Learning to make decisions in today's business world takes training and experience.Cliff Ragsdale-the respected innovator in the field of management science-is an outstanding guide to help you learn the skills you need,use Microsoft Excel 2003 to implement those skills,and gain the confidence to apply what you learn to real business situations.

Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis,Fifth Edition gives you step-by-step instructions and annotated screen shots to make examples easy to follow.Plus,interesting sections called The World of Management Science show you how each topic has been applied in a real company.

1 Introduction to Modeling and Decision Analysis

2 Introduction to Optimization and Linear Programming

3 Modeling and Solving LP Problems in a Spreadsheet

4 Sensitivity Analysis and The Simplex Method

5 Network Modeling

6 Integer Linear Programming

7 Goal Programming and Multiple Objective Optimization

8 Nonlinear Programming

9 Regression Analysis

10 Discriminant Analysis

11 Time-Series Analysis

12 Introduction to Simulation using Crystal Ball

13 Queuing Theory

14 Project Management

15 Decision Analysis

Index