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R E V I S E D

T H I R T E E N T H

E D I T I O N

AN INTRODUCTION TO

MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE
QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES
TO DECISION MAKING

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R E V I S E D

T H I R T E E N T H

E D I T I O N

AN INTRODUCTION TO

MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE
QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES
TO DECISION MAKING
David R. Anderson
University of Cincinnati

Dennis J. Sweeney
University of Cincinnati

Thomas A. Williams
Rochester Institute of Technology

Jeffrey D. Camm
University of Cincinnati

Kipp Martin
University of Chicago

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An Introduction to Management Science:
Quantitative Approaches to Decision
Making, Revised Thirteenth Edition
David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney,
Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, &
Kipp Martin
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