Operational research

This volume provides approaches and solutions to challenges occurring at the interface of research fields such as, e.

JEAN-FRANQOIS MERTENS This book presents a systematic exposition of the use of game theoretic methods in general equilibrium analysis.

This book is the first comprehensive guide to logic-based Benders decomposition (LBBD), a general and versatile method for breaking large, complex optimization problems into components that are small enough for practical solution.

Das Lehrbuch ist aus Lehrveranstaltungen des Verfassers für das Grund- und Hauptstudium für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler an der Universität Bielefeld hervorgegangen.

This handbook gathers state-of-the-art research on optimization problems in power distribution systems, covering classical problems as well as the challenges introduced by distributed power generation and smart grid resources.

Although no-one is, probably, too enthused about the idea, it is a fact that the development of most empirical sciences to a great extent depends on the development of data analysis methods and techniques, which, due to the necessity of application of computers for that purpose, actually means that it practically depends on the advancement and orientation of computer statistics.

This book delves into contemporary business analytics techniques across sectors for critical decision-making.

This comprehensive and clearly structured book presents essential information on modern Location Science.

Traditional policy analysis approaches are characterized by a focus on system modeling and choosing among policy alternatives.

Air Traffic Management: Economics Regulation and Governance provides the latest insights on approaches and issues surrounding the economic regulation and governance of air traffic management (ATM).

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems, ICORES 2016, held in Rome, Italy, in February 2016.

Reverse logistics concerns the integration of used and obsolete products back into the supply chain as valuable resources.

In all periods of time, there is a perceived shortage of qualified, credible, and robust leadership skills.

The monograph is about a meta-theory of knowledge-production process and the logical pathway that connects the epistemic possibility to the epistemic reality.

In 1995 the Handbook of Global Optimization (first volume), edited by R.

This book summarizes a series of research work on integrated process planning and scheduling (IPPS) done by the authors, focusing on discussing the properties, novel solution methods and applications of process planning, scheduling and IPPS problems under different machining environments.

This book gives a thorough and systematic introduction to the latest research results about fuzzy decision-making method based on prospect theory.

This book systematically studies the stochastic non-cooperative differential game theory of generalized linear Markov jump systems and its application in the field of finance and insurance.

Business process reengineering is arguably the management paradigm of the decade.

Get up to speed with the essential concepts and techniques necessary to prepare for the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification examKey FeaturesPrepare for the Salesforce Platform App Builder certification exam by exploring important concepts and expert tips and techniquesDesign the data model, user interface, business logic, and security for custom appsUnderstand the key milestones and considerations when managing an application lifecycleBook DescriptionDo you want to be able to confidently design and build apps that support business processes within the Lightning Platform?

This book reviews the development of physics-based modeling and sensor-based data fusion for optimizing medical decision making in connection with spatiotemporal cardiovascular disease processes.

Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, Eighth Edition provides a concise and balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality, covering both fundamentals and applications.

The technique of regression analysis is used so often in business and economics today that an understanding of its use is necessary for almost everyone engaged in the field.

This book assesses the state of international manufacturing strategy and clarifies how recent developments, for example regarding configuration, technology, and the environment, are impacting on its content and direction and on its relationship to manufacturing performance.

Alexander Kressner schlägt für die mittelfristige Hauptoperationsplanung in einem Krankenhaus stochastische Optimierungsmodelle vor, mit denen Operationspläne unter Berücksichtigung unsicherer Operationsdauern berechnet werden können.

Reliability and Six Sigma is a carefully developed integration of mathematical models that relate Six Sigma and reliability measures.

This book combines the analytic principles of digital business and data science with business practice and big data.

This book introduces readers to an evolutionary learning approach, specifically genetic programming (GP), for production scheduling.

Protect your organization's security at all levels by introducing the latest strategies for securing DevOpsKey FeaturesIntegrate security at each layer of the DevOps pipelineDiscover security practices to protect your cloud services by detecting fraud and intrusionExplore solutions to infrastructure security using DevOps principlesBook DescriptionDevOps has provided speed and quality benefits with continuous development and deployment methods, but it does not guarantee the security of an entire organization.

Deliver unprecedented customer value and seize your competitive edge with a transformative digital supply networkDigital tech has disrupted life and business as we know it, and supply chain management is no exception.

Hampshire's book is aimed at the lay reader and its pages are peppered with practical advice and illustrative case studies Irish TimesBusiness leaders are often too busy to familiarise themselves with the benefits and risks of technical undertakings such as new IT plans or changing digital platforms.

The present book deals with canonical factorization problems for di?

In Decision Modelling And Information Systems: The Information Value Chain the authors explain the interrelationships between the decision support, decision modelling, and information systems.

This book delves into contemporary business analytics techniques across sectors for critical decision-making.

Fuzzy Logic in Management demonstrates that difficult problems and changes in the management environment can be more easily handled by bringing fuzzy logic into the practice of management.

Introduction to Intelligent Simulation of Complex Discrete Systems and Processes: RAO Language focuses on a unique approach in modeling and simulation of complex systems.

A Perspective on Two Decades of Rapid Modeling It is an honor for me to be asked to write a foreword to the Proceedings of the 1st Rapid Modeling Conference.

Economic Role of Transport Infrastructure: Theory and Models helps evaluate the economic effects of transport infrastructure investments within a cost-benefit framework for maximum economic impact.

Demand for Emerging Transportation Systems: Modeling Adoption, Satisfaction, and Mobility Patterns comprehensively examines the concepts and factors affecting user quality-of-service satisfaction.

The theory of path dependence continues to attract great interest in a range of disciplines.

The book provides a comprehensive and timely report on the topic of decision making and decision analysis in economics and the social sciences.

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) has recently attracted considerable attention from both research and industrial communities.

This book addresses business process prioritisation - a problem in Business Process Management research that is often ill-structured and complex.

Thisbook gathers a selection of refereed papers presented at the 4th InternationalSymposium and 26th National Conference of the Hellenic Operational ResearchSociety.

When dealing with the design or with the application of any technical system, which is not quite simple and trivial, one has to face to the problem to determine the allowable de- viations of the system functions and the optimal vector of system parameter tolerances.

Issues relating to the emergence, persistence, and stability of cooperation among social agents of every type are widely recognized to be of paramount importance.

Neural Approximations for Optimal Control and Decision provides a comprehensive methodology for the approximate solution of functional optimization problems using neural networks and other nonlinear approximators where the use of traditional optimal control tools is prohibited by complicating factors like non-Gaussian noise, strong nonlinearities, large dimension of state and control vectors, etc.

As Microsoft's Dynamics 365 gains ground and businesses adopt this tool, the demand for internal resources who need to understand how to support and maintain it increases.