2nd Edition

Operations Research A Practical Introduction

470 Pages 100 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

470 Pages 100 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

470 Pages 100 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Operations Research: A Practical Introduction is just that: a hands-on approach to the field of operations research (OR) and a useful guide for using OR techniques in scientific decision making, design, analysis and management. The text accomplishes two goals. First, it provides readers with an introduction to standard mathematical models and algorithms. Second, it is a thorough examination... Read more

Table of Contents Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS RESEARCH; Chapter 2: LINEAR PROGRAMMING; Chapter 3: NETWORK ANALYSIS; Chapter 4: INTEGER PROGRAMMING; Chapter 5: NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION; Chapter 5: MARKOV PROCESSES; Chapter 6: QUEUING MODELS; Chapter 7: SIMULATION; Chapter 8: DECISION ANALYSIS; Chapter 9: HEURISTIC TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZATION; Chapter 10: LOCAL SEARCH AND CONSTRUCTIVE HEURISTICS; Chapter 11: METAHEURISTICS; APPENDIX: Review of Essential Mathematics

Biography

Michael Carter, Camille C. Price, Ghaith Rabadi