An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making, Revised (with Microsoft Project and Printed Access Card)

1045 Pages·2011·15 MB·English

by  David R. Anderson

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Dedication
To My Parents
Ray and Ilene Anderson
DRA
To My Parents
James and Gladys Sweeney
DJS
To My Parents
Phil and Ann Williams
TAW
To My Wife
Karen Camm
JDC
To My Wife
Gail Honda
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