LEADER 03017nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910830051503321 005 20230721032317.0 010 $a1-118-21048-4 010 $a1-281-93759-2 010 $a9786611937591 010 $a0-470-38720-3 010 $a0-470-38719-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555818 035 $a(EBL)380576 035 $a(OCoLC)476209050 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203987 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174210 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203987 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10175407 035 $a(PQKB)11700516 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC380576 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555818 100 $a20080319d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aModeling for insight$b[electronic resource] $ea master class for business analysts /$fStephen G. Powell, Robert J. Batt 210 $aHoboken, NJ $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (496 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-17555-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMODELING FOR INSIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; USING THIS BOOK; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR CASES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; PART I; 1. Introduction; 2. Foundations of Modeling for Insight; 3. Spreadsheet Engineering; PART II; 4. A First Example-The Red Cross Problem; 5. Retirement Planning Problem; 6. Technology Option; PART III; 7. MediDevice; 8. Draft Commercials; 9. New England College Skiway; 10. National Leasing, Inc.; 11. Pharma X and Pharma Y; 12. Invivo Diagnostics, Inc.; Appendix A: Guide to Solver(®); Appendix B: Guide to Crystal Ball(®); Appendix C: Guide to the Sensitivity Toolkit 327 $aINDEX 330 $aPraise for Modeling for Insight ""Most books on modeling are either too theoretical or too focused on the mechanics of programming. Powell and Batt's emphasis on using simple spreadsheet models to gain business insight (which is, after all, the name of the game) is what makes this book stand head and shoulders above the rest. This clear and practical book deserves a place on the shelf of every business analyst.""-Jonathan Koomey, PhD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Stanford University, author of Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solv 606 $aDecision making 606 $aBusiness planning 606 $aBusiness$xComputer simulation 606 $aElectronic spreadsheets 615 0$aDecision making. 615 0$aBusiness planning. 615 0$aBusiness$xComputer simulation. 615 0$aElectronic spreadsheets. 676 $a658.4 676 $a658.40352 700 $aPowell$b Stephen G$01702787 701 $aBatt$b Robert J$01702788 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830051503321 996 $aModeling for insight$94087580 997 $aUNINA