Operational research Books

Decision & Control in Management Science analyzes emerging decision problems in the management and engineering sciences. It is divided into five parts. The first part explores methodological issues involved in the...

This volume contains the edited texts of the lectures presented at the Workshop on Nonlinear Optimization held in Erice, Sicily, at the "G. Stampacchia" School of Mathematics of the "E. Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture,...

Game Theoretical Applications to Economics and Operations Research deals with various aspects of game theory and their applications to Economics and OR related problems. It brings together the contributions of a wide...

Risk Analysis, Assessment and Tools.- Supply Chain Risk Management - Developments, Issues and Challenges.- Assessing the Vulnerability of Supply Chains.- Risk Management in Value Networks.- Predicting and Managing Supply Chain Risks.- Assessing Risks in...

"Schedule-Based Modeling of Transportation Networks: Theory and Applications" follows the book Schedule-Based Dynamic Transit Modeling, published in this series in 2004, recognizing the critical role that schedules play in...

History & Perspectives.- Reflections on Saul Gass' Influence.- Four Score Years of Saul I. Gass: Portrait of an OR Professional.- In the Beginning: Saul Gass and Other Pioneers.- Learning from the Master: Saul Gass, Linear Programming, and the OR...

Preface Part I. Advanced Models in Optimization Theory Multiobjective Programming Problems Under Generalized Convexity (Altannar Chinchuluun, Panos M. Pardalos) Towards Optimal Techniques for Solving Global Optimization Problems: Symmetry-Based Approach...

Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis.- Risk Analysis: Goals and Methods.- Hazard Identification.- Exposure Assessment.- Dose-Response Modeling and Risk Characterization.- Human Health Risks from Virginiamycin: A Case Study.- Dynamic Modeling and...

From the reviews: "The material is self-contained, but it is technical and a solid foundation in probability and queuing theory is beneficial to prospective readers. [... It] is intended to be accessible to those with less...

The 21st century promises to be an era dominated by international response to c- tain global environmental challenges such as climate change, depleting biodiversity and biocapacity as well as general atmospheric, water and soil pollution problems...

This Festschrift honors George Samuel Fishman, one of the founders of the eld of computer simulation and a leader of the disciplines of operations research and the management sciences for the past ve decades, on the occasion of his seventieth birthday...

The chapters in this volume, written by international experts from different fields of mathematics, are devoted to honoring George Isac, a renowned mathematician. These contributions focus on recent developments in complementarity theory,...

This text presents a wide variety of common types of models found in other mathematical modeling texts, as well as some new types. However, the models are presented in a very unique format. A typical section begins with a general description of the...

This book covers deep researches from different perspectives and disciplines upon Covid-19 pandemic impacts on social, legal, economic, cultural issues by successful and expert researchers in their field. In this book, rigorous analyses of all areas...

Dieses Buch wendet sich gleichermaßen an Studierende und Praktiker der Betriebs- und Volkswirtschaft, der Wirtschaftsinformatik sowie an Wirtschaftsingenieure in allen Studienformen. Die Inhalte orientieren sich an der Nutzung mathematischer Sachverhalte...

Behavioural Economics (BE) explains the problem, or the socio-economic issue from the human behaviour perspective. Inspiration economy and gamification are other concepts coming up that join BE in bringing in new solutions to any contemporary and future...

In real-life scenarios, service management involves complex decision-making processes usually affected by random or stochastic variables. Under such uncertain conditions, the development and use of robust and flexible strategies, algorithms, and methods...

The challenges of the current financial environment have revealed the need for a new generation of professionals who combine training in traditional finance disciplines with an understanding of sophisticated quantitative and analytical tools. Risk...

La Banque Rendue Facile Aux Principales Nations De L�������Europe (1769) est un livre �����crit par Giraudeau, P. qui traite de la banque et de son importance pour les principales nations d'Europe. L'auteur explique comment les banques peuvent aider les...

On The Development, Morphology, And Economic Importance Of Chicken Cestodes (1914) is a book written by John Earl Gutberlet. The book provides a detailed study of chicken cestodes, which are parasitic flatworms that infect chickens. The author explores...

""Short Studies in Economic Subjects"" is a book written by Joseph Hiam Levy and originally published in 1903. The book is a collection of essays that cover various economic topics, including labor, capital, money, and taxation. Levy's writing style is...

