TY - GEN AU - SHARMA, J. K. TI - OPERATIONS RESEARCH SN - 9789350593363 U1 - 519.7 PY - 2013/// CY - DELHI PB - MACMILAN PUBLISHERS INDIA PVT. LTD. KW - OPERATIONS RESEARCH N2 - Operations Research Theory and Applications Subject: Production, Materials and Project Management Price: 495.00 INR (Prices are inclusive of all taxes) With the Book Teacher Manual Other Details ISBN 9789350593363 Binding Paperback Imprints Macmillan Publishers India Edition 5 Language English Book Summary of "Operations Research" Operations Research: Theory and Applications is a comprehensive textbook for courses in quantitative methods, operations research, management science, analytical methods for decision-making, and other related subjects. The all new fifth edition of the book further enhances the easy-to-understand approach adopted in earlier editions. This approach provides the readers an understanding of the problem-solving methods based on a careful discussion of model formulation, solution procedures, and analysis of results. Salient Features • Almost all chapters have been reorganized and/or rewritten to facilitate better and easier understanding of the concepts and text material. • Each chapter begins with a Preview and Learning Objectives to guide the students and help them focus on understanding a specific topic under study. • Most of the chapters contain Management Cases to help students understand various business situations, and suggest solutions to managerial issues that are raised while using specific techniques of operations research. • Each chapter contains Concept Quizzes to help students reinforce their understanding of the principles and applications of operations research techniques. • Explanations are well illustrated with numerous interesting and varied business-oriented examples. • Conceptual Questions, Self-Practice Problems with Hints and Answers have been provided in each chapter to enable students to learn at their own pace. • The book conforms to the latest trends of questions appearing in universities and professional examinations. • Appendices included in most of the chapters provide basic theoretical support to the development of specific techniques used in solving decision-making problems appearing in the chapters. • References to questions appearing in the examinations of various Indian universities have been updated. The book is intended to serve as a core textbook for the students of MBA / PGDBM, MCom, CA and ICWA who need to understand the basic concepts of operations research and apply these directly to real-life business problems. It also meets the requirements of the students of MA/ MSc (Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research), MCA, MIT, MSc (IT), BE/ BTech, AMIE, who need both theoretical and practical knowledge related to operations research ER -