Operations Research Applications

Informationen zum Autor A. Ravi Ravindran Klappentext As operations research (OR) applications continue to grow and flourish in a number of decision making fields, a reference that is comprehensive, concise, and easy to read is more than a nicety, it is a necessity. This book provides a single volume overview of OR applications in practice, making it the first resource a practitioner would reach for when faced with an OR problem or application. Written by leading authorities in the field, the book covers functional and industry specific areas of OR applications. Ideally suited for practitioners in business, industry, and government, the book can also be used as a supplemental text in undergraduate or graduate OR courses. Zusammenfassung Offers an overview of operations research (OR) applications in practice. This book covers functional and industry specific areas of OR applications. It is suitable for practitioners in business, industry, and government, as well as a supplemental text in undergraduate or graduate OR courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Project Management. Reliability. Production Systems. Energy Systems. Airline Optimization. Financial Engineering. Supply Chain Management. E-Commerce. Water Resources. Military Application. Future of OR/MS Applications: A Practitioner’s Perspective.

Product details

• Authors: A. Ravi Ravindran, A. Ravi (Pennsylvania State University Ravindran, A. Ravi (The Pennsylvania State Univers Ravindran
• Assisted by: A. Ravi Ravindran (Editor), Ravindran A. Ravi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.11.2008
• EAN: 9781420091861
• ISBN: 978-1-4200-9186-1
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Operations Research; Operations Research Series; Operations Research Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Product Design, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Operations Research, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Operations Research, environmental science, engineering & technology, Probability & statistics, Engineering: general, Probability and statistics, Environmental science, engineering and technology