Excel Models for Business and Operations Management

Excel Models for Business and Operations Management, SecondEdition, adopts a structured approach to managementdecision-making by integrating the activities of a manufacturingorganization. The text is entirely assignment-based and usesMicrosoft's Excel software to develop over eighty models. Everyday examples from finance, marketing and operations managementform the basis of the book's 'hands-on'development models. As in the previous edition, the emphasis is onthe practical implementation of real-world models rather thantraditional theoretical concepts. The book's learn-by-exampleapproach helps to develop both analytical and mathematical skillsby focusing on the formulation and building of business models.
New features in the second edition include
* Finance models in a new chapter on investment analysismodels
* Job sequencing including a VBA routine for Johnson'sRule
* Multiplicative Holt-Winter's model
* All models and reference notes updated to the latest version ofExcel
Excel Models for Business and Operations Management isideally suited to intermediate and advanced undergraduate courses, as well as MBA courses, in business studies, finance, accounting, information technology, and operations management. It should be ofinterest to managers and analysts who want to develop theirmodel-building skills.