Quantitative Models for Decisionmakers

Catalog description

This course prepares students to analyze operational and strategic business situations and select appropriate and optimal courses of action. Using quantitative tools, students learn to analyze the firm-s operation, employ sound critical decision making to initiate appropriate action and move the organization to creative problem solving. This course provides students with the tools and techniques required to manage these processes efficiently and make decisions effectively. Introduction to linear programming, queuing, decision tree analysis, and an array of time dependent and cross-sectional simulation techniques are covered. Throughout this course there will be an emphasis on linking the quantitative techniques to economic and financial analysis.