AP/ADMS 3330
Introduction to Management Science
Fall 2026
Topics
- Optimization
- Linear programming
- Sensitivity analysis
- Integer programming
- Distribution and network models
- Multicriteria decisions
- Nonlinear optimization
- Spreadsheet modeling
- Inventory and workforce planning
- Portfolio and capital-budget decisions
Readings
- Anderson, Sweeney, Williams, Camm, Cochran, Fry and Ohlmann. An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making. 15th ed., South-Western Cengage Learning, 2019.
- Optional: C. T. Ragsdale. Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Business Analytics. 8th ed., 2016.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Public course outline ↗Fall 2026
- Section B.