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Operations Research

A Model-Based Approach

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. H. A. Eiselt

    1. Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

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  2. Carl-Louis Sandblom

    1. Dept. Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

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  • Covers the standard operations research techniques
  • Presents an approach to operations research that is heavily based on modeling and makes extensive use of sensitivity analyses
  • Emphasis is on getting insight into problems, rather than computing solutions

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction to Operations Research

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 1-12

  3. Linear Programming

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 13-114

  4. Multiobjective Programming

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 115-134

  5. Integer Programming

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 135-176

  6. Network Models

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 177-215

  7. Location Models

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 217-256

  8. Project Networks

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 257-286

  9. Machine Scheduling

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 287-304

  10. Decision Analysis

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 305-337

  11. Inventory Models

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 339-366

  12. Stochastic Processes and Markov Chains

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 367-378

  13. Waiting Line Models

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 379-394

  14. Simulation

    • H. A. Eiselt, C. -L. Sandblom
    Pages 395-416

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 417-447
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About this book

Since the 1960s, operations research (or, alternatively, management science) has become an indispensable tool in scientific management. In simple words, its goal on the strategic and tactical levels is to aid in decision making and, on the operational level, automate decision making. Its tools are algorithms, procedures that create and improve solutions to a point at which optimal or, at least, satisfactory solutions have been found. While many texts on the subject emphasize methods, the special focus of this book is on the applications of operations research in practice. Typically, a topic is introduced by means of a description of its applications, a model is formulated and its solution is presented. Then the solution is discussed and its implications for decision making are outlined. We have attempted to maximize the understanding of the topics by using intuitive reasoning while keeping mathematical notation and the description of techniques to a minimum. The exercises are designed to fully explore the material covered in the chapters, without resorting to mind-numbing repetitions and trivialization.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This course resource by Eiselt … is an introduction to operations research at the undergraduate level. The book introduces a wide variety of deterministic and stochastic operations research models, including linear and integer programming, network flows, facility location problems, machine scheduling problems, inventory models, queuing models, and discrete event simulation models. … Summing Up: Recommended. Business and industrial engineering collections serving upper-division undergraduates.” (B. Borchers, Choice, Vol. 48 (3), November, 2010)

“The book gives an overview of the operations research models applied in many practical problems. … The book is a great contribution to the OR models’ application and can be a significant help to the decision makers.”­­­ (Kristina Šorić, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1198, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

    H. A. Eiselt

  • Dept. Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

    Carl-Louis Sandblom

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