Many new problems have been added to Decision Modeling by David M. Tulett. Indeed, the book’s size has grown by about 10% since Version 3.3.0. Some of the problems were inspired by the COVID pandemic, such as problems involving vaccine development, or a store deciding on ordering quantities of sanitizer, or deciding on a concert venue when the capacity of each venue has become severely restricted. There are also many new problems which feature traditional applications. Version 3.4.0 is available for free pdf download from:
https://linney.mun.ca/pages/view.php?ref=36808
This book covers the modeling of linear and integer programming, sensitivity analysis, goal and non-linear programming, and decision analysis. Problem solutions are obtained using both LINGO and the Excel Solver. The use of LINGO is in scalar mode, which avoids the use of sets, thereby making things easier for the intended audience of business students doing a survey course on optimization.
Even if you are teaching an OR course which overlaps only part of the coverage of this pdf, you might wish to include it in a reading list. It is and will always remain a free resource.
The solutions to all the end-of-chapter problems have been revised extensively. These solutions, made as nine pdf files totalling 356 pages, can be requested by contacting me at dtulett@mun.ca.
-- David M. Tulett, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Business Administration Memorial University St. John's, NL, Canada, A1B 3X5 dtulett@mun.ca “... read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest ...” We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.