Version 3
Software for Decision Sciences:
Quantitative Methods,
Production and Operations Management
Howard J. Weiss www.prenhall.com/weiss dsSoftware@prenhall.com
June 30, 2005
Copyright (c) 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 07458.
Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 3 Installing the Software 4 The Program Group 5 Starting the Program 6 The Main Screen 7
Chapter 2: A Sample Problem
Introduction 12 Creating a New Problem 13 The Data Screen 15 Entering and Editing Data 15 The Solution Screen 17
Chapter 3: The Main Menu
File 19 Edit 24 View 25 Module 26 Format 27 Tools 30 Window 30 Help 32
Chapter 4: Printing
The Print Setup Screen 36 Information to Print 37 Page Header Information 38 Page Layout 39 Printer Options 40
Chapter 5: Graphs
Introduction 42 File Saving 43 Print 43 Colors and Fonts 43
Chapter 6: Modules
Overview 44 Aggregate (Production) Planning 45 Assembly Line Balancing 57 The Assignment Model 65 Breakeven/Cost-Volume Analysis 67 Capital Investment 71 Decision Analysis 73 Forecasting 84 Game Theory 99 Goal Programming 102 Integer & Mixed Integer Programming 106 Inventory 109 Job Shop Scheduling (Sequencing) 117 Layout 126 Learning (Experience) Curves 130 Linear Programming 133 Location 139 Lot Sizing 145 Markov Analysis 150 Material Requirements Planning 154 Networks 161 Productivity 165 Project Scheduling 166 Quality Control 175 Reliability 182 Simulation 185