Combinatorial Engineering of Decomposable Systems

by M.S. Levin

Overview

Combinatorial Engineering of Decomposable Systems presents a morphological approach to the combinatorial design/synthesis of decomposable systems. Applications involve the following: design (e.g., information systems; user's interfaces; educational courses); planning (e.g., problem-solving strategies; product life cycles; investment); metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization; information retrieval; etc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461376736
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/22/2013
Series:	Combinatorial Optimization , #2
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Decomposable Systems and Design. 2. Some Mathematical Programming Problems. 3. Morphological Approach and Models. 4. Comparison of Decomposable Systems. 5. Transformation of Decomposable Systems. 6. Specific Estimates of System Elements. 7. Morphological Metaheuristics. 8. Information Support and Design. 9. Some Organizational Issues. 10. Educational Issues. 11. Additional Applied Problems. 12. Conclusion. References. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Basing his analysis on hierarchical morphological multicriteria design (HMMD), the author examines the analysis and design of complex multidisciplinary systems such as software, information support, organizations, planning, quality analysis, house-building, machine building, and electronics. The main issues dealt with in the book are: HMMD; functional operations of combinatorial engineering; basic combinatorial elements and their proximity; approaches to structural modelling; compatibility of systems components; and combinatorial synthesis problems such as multicriteria selection, multiple-choice knapsack problem, and morphological clique and analysis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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