening, non-theoretical approach to a subject students often find difficult, this book avoids rigorous mathematics and concentrates on applying quantitative ideas to the work situation. |
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