Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis

By Cliff T. Ragsdale

Book Overview

Cliff Ragsdale is an innovator of the spreadsheet teaching revolution and is highly regarded in the field of management science. The 4th edition retains the elements and philosophy that has made its past editions so successful. New topics have been added as well as examples that are relevant to decision making in today's business world. This new edition of Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis provides succinct instruction in the most commonly used management science techniques and shows how these tools can be implemented using the most current version of Microsoft Excel for Windows. This text also focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0538746319
• ISBN13: 9780538746311
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 3.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book, and includes @RISK

Ragsdale really makes spreadsheet modeling accessible to real-world business situations. It was a great asset to my MBA coursework. As a student, it came with a free student version of @RISK risk analysis software as well.

Decision analysis

Excellent book; I am considering it as a textbook for a Managerial Sciences course. The examples are clear and real increasing the interest of the students.

Solid text that really teaches decision analysis

Since Lotus 1-2-3 burst onto the scene almost thirty years ago, spreadsheet software has been a vital tool in aiding business decision-making. There are many books offering instruction in learning to use a spreadsheet. Some books promise to teach business processes but end up delivering a course on basic spreadsheeting with only a passing nod to the business processes the student was expecting to learn.This fine book actually...

Best MBA Level Book on Optimization

This book was a textbook for the required 1st year MBA operations research class at Berkeley. I waived the class, but bought the book anyway and still occasionally refer to it as needed. Ragsdale does an excellent job explaining how to setup and solve operations research problems in MS Excel.