This book explores the intersection of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and various analytical decision-making methodologies. Featuring contributions from experts in the field from across the world, each chapter delves into different aspects of DEA and...

This book introduces the grey prediction model methodology and its applications as a professional book. It involves the key concepts, data characteristics of modelling objects and the latest research achievements in grey system. The grey...

This book applies a decision systems science perspective to social systems, using the case of Southeast Asia to illustrate the concepts it sets forth. Southeast Asia is one of the most culturally diverse parts of the world, comprising 11 countries with a...

The proceeding volume focuses on the "AI and data driven technical and management innovation in logistics, informatics and services". In detail the included scientific papers analyze the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of...

This book offers a comprehensive perspective on policy theories, policy formulation and implementation, and alternative paradigm for dealing with complex social and economic systems. It presents insights into policies on major development sectors,...

This book introduces the mathematical foundations of distributionally robust optimization (DRO) for decision-making problems with ambiguous uncertainties and applies them to tackle the critical challenge of energy storage sizing in renewable-integrated...

This book covers several new areas in the growing field of analytics with some innovative applications in different business contexts, and consists of selected presentations at the 6th IIMA International Conference on Advanced Data Analysis,...

The book covers the domain of multi-criteria decision making, a topic which has gained significant attention of researchers and practitioners spanning a variety of disciplines for enhancing their decision making in real life situation. The topics in this...

This book focuses on selected aspects of the current and upcoming trends in transportation, logistics and decision making. In detail the included transportation management, optimization and management of logistics system, big data technology and method,...

Effective decision-making while trading off the constraints and conflicting multiple objectives under rapid technological developments, massive generation of data, and extreme volatility is of paramount importance to organizations to win over the...

This textbook introduces systems science as an entry point to present a basic introduction to research models and methods in management science (operation research). This textbook selects the classic quantitative models and methods as well as rich cases...

This book offers an introduction to various models and methods for green supplier evaluation and selection (GSES) within different information settings. As such, it provides valuable knowledge, useful GSES methods and practical examples that...

This book mainly introduces the latest development of generalized intuitionistic multiplicative fuzzy calculus and its application. The book pursues three major objectives: (1) to introduce the calculus models with concrete mathematical expressions for...

This book systematically examines and quantifies industrial problems by assessing the complexity and safety of large systems. It includes chapters on system performance management, software reliability assessment, testing, quality management, analysis...

This book gives a thorough and systematic introduction to the latest research results on hesitant fuzzy and its extensions decision making theory. It includes five chapters: Hesitant Fuzzy Set and its Extensions, Distance Measures for Hesitant Fuzzy Sets...

This book mainly introduces a series of theory and approaches of group decision-making based on several types of uncertain linguistic expressions and addresses their applications. The book pursues three major objectives: (1) to introduce some techniques...

Safe and high-efficiency operation are two main issues in rail transportation. This book focuses on these two key issues, bringing together a wealth of research to offer theoretical and technical support for rail operations and maintenance. In addition,...

This book addresses the specialized topic of input-output models for sustainable industrial systems. While these models are well-established tools for economic analysis, their underlying mathematical structure is also applicable to the analysis and...

This book provides essential insights into a range of newly developed numerical optimization techniques with a view to solving real-world problems. Many of these problems can be modeled as nonlinear optimization problems, but due to their complex nature,...

This book presents the latest developments and breakthroughs in fuzzy theory and performance prediction of queuing and reliability models by using the stochastic modeling and optimization theory. The main focus is on analytics that use fuzzy logic,...

The use of spreadsheets to obtain solutions to a diverse array of examples offers a reader-friendly way of addressing a topic (optimization) that can sometimes be viewed as intimidating. Many people are readily familiar with spreadsheets and how they...

This book develops and assesses a decision-making model for resource management in complex work systems in line with the "Systems Engineering" method. It applies the Balanced Scorecard to the development of the criteria system for decision-making, and...

This book introduces a new paradigm called 'Optimization in Changeable Spaces' (OCS) as a useful tool for decision making and problem solving. It illustrates how OCS incorporates, searches, and constructively restructures the parameters, tangible and...

This book inclusively and systematically presents the fundamental methods, models and techniques of practical application of grey data analysis, bringing together the authors' many years of theoretical exploration, real-life application, and teaching. It...