POM-386 QUANTITATIVE METHODS

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Quantitative methods and modeling techniques used to support management decision making. The following topics are covered: brief review of probability and distributions; decision analysis; forecasting; utility and decision making; linear programming; transportation; assignment, trans-shipment; integer programming. PERT/CPM; computer simulation; and multi-criteria decision problems. Excel may be used along with other software.
PREREQUISITE(S): MATH-220 or MATH-280