Introduction
Optimize your analysis in Excel
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What you should know before starting
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1. Working with Solver
Find target values using Goal Seek
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Introduce linear, nonlinear, and evolutionary programming
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Install the Solver add-in on Windows
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Organize a worksheet for use in Solver
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Find a solution using Solver
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Challenge: Create a Solver model
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Solution: Create a Solver model
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2. Tuning Investment Portfolios
Introduce the problem
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Organize the worksheet
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Create objective and control formulas
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Create and run the Solver model
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Experiment with different constraints
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Challenge: Tune an investment portfolio
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Solution: Tune an investment portfolio
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3. Optimizing Resource Placement
Introduce the problem
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Organize the worksheet
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Map store and depot locations
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Create objective and control formulas
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Create and run the Solver model
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Extend the model by adding population density
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Challenge: Optimize resource placement
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Solution: Optimize resource placement
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4. Defining Decision Trees
Introduce the problem
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Organize the worksheet
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Calculate the probability of reaching a node
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Calculate the expected value for the tree
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Challenge: Define a decision tree
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Solution: Define a decision tree
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Conclusion
Additional resources
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Ex_Files_Excel_Using_Solver_for_Decision_Analysis.zip
(476 KB)