1st Edition

Management Science, Operations Research and Project Management Modelling, Evaluation, Scheduling, Monitoring

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

Due to its societal and economic relevance, Project Management (PM) has become an important discipline and a concept critical to modern organizations, public and private. PM as an academic discipline is discussed both in Management Science and in Operations Research. Management Science tends to focus on quantitative tools and the soft skills necessary to manage projects successfully. Operations... Read more

Network models. Multi-objective decision-making models.  Multi-criteria decision-making models.  Game theory. Dynamic programming.  Forecasting models.  Simulation models.  Markov models.  Data envelopment analysis models.

Biography

José Ramon San Cristobal Mateo is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Nautical Sciences at Escuela Técnica Superior de Nautica at the University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain. His PhD is in Marine Sciences. He has authored many papers and two books.

’The approach is a valuable addition to the body of knowledge dealing with the optimization of the project management topic using a clear, factual analysis. The delivery is analytic and engaging, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge which makes the book, by any measure, an effective tool that an educator would find useful for pedagogical purposes. The topic is timely, and the material is presented in a new innovative way that is accessible and useful to the reader.’ Maged Malek, University of North Florida, USA