Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) [Hardcover]

Wayne L. Winston (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534380581 | ISBN-13: 978-0534380588 | Publication Date: July 25, 2003 | Edition: 4

The market-leading textbook for the course, Winston's OPERATIONS RESEARCH owes much of its success to its practical orientation and consistent emphasis on model formulation and model building. It moves beyond a mere study of algorithms without sacrificing the rigor that faculty desire. As in every edition, Winston reinforces the book's successful features and coverage with the most recent developments in the field. The Student Suite CD-ROM, which now accompanies every new copy of the text, contains the latest versions of commercial software for optimization, simulation, and decision analysis.

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About the Author

Wayne L. Winston is Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where he has taught since 1975. Wayne received his B.S. degree in mathematics from MIT and his Ph.D. degree in operations research from Yale. He has written the successful textbooks OPERATIONS RESEARCH: APPLICATIONS AND ALGORITHMS, MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING: APPLICATIONS AND ALGORITHMS, INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY MODELS, SIMULATION MODELING WITH @RISK, DATA ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS, PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, AND FINANCIAL MODELS USING SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION. Wayne has published more than 20 articles in leading journals and has won many teaching awards, including the school-wide MBA award four times. His current interest is in showing how spreadsheet models can be used to solve business problems in all disciplines, particularly in finance and marketing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1440 pages
• Publisher: Duxbury Press; 4 edition (July 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534380581
• ISBN-13: 978-0534380588
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Wayne L. Winston is a professor of Decision Sciences at Indiana
University, Kelley School of Business and has earned numerous MBA teaching
awards over the past two decades. Wayne also consults for several Fortune
500 clients. He and his business partner Jeff Sagarin developed the
statistics tracking and rating system used by the Dallas Mavericks
professional basketball team. Wayne is also a two-time Jeopardy champion.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Standard Text - Riddled with Flaws, December 3, 2006

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This review is from: Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (Hardcover)

I'm guessing you're on this page because this is your textbook. It works reasonably well for a text, but there are many, many errors. One important problem you should check IMMEDIATELY when you get your copy: some versions double printed pages 705-736 and did not print 737 to 768. These would be the first sections of chapter 13 -- Decision Making under Uncertainty. It is pretty important for the stochastic course, but not so important for the deterministic course (the first part of the book). There are websites that have errata, but even the errata sheets I've found are incomplete. Hopefully your prof should be aware of the flaws. I would NOT recommend this book if you have a coice in the matter. Many of the errors are very confusing to new students.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent General Text, May 10, 2009

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Mike Morgan (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (Hardcover)

This is an all around good book in an area that seems to have far to few books worth mentioning. Although I still think OR texts spend too much time on issues like linear programming, I think this has a good breadth of topics.

The CD is a great learning aid for any student. The problems seem fairly up-to-date and should engage the students.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great OR book, October 16, 2007

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Krevetka35 - See all my reviews

This is a grat book, it covers a broad area of operations research. It is equally good for students, professors and profesionals. Very good explanations and applied exercises from real life.
Definetly a must buy.