Operations Research and Management Science Handbook
1st Edition
Published on 19. April 2016
904 pages
978-1-040-06162-6 (ISBN)
Description
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
Reviews / Votes
"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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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-06162-6 (9781040061626)
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A. Ravi Ravindran
Operations Research and Management Science Handbook
Book
12/2007
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Content
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.
