Optimization modeling with spreadsheets /

• Main Author: Baker, Kenneth R., 1943-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Mathematical optimization.; Managerial economics > Mathematical models.; Electronic spreadsheets.; Programming (Mathematics); Business.; Mathematics.; Computer science.; COMPUTERS > Desktop Applications > Spreadsheets.; Managerial economics / Mathematical models.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 415 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780470949092; 0470949090; 9780470949108; 0470949104
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470949108

"Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest topical and technical advances in the field, Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets, Second Edition continues to focus on solving real-world optimization problems through the creation of mathematical models and the use of spreadsheets to represent and analyze those models. Developed and extensively classroom-tested by the author, the book features a systematic approach that equips readers with the skills to apply optimization tools effectively without the need to rely on specialized algorithms. This new edition uses the powerful software package Risk Solver Platform (RSP) for optimization, including its Evolutionary Solver, which employs many recently developed ideas for heuristic programming. The author provides expanded coverage of integer programming and discusses linear and nonlinear programming using a systematic approach that emphasizes the use of spreadsheet-based optimization tools"--Provided by publisher.