Operations Research and Management Science Handbook

by A. Ravi Ravindran (Editor)

Overview

Operations Research (OR) began as an interdisciplinary activity to solve complex military problems during World War II. Utilizing principles from mathematics, engineering, business, computer science, economics, and statistics, OR has developed into a full fledged academic discipline with practical application in business, industry, government and m

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040061626
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Series:	Operations Research Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	904
File size:	23 MB
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Table of Contents

History and Definition of Operations Research. Linear Programming. Nonlinear Programming. Integer Programming. Network Optimization Models. Multiple Criteria Decision Making. Dynamic Programming. Decision Analysis. Graph Theory. Project Management. Stochastic Processes and Markov Chains. Inventory Control. Production Planning, Scheduling, and Sequencing. Queuing Models. Reliability. Quality Control. Stochastic Programming. Simulation. Game Theory. Large Scale Optimization. Heuristic Methods.

Editorial Reviews

"This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS) models, methods, and applications in a single volume . . . It is an ideal reference book for OR/MS practitioners in business, industry, government, and academia. It can also serve as a supplemental text in undergraduate and graduate OR/MS courses at the university level."

– Paulo Mbunga, in Zentralblatt Math, 2009

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