for a value of n , n! = n ( n 1) ( n 2) . . . (2)(1)
a solution that does not violate any of the restrictions or constraints in a model
decision results that are fed back into a management information system to be used as data
the source of customers for a queuing system is limited to a finite number
a queue with a limited (maximum) size
costs that are independent of the volume of units produced
a prediction of what will occur in the future
the difference between actual and forecasted demand
a measure of how closely a forecast reflects reality
how far in the future a forecast projects
a method for determining earliest activity times in a CPM/PERT network
the organization of events into classes, which shows the frequency with which the events occur
an equation that relates a dependent variable to one or more independent variables
