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S.S. Central America
Saaty, Thomas
Saddle point
Safety stocks 2nd
Sample mean
Sample variance
Santos, Ltd.
Scheduling (LP) example
Scientific method
Scope statement
Scoring models
Seasonal adjustments
Seasonal factor
Seasonal patterns
Sensitivity analysis 2nd 3rd
Sensitivity analysis (in linear programming) 2nd
        changes in constraint quantity values
        changes in objective function coefficients
        computer analysis
        Excel 2nd 3rd
        graphical analysis 2nd
Sequential decision trees
Server
Service level
Service rate
Service times
        exponential distribution
Set covering problem (01 integer programming)
Shadow price 2nd 3rd 4th [See also dual value]
Shared slack
Short-range forecasts
Shortage costs 2nd 3rd 4th
Shortest route problem
        Excel
        linear programming formulation
        permanent set
        QM for Windows
        solution steps
Simplex method 2nd
        artificial variable 2nd
        basic variables
        degeneracy
        entering nonbasic variable
        infeasible problem
        leaving basic variable
        maximization problem
        minimization problem
        mixed constraint problem 2nd
        multiple optimal solutions
        negative quantity values
        nonbasic variables
        optimal solution
        pivot column
        pivot column tie
        pivot number
        pivot row
        pivot row tie (degeneracy)
        sensitivity analysis
        summary steps
        tableau
        unbounded problem
Simplex tableau
Simulated time
Simulation 2nd
        applications
        continuous probability distributions
        Crystal Ball
        environmental and resource analysis
        Excel 2nd 3rd 4th
        finance
        marketing
        Monte Carlo process
        of a queuing system 2nd
        of an inventory system
        production and manufacturing
        pseudorandom numbers
        public service operations
        random numbers 2nd
        statistical analysis
        trials
        verification
Simultaneous solution (of linear equations)
Single-server waiting line system
Slack
Slack variables
Slope of a line 2nd 3rd
Smoothing constant 2nd
Solver (Excel)
Soquimich (SA)
Spanning tree
Standard deviation 2nd
Standard model form (in linear programming)
Standard normal distribution
State (of a system)
Statement of work
States of nature
Statistical dependence
Statistical independence
Statistics
Steady-state
Stepping stone method
        closed path
        iteration
        summary steps
Stigler, George 2nd
Strategies (in game theory)
Subjective probability 2nd
Suboptimal solution
Substitution method (in nonlinear programming)
Surplus variables
Synthesization