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Business Process Modeling, Simulation and Design, Second Edition

Published:

April 25, 2013

Author(s):

Manuel Laguna; Johan Marklund

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Most textbooks on business process management focus on either the nuts and bolts of computer simulation or the managerial aspects of business processes. Covering both technical and managerial aspects of business process management, Business Process Modeling, Simulation and Design, Second Edition …

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$99.95

Project Management Tools and Techniques: A Practical Guide

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April 08, 2013

Author(s):

Deborah Sater Carstens; Gary Richardson; Ronald B. Smith

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This book provides a practical understanding of the tools and techniques for planning and controlling projects. It emphasizes the difference between various tools and techniques and determines how these can be applied during different phases of the project lifecycle. This book presents not only an …

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$119.95

Supply Chain Engineering: Models and Applications

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September 27, 2012

Author(s):

A. Ravi Ravindran; Donald Warsing, Jr.

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Emphasizing a quantitative approach, Supply Chain Engineering: Models and Applications provides state-of-the-art mathematical models, concepts, and solution methods important in the design, control, operation, and management of global supply chains. The text provides an understanding of how …

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$129.95

Probability and Stochastic Modeling

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August 25, 2012

Author(s):

Vladimir I. Rotar

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A First Course in Probability with an Emphasis on Stochastic ModelingProbability and Stochastic Modeling not only covers all the topics found in a traditional introductory probability course, but also emphasizes stochastic modeling, including Markov chains, birth-death processes, and reliability …

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$79.95

Probability Foundations for Engineers

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May 09, 2012

Author(s):

Joel A. Nachlas

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Suitable for a first course in probability theory and designed specifically for industrial engineering and operations management students, Probability Foundations for Engineers covers theory in an accessible manner and includes numerous practical examples based on engineering applications. …

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$129.95

Analysis of Queues: Methods and Applications

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April 26, 2012

Author(s):

Natarajan Gautam

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Written with students and professors in mind, Analysis of Queues: Methods and Applications combines coverage of classical queueing theory with recent advances in studying stochastic networks. Exploring a broad range of applications, the book contains plenty of solved problems, exercises, case …

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$119.95

Project Management: Systems, Principles, and Applications

Published:

December 12, 2011

Author(s):

Adedeji B. Badiru

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As organizations realize the benefits of PM, the need to develop effective management tools rises with the increasing complexity of new technologies and processes. Taking a systems approach to accomplishing goals and objectives, Project Management: Systems, Principles, and Applications covers …

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$104.95

Value-Added Decision Making for Managers

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October 05, 2011

Author(s):

Kenneth Chelst; Yavuz Burak Canbolat

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Developed from the authors’ longstanding course on decision and risk analysis, Value-Added Decision Making for Managers explores the important interaction between decisions and management action and clarifies the barriers to rational decision making. The authors analyze strengths and weaknesses of …

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$139.95

Portfolio Optimization

Published:

March 09, 2010

Author(s):

Michael J. Best

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Eschewing a more theoretical approach, Portfolio Optimization shows how the mathematical tools of linear algebra and optimization can quickly and clearly formulate important ideas on the subject. This practical book extends the concepts of the Markowitz "budget constraint only" model to a linearly …

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$87.95

Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems, Second Edition

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December 18, 2009

Author(s):

Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni

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Based on the author’s more than 25 years of teaching experience, Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems, Second Edition covers the most important classes of stochastic processes used in the modeling of diverse systems, from supply chains and inventory systems to genetics and biological systems …

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$104.95

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