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An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making (with CD-ROM and Crystal Ball Pro Printed Access Card) (Introduction to Management Science)
by David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Ma R. Kipp
from South-Western College Pub

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Worth it
  I recently purchased this book for a graduate-level class. One of the class professors voiced that she uses this book at least weekly in her career (outside of the college) as a project manager for a large construction outfit. I've thumbed through the book and I must say that it covers an unbelievable amount of subject-related matter with examples spanning several areas: banking & finance, distribution & transportation, inventory, marketing, et al. The approaches covered are vast and among others,... more info

• Boring.
  One of the dryest books I've ever had to read. "Real world" examples are far-fetched and worthless in my opinion. They just add more pages to the book. The writers use some type of fancy style rather than straight-forward English, which adds to the confusion while trying to understand the material.
  Bottom line: What can be said in 3 pages takes 20 pages in this book. Do authors get paid by the page today? The 800+ page book should be no more than 300 pages in my opinion, and it would still get the same... more info

• Necessary for class
  It may not be the best textbook in the world but its not the worst. Actually, I can't find anything wrong with it except for the coffee stain I left while studying.
  The text comes with a CD that contains Excel worksheets described in the book. Regardless of whether examples in the book are relevant to everyday life, they explain the situation.
  Minus one star for not having a study guide to go along with it. Thats all, other than that... decent book.

• Lack of real life examples
  The examples of these book are not in synch with real life. Much of it is a vague attempt of creative writing.

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