Operational research

Aimed at final year undergraduate students, this is the first volume to publish in a new series of text covering core subjects in operational research in an accessible student-friendly format.

Following on from his previous book, The Customer's Victory , Francois Dupuy here outlines how to manage a change process.

Many potential questions regarding the risks associated with the development and use of wide-ranging technologies enabled through engineered nanomaterials.

Over the years I have worked with or consulted for many managers throughout the world at all levels of industry and government.

For quite some time, philosophers, economists, and statisticians have endorsed a view on rational choice known as Bayesianism.

Decision-making tools are needed to support environmental management in an increasingly global economy.

Other publications that exist on this topic, are mainly focused on the general aspects and methodologies of the field and do not refer extensively to bank ALM.

In both rich and poor nations, public resources for health care are inadequate to meet demand.

The Handbook is a comprehensive research reference that is essential for anyone interested in conducting research in supply chain.

In wireless communication systems, the network keeps track of a user's location through an up-to-date user profile stored in various databases.

4th Party Cyber Logistics For Air Cargo is a technical discussion for researchers and practitioners to understand the issues, models, and future directions of air cargo logistics in the cyber era.

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a relatively new "e;data-oriented"e; approach for evaluating the performances of a set of entities called Decision- Making Units (DMUs) which convert multiple inputs into multiple outputs.

At the beginning of each year, there is a deluge of top-10 lists on just about every subject you can imagine.

Human experience has shown how great cities, nations, and empires have either collapsed or retired from their predominant stature when natural resources are depleted to an extent that exceeds the ability of the environment to restore or replenish their supply.

This book integrates decision-making and environmental science.

The objectives of industrial management are: - Implementation of the policy adopted by the owners or the board of directors - Optimum return on investment - Efficient utilization of Men, Machine and Money.

All project stakeholders have different needs, objectives, responsibilities and priorities.

All project stakeholders have different needs, objectives, responsibilities and priorities.

Brainstorming is probably the best known of all the techniques available for creative problem solving.

Brainstorming is probably the best known of all the techniques available for creative problem solving.

Andy Garlick's book explores the role of quantitative techniques in modern risk management.

Andy Garlick's book explores the role of quantitative techniques in modern risk management.

Hyperthinking is predicated on the assumption that the single most important skill required to help you and your organization thrive in the age of perpetual change, digital communications and networks is the mind-set of individuals.

Hyperthinking is predicated on the assumption that the single most important skill required to help you and your organization thrive in the age of perpetual change, digital communications and networks is the mind-set of individuals.

Do you solve problems in the style of a coyote, competitor or eagle?

Do you solve problems in the style of a coyote, competitor or eagle?

In this thought-provoking book Dr Newman looks beyond the conventional techniques of problem solving to the underlying process.

In this thought-provoking book Dr Newman looks beyond the conventional techniques of problem solving to the underlying process.

From the perspective of delivering successful projects, the value of a skilled project sponsor and project manager outweighs many other factors.

From the perspective of delivering successful projects, the value of a skilled project sponsor and project manager outweighs many other factors.

This study, first published in 1986, examines and evaluates the personnel techniques and activities that were characteristic of one period in American industrial life.

This study, first published in 1986, examines and evaluates the personnel techniques and activities that were characteristic of one period in American industrial life.

There was much development of both education and industry in post-World War II Britain.

There was much development of both education and industry in post-World War II Britain.

This book challenges the practice or organizational change programmes.

This book challenges the practice or organizational change programmes.

This book explores the underlying causes of the pervasive dominance of 'unethics' in contemporary affairs in economics, business, and society.

This book explores the underlying causes of the pervasive dominance of 'unethics' in contemporary affairs in economics, business, and society.

Executives' morality and ethics became major research topics following recent business scandals, but the research missed a major explanation of executives' immorality: career advancement by "e;jumping"e; between firms that causes ignorance of job-pertinent tacit local knowledge, tempting "e;jumpers"e; to covertly conceal this ignorance.

Executives' morality and ethics became major research topics following recent business scandals, but the research missed a major explanation of executives' immorality: career advancement by "e;jumping"e; between firms that causes ignorance of job-pertinent tacit local knowledge, tempting "e;jumpers"e; to covertly conceal this ignorance.

As the world's third-ranking economic power, Japan's style of management, such as the lifetime employment system, the seniority system, and an enterprise union, has been well studied.

As the world's third-ranking economic power, Japan's style of management, such as the lifetime employment system, the seniority system, and an enterprise union, has been well studied.

Many of the issues on which meaningful research is founded are seldom discussed; for example, the role of everyday experience, diversity and coherence of meaning in the world, the meaningfulness and wider mandate of research, the very nature and validity of theoretical thought, and the deep presuppositions of philosophy and how they undermine the success of research.

Many of the issues on which meaningful research is founded are seldom discussed; for example, the role of everyday experience, diversity and coherence of meaning in the world, the meaningfulness and wider mandate of research, the very nature and validity of theoretical thought, and the deep presuppositions of philosophy and how they undermine the success of research.

Hitherto, the organization of international business has been studied mostly from a managerial point of view or by examining the relationship between firms and the economy.

Hitherto, the organization of international business has been studied mostly from a managerial point of view or by examining the relationship between firms and the economy.

The evolution of leadership into a widely accepted concept occurred without any shared understanding and acceptance of its meaning and relevance in contemporary society.

The evolution of leadership into a widely accepted concept occurred without any shared understanding and acceptance of its meaning and relevance in contemporary society.