Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security
Editors: Herrmann, Jeffrey (Ed.)
Free Preview- First Operations Research book focused on homeland security and emergency operations
- Important new field within OR, and Herrmann is a leading figure
- Introduces modeling techniques to non-OR market of policy and public safety professionals
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- About this book
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This new Handbook addresses the state of the art in the application of operations research models to problems in preventing terrorist attacks, planning and preparing for emergencies, and responding to and recovering from disasters. The purpose of the book is to enlighten policy makers and decision makers about the power of operations research to help organizations plan for and respond to terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and public health emergencies, while at the same time providing researchers with one single source of up-to-date research and applications.
The Handbook consists of nine separate chapters:
- Using Operations Research Methods for Homeland Security Problems
- Operations Research and Homeland Security: Overview and Case Study of Pandemic Influenza
- Deployed Security Games for Patrol Planning
- Interdiction Models and Applications
- Time Discrepant Shipments in Manifest Data
- Achieving Realistic Levels of Defensive Hedging
- Mitigating the Risk of an Anthrax Attack with Medical Countermeasures
- Service Networks for Public Health Preparedness and Large-scale Disaster Relief Efforts
- Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector
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From the book reviews:
“It is certainly a good read for practitioners and operations research (OR) professionals who are interested in the operational aspects of HLS. … this book is a nice collection of articles on response strategies to malevolent and natural threats to public security and well-being. … I commend the editor for collecting the articles and producing this book.” (Moshe Kress, Interfaces , Vol. 44 (3), May-June, 2014)
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Using Operations Research Methods for Homeland Security Problems
Pages 1-24
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Operations Research and Homeland Security: Overview and Case Study of Pandemic Influenza
Pages 25-43
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Deployed Security Games for Patrol Planning
Pages 45-72
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Interdiction Models and Applications
Pages 73-103
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Time Discrepant Shipments in Manifest Data
Pages 105-124
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security
- Editors
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- Jeffrey Herrmann
- Series Title
- International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
- Series Volume
- 183
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4614-5278-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-5278-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4614-5277-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4899-8552-1
- Series ISSN
- 0884-8289
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 222
- Topics
