Building Executive Information Systems and Other Decision Support Applications or Analysis and Control of Production Systems

Building Executive Information Systems and Other Decision Support Applications

Author: Hugh J Watson

This authoritative book takes a comprehensive look at Executive Information Systems (EIS), covering what EIS is, how it differs from other applications, and how EIS will be used in the future.

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Covers the details needed to understand and develop executive information systems, based on the authors' consulting experience and extensive EIS research. Includes substantial end-of-chapter material and an extended case study of EIS at the World Bank. Intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in EIS and for managers and professionals who want to learn EIS and other decision support related applications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Analysis and Control of Production Systems

Author: Elsayed A Elsayed

This book is about the analysis and control of production systems. Each chapter focuses on one of the primary activities that compose the analysis and control function.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction.


2. Forecasting and Time-series Analysis.


3. Inventory Systems.


4. Aggregate Poduction Planning.


5. Material Requirements Planning.


6. Project Planning and Scheduling.


7. Job Sequencing and Operations Scheduling.


8. New Directions in Batch and Discrete-parts Production Systems.


Appendix A. Proof of Equation.


Appendix B. Tables of Standard Normal Distribution and t- Distribution.


Appendix C. Table of the Loss Integral for a Standard Normal Distribution.


Index.