Other times are available by appointment. This software will be available for use on the Ashland University network. Students also may purchase an optional workbook with software included. Other handouts will be distributed in class as appropriate.
Interested students can get application forms and other information from the instructor.
A survey of techniques of management science, an approach to managerial decision making that involves the use of quantitative tools of analysis. Topics covered will include linear programming, queuing models, simulation, decision analysis, and networking models for project management. Material will be presented in class through lectures, videos, case analysis, and assigned readings in the text and other publications. Students are encouraged to actively participate in class discussions of readings and cases. Homework, in-class group cases, quizzes, and other assignments will be used both to reinforce and to evaluate your grasp of the information presented.