Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis (5th edition) by Cliff T. Ragsdale

Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Cliff Ragsdale is an innovator of the spreadsheet teaching revolution and is highly regarded in the field of management science. The revised fifth edition of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS 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 version of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS has been updated for use with Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007. It 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 Excel® for Windows. This text also focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Course Material

Review Date: September 19, 2009

Reviewer: Jennifer Errande, USA

I used this textbook for a class I took in Quantitative Anlaysis and strongly recommend it to anyone who feels the need to learn how to apply math to their business environment.

Outstanding

Review Date: March 4, 2010

Reviewer: Palomar, Seattle, WA USA

I highly recommend this book if you are building decision models using Excel and/or Crystal Ball. I used this book for an MBA class and subsequently built numerous decision models using the concepts outlined in this book. The examples are excellent and insightful. This book taught me everything I needed to know to build complex real world decision models using Excel.

Good Introduction to Management Science and MS Excel Solver

Review Date: March 30, 2010

Reviewer: James R. Mettling, Burbank, CA United States

I found this an excellent introduction to both the modern approach to analytical business problem solving and the use of Excel Solver to make such analysis quick and easy. As might be expected from a text book, their are many references to other works that enable a more in-depth study of the mathematics behind the methodologies. I found it a good quick reference to modern business analysis as practiced today.

Spreadsheet modelling & decision analysis. 2007. Revised.

Review Date: June 15, 2008

Reviewer: Cathy,

Item new with CDs and link to Crystal Ball trial software. Would far prefer Crystal Ball to be on CD as have had problems downloading it. Item in perfect condition and arrived sooner than promised.

The textbook for QDM

Review Date: October 6, 2008

Reviewer: Charles,

This textbook really help me on my QDM class for using excel and helping my idelogy LP function a lot