Operations Research Methods
As Applied to Political Science and the Legal Process
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 1977
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-8039-0651-8 (ISBN)
Description
A discussion of basic concepts and methods associated with the application of operations research toward arriving at an optimum mix, level or choice. Three techniques are explored: linear programming, inventory modeling, and decision theory.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
114 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-0651-8 (9780803906518)
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Stuart S. Nagel was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was secretary-treasurer and publications coordinator of the Policy Studies Organization and coordinator of the Dirksen-Stevenson Institute and the MKM Research Center. He held a Ph.D. in political science and a J.D. in law, both from Northwestern University. His major awards include fellowships and grants from the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Social Science Council, East-West Center, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His previous positions include being an attorney to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Legal Services Corporation. He has been a professor at the University of Arizona and Penn State University.