COVER -- CONTENTS -- OPERATIONS RESEARCH FOR DECISION MAKING -- SCOPE OF QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES -- LINEAR PROGRAMMING - MODEL FORMULATION -- SOLUTION OF LP PROBLEMS "GRAPHICAL METHOD" -- LINEAR PROGRAMMING "SIMPLEX METHOD" -- GOAL PROGRAMMING -- INTEGER PROGRAMMING -- TRANSPORTATION MODELS -- ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS -- SEQUENCING/SCHEDULING METHODS -- MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT MODELS -- DECISION ANALYSIS AND DECISION TREE -- THEORY OF GAMES -- INVENTORY CONTROL METHODS -- QUEUING THEORY -- FORECASTING TECHNIQUES -- STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL TECHNIQUES -- MARKOV CHAINS AND ANALYSIS -- SIMULATION TECHNIQUES -- PROJECT PLANNING AND NETWORK ANALYSIS -- ANNEXURES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.