Sub: Quantitative Techniques in Management 1) Answer any Sixteen 1. What is a linear programming problem? Discuss the scope and role of linear programming in solving management problems. Discuss and describe the role of linear programming in managerial decision-making bringing out limitations‚ if any. 2. Explain the concept and computational steps of the simplex method for solving linear programming problems. How would you identify whether an optimal solution to a problem obtained using simplex
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Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods PSY 326 Dr. Willow Aureala March 29‚ 2011 Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods There are two types of research methods: qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research methods are complex meaningful analyses characterized by processes and meanings that are not measured in terms of mathematical measurements. Quantitative research however‚ relies and builds on mathematical procedures and methods‚ such as frequency‚ quality‚ amount
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Introduction Quantitative research has been a numerical representation as well as manipulation of the observations for the objective about describing and explaining phenomena‚ which these observations reflect (Babbie‚ 2007). This has been used in lot of natural as well as social sciences‚ which includes biology‚ physics‚ sociology‚ psychology as well as geology. Research project where quantitative research would be most appropriate Research is an orderly investigation of the subject matter for
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SWOT ANALYSIS APPLE INC. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINAL PRESENTATION Business description Started in 1977 and Headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ Apple (AAPL) Inc. designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software‚ services‚ peripherals‚ networking solutions‚ and third-party digital content and applications.1 The company’s products and services include iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod
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Qualitative and Quantitative research There are numerous differences between qualitative and quantitative measurement. Quantitative Research Quantitative Research options have been predetermined and a large number of respondents are involved. By definition‚ measurement must be objective‚ quantitative and statistically valid. Simply put‚ it’s about numbers‚ objective hard data. The sample size for a survey is calculated by statisticians using formulas to determine how large a sample size will
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This document includes RES 351 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Preparing to Conduct Business Research Part 3 General Questions - General General Questions Build on Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1‚ completed in Week Three‚ and Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 2‚ completed in Week Four. Develop or select the instruments your team will use to collect data. Describe how you will sample the population: · What is the appropriate sampling method? ·
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Enterprise-Level Business System Kathryn Harrison BSA/400 December 17‚ 2011 Instructor Name Assessment of Enterprise-Level Business System Enterprise-level business systems consist of the development and implementation of a computerized system that maintains data between the enterprise-level business systems. The sharing of data makes the business run smother than say a business from the early 1980s. In the business world today it is computerized and easily managed with
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Quantitative Study Critique: Most Effective Cutaneous Antisepsis for Prevention of CVC Infection S. Student Grand Canyon University: NSR 433 May 31‚ 2013 Quantitative Study Critique: Most Effective Cutaneous Antisepsis for Prevention of CVC Infection Introduction This is critique of a randomized controlled trial study in relation to catheter-related bacteremia as the most frequent complication of the central venous catheter (CVC). The purpose of the study is to decide whether the use of
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Visual Literacy in Business: My Final Project. CGD 218: Visual Literacy in Business Instructor: Edgar Hodge August 4‚ 2014 Visual Literacy In Business: My Final Project. Visual literacy has been around for decades. One of the most common situations where visual literacy has shown itself is in business. Companies have been using visual literacy in advertising‚ branding‚ and marketing for what seems like forever. In the Article‚ Visual Literacy in Teaching and Learning: A literature
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Nigeria Hunter 3/25/2013 Business Analysis Inventory Simulation: ABC Company When given this assignment‚ I began to make my assumptions about which option would be the best option. I did not take much thought into these guesses. They were just surface choices. I assumed that ordering 180 units would be the best option and ordering 170 units would be the worst option. All of my assumptions turned out to be incorrect. Knowing the range of possible demand‚ I expected that ordering 180 units would
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