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The 8th edition of "Introduction to Operations Research" remains the classic operations research text while incorporating a wealth of state-of-the-art, user-friendly software and more coverage of business applications than ever before. The hallmark features of this edition include clear and comprehensive coverage of fundamentals, an extensive set of interesting problems and cases, and state-of-the-practice operations research software used in conjunction with examples from the text. This edition will also feature the latest developments in or, such as metaheuristics, simulation, and spreadsheet modeling.

Table of Contents:
1 Introduction 2 Overview of the Operations Research Modeling Approach 3 Introduction to Linear Programming 4 Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method 5 The Theory of the Simplex Method 6 Duality Theory and Sensitivity Analysis 7 Other Algorithms for Linear Programming 8 The Transportation and Assignment Problems 9 Network Optimization Models 10 Dynamic Programming 11 Integer Programming 12 Nonlinear Programming 13 Metaheuristics 14 Game Theory 15 Decision Analysis 16 Markov Chains 17 Queueing Theory 18 Inventory Theory 19 Markov Decision Processes 20 Simulation Appendix 1 Documentation for the OR Courseware Appendix 2 Convexity Appendix 3 Classical Optimization Methods Appendix 4 Matrices and Matrix Operations Appendix 5 Table for a Normal Distribution Supplements on the CD-ROM and the Online Learning Center Additional Cases Supplement to Appendix 3.1 More about LINGO Supplement to Chapter 7 Linear Goal Programming and Its Solution Procedures Supplement to Chapter 8 A Case Study with Many Transportation Problems Supplement 1 to Chapter 18 Derivation of the Optimal Policy for the Stochastic Single-Period Model for Perishable Products Supplement 2 to Chapter 18 Stochastic Periodic-Review Models Supplement 1 to Chapter 20 Variance-Reducing Techniques Supplement 2 to Chapter 20 Regenerative Method of Statistical Analysis 21 The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets 22 Project Management with PERT/CPM 23 Additional Special Types of Linear Programming Problems 24 Probability Theory 25 Reliability 26 The Application of Queueing Theory 27 Forecasting 28 Examples of Performing Simulations on Spreadsheets with Crystal Ball Appendix 6 Simultaneous Linear Equations

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  • ISBN-13: 9780073017792
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 38 mm
  • Width: 208 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0073017795
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2004
  • Binding: SA
  • Height: 243 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 2168 gr


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