Perspectives in Operations Research
Papers in Honor of Saul Gass' 80th Birthday
Editors: Alt, Frank B., Fu, Michael C., Golden, Bruce L. (Eds.)
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The book is an edited volume from leading research scholars in the field of Operations Research, focusing on future perspectives in OR. Each of the contributors offers their perspective looking forward to the further development of the field. The theme will provide pivotal interest in the book because of prominence of the contributors and Saul Gass' position as one of the founders of OR and his involvement in writing about the history of OR. The history of operations research is of considerable interest and this book takes a pivotal perspective of OR's history by examining current trends and the future of the field.
- Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Reflections on Saul Gass’ Influence
Pages 19-21
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Four Score Years of Saul I. Gass: Portrait of an OR Professional
Pages 23-72
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In the Beginning: Saul Gass and Other Pioneers
Pages 73-75
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Learning from the Master: Saul Gass, Linear Programming, and the OR Profession
Pages 77-98
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Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards: Reflections on Definitions of Operations Research by Morse and Kimball
Pages 99-114
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Perspectives in Operations Research
- Book Subtitle
- Papers in Honor of Saul Gass' 80th Birthday
- Editors
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- Frank B. Alt
- Michael C. Fu
- Bruce L. Golden
- Series Title
- Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series
- Series Volume
- 36
- Copyright
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag US
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-39934-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-0-387-39934-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-39933-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-4267-8
- Series ISSN
- 1387-666X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 432
- Number of Illustrations
- 177 b/w illustrations
- Topics
