Operations research and management science handbook /

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 a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Ravindran, A., 1944-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis Group, 2007.
Series:	Operations research series.
Subjects:	Operations research > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Recherche opérationnelle > Guides, manuels, etc. Operations research Electronic books. Handbooks and manuals
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part Part I: OR/MS Models and Methods
chapter 1 Linear Programming
chapter 2 Nonlinear Programming
chapter 3 Integer Programming
chapter 4 Network Optimization
chapter 5 Multiple Crieria Decision Making
chapter 6 Decision Analysis
chapter 7 Dynamic Programming
chapter 8 Stochastic Processes
chapter 9 Queueing Theory
chapter 10 Inventory Control
chapter 11 Complexity and Large-Scale Networks
chapter 12 Simulation
chapter 13 Metaheuristics for Discrete Optimization Problems
chapter 14 Robust Optimization
part Part II: OR/MS Applications
chapter 15 Project Management
chapter 16 Quality Control
chapter 17 Reliability
chapter 18 Production Systems
chapter 19 Energy Systems
chapter 20 Airline Optimization
chapter 21 Financial Engineering
chapter 22 Supply Chain Management
chapter 23 E-Commerce
chapter 24 Water Resources
chapter 25 Military Applications
chapter 26 Future of OR/MS Applications: A Practitioner's Perspective.