Building intuition : insights from basic operations management models and principles
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Bibliographic Information
Building intuition : insights from basic operations management models and principles
（International series in operations research & management science, 115）
Springer, c2008
Available at 8 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Sequencing : the shortest processing time rule / Kenneth R. Baker
- The knapsack problem / John J. Bartholdi, III
- Flexibility principles / Stephen C. Graves
- Single server queueing models / Wallace J. Hopp
- Little's law / John D.C. Little and Stephen C. Graves
- The median principle / Timothy J. Lowe and Dilip Chhajed
- The newsvendor problem / Evan L. Porteus
- The economic order-quantity (EOQ) model / Leroy B. Schwarz
- Risk pooling / Matthew J. Sobel
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first book in the field that uses the power of the basic models and principles to provide students and managers with an "intuitive understanding" of operations management. The book touches on nine fundamental models and principles, and outlines the key insights behind each one. Some of the very biggest names in the Management Science field have developed and carefully written these chapters on the field's basic models.
Table of Contents
Sequencing: The Shortest Processing Time Rule.- The Knapsack Problem.- Flexibility Principles.- Single Server Queueing Models.- Little's Law.- The Median Principle.- The Newsvendor Problem.- The Economic Order-Quantity (EOQ) Model.- Risk Pooling.
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