readme Quantitative Analysis for Management, Tenth Edition Barry Render, Ralph M. Stair, Jr., and Michael E.

Hanna Text ISBN: 0-13-603625-2 / 978-0-13-603625-8 CD ISBN 0-13-603607-4 / 978-0-13-603607-4 Copyright 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 07458. Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This CD-ROM is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise, including posting it on or sharing it via the Internet. Pearson Prentice Hall is a trademark of Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson is a registered trademark of Pearson plc Prentice Hall is a registered trademark of Pearson Education, Inc. Contents of this readme file: I. II. III. IV. V. Minimum System Requirements Installation Instructions Navigation Contents Technical Support

********************************** I. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ********************************** *Microsoft Windows XP (SP2), Vista *In addition to the minimum processor requirements for the operating system your computer is running, this CD requires a Pentium 133 MHz processor. 150 MHz processor is required for Windows ME and 233 MHz for Windows XP. *Microsoft Excel (2003 or 2007) *In addition to the RAM required by the operating system your computer is running, this CD requires 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) for Microsoft Windows XP (SP2), Vista *Adobe Reader (version 6.x) *CD-ROM Drive *VGA or SVGA graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter and monitor *Display settings set to 800 by 600 pixels with Small Fonts at minimum *Internet browser and modem connection suggested but not required *Printer is suggested for printing out Modules, but is not required ********************************** II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ********************************** All files on this CD-ROM can be opened directly from the CD-ROM in Windows Explorer, or can be copied to your hard drive from the CD-ROM.

********************************** III. NAVIGATION ********************************** The main screen for this CD-ROM enables you to access all the items listed in the Contents section of this Read Me file. To launch the main screen, doubleclick the My Computer icon on your desktop, then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. The contents of the CD will appear - double-click on the file "start.exe". Alternatively, click on the Windows Start button, click Run, then enter "d:\start.exe" (or substitute d for your CD-ROM drive letter) in the Open dialog box. Hit "OK", and the main screen will appear. There are icons on the right side of the main screen. Each icon, including any submenus, is explained below. A. Prentice Hall logo Click on this logo to open the main page of the Prentice Hall Web site. A browser (i.e. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) is required to open the Web page. B. Book Cover icon Click on this icon to open the main page of the textbook's accompanying catalog page, where you can find the textbook's online resources. A browser (i.e. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) and modem connection is required to open the web page. C. Install This feature allows you to install the components of the CD to your hard drive. Click on Install to open a submenu with all the items on the CD. Click on the item that you wish to install on your hard drive. Once installed, use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate and use the files. ********************************** IV. CD-ROM CONTENTS ********************************** The contents of this CD are intended for standalone use. --MODULES Chapter Modules 1 through 6 are provided as .pdf files on this CD-ROM. Adobe Reader is required to open these files. To obtain the free Reader, visit Adobe Systems' Web site at http://www.adobe.com and look for the download page for the free Reader. During installation from the Install screen on this CD, Module files extract to the default directory, C:\QAM10\Modules. --QM FOR WINDOWS To install QM for Windows (version 3.1), click on "ExcelQM3.RSH10.exe" from the Install screen. The program will install to C:\Program Files\ExcelQM3.RSH10. An on-screen installation wizard is provided; you will be asked if files should be backed up. This is a good idea. After installation, a program group will be crea ted in the Windows > Start menu.

Registration At installation you will be asked to register. You must enter a name and this name cannot be changed later. This software is customized to the content in your Prentice-Hall textbook. The customization includes notation and model availability. Potential Problems Please refer to the Excel2007.Security.pdf document on enabling the macros. Unfortunately there are some problems that may arise when installing Windows programs. To avoid these problems during installation, be sure to close all applications including such innocent looking items as a clock or any virus protection programs. If while you are installing you get a message stating that a program is currently in use you may probably respond by pressing ignore. However, write down the name of the program. The installation program will not install a new version of this program. --EXCEL QM ExcelQM 3 is a Microsoft Excel add-in. There are a few different ways that Excel QM can be started after you have installed it from the CD's Install menu to your computer's hard drive. You must have Excel 2003 or 2007 installed on your computer. ExcelQM installs to the directory C:\Program Files\ExcelQM3. There are a few ways to start this program. 1) Click the Excel QM shortcut icon on the desktop. 2) Click on the Excel QM item in the Excel QM program group to launch Excel with Excel QM loaded. 3) With Microsoft Excel open, open the file C:\Program Files\ExcelQM3\ExcelQM3.xla to start this add-in. It is possible (though not recommend) to set up Excel so that Excel QM automatically loads every time that Excel loads. In order to do this simply use Tools, Addins, Browse; find ExcelQM.xla in the directory and click OK. Please note that this product and the Crystal Ball addin (by Decisioneering, Inc.) do not coexist well. Do not have both loaded at the same time. ********************************** V. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ********************************** This CD-ROM is designed to be used as a stand alone (not networked) product. To obtain support, please visit us online anytime at: http://247.prenhall.com where you can search our knowledgebase for common solutions, view product alerts, and review all options for additional assistance. If you are having problems with this CD-ROM, you can get support by filling out the web form under the "Ask a Question" link at that site.

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