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Operations research : an introduction / Hamdy A. Taha.

By: Taha, Hamdy A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : London : Macmillan, Collier Macmillan, c1987Edition: 4th ed.Description: xv, 876 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0024189405.Subject(s): Operations research | Programming (Mathematics)DDC classification: 658.4034
Contents:
Decision making in operations research -- Part I: Linear, integer and dynamic programming -- Linear programming: Formulations and graphical solution -- Linear programming: Algebraic solution -- Linear programming: Duality and sensitivity analysis -- Linear programming: Transportation model -- Linear programming: Networks -- Linear programming: Advanced topics -- Integer programming -- Dynamic (Multistage) programming -- Part II: Probabilistic models -- Review of probability theory -- Decision theory and games -- Project scheduling by PERT-CPM -- Inventory models -- Markovian decision process -- Queueing theory (with miniapplications) -- Queueing theory in practice -- Simulation -- Part III: Nonlinear programming -- Classical optimization theory -- Nonlinear programming algorithms.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Significantly revised, this book provides balanced coverage of the theory, applications, and computations of operations research. The applications and computations in operations research are emphasized. Significantly revised, this text streamlines the coverage of the theory, applications, and computations of operations research. Numerical examples are effectively used to explain complex mathematical concepts. A separate chapter of fully analyzed applications aptly demonstrates the diverse use of OR. The popular commercial and tutorial software AMPL, Excel, Excel Solver, and Tora are used throughout the book to solve practical problems and to test theoretical concepts. New materials include Markov chains, TSP heuristics, new LP models, and a totally new simplex-based approach to LP sensitivity analysis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Decision making in operations research -- Part I: Linear, integer and dynamic programming -- Linear programming: Formulations and graphical solution -- Linear programming: Algebraic solution -- Linear programming: Duality and sensitivity analysis -- Linear programming: Transportation model -- Linear programming: Networks -- Linear programming: Advanced topics -- Integer programming -- Dynamic (Multistage) programming -- Part II: Probabilistic models -- Review of probability theory -- Decision theory and games -- Project scheduling by PERT-CPM -- Inventory models -- Markovian decision process -- Queueing theory (with miniapplications) -- Queueing theory in practice -- Simulation -- Part III: Nonlinear programming -- Classical optimization theory -- Nonlinear programming algorithms.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Overview of Operations Research
  • I Deterministic Models
  • 2 Introduction to Linear Programming
  • 3 The Simplex Method
  • 4 Duality and Sensitivity Analysis
  • 5 Transportation Model and Its Variants
  • 6 Network Models
  • 7 Advanced Linear Programming
  • 8 Goal Programming
  • 9 Integer Linear Programming
  • 10 Deterministic Dynamic Programming
  • 11 Deterministic Inventory Models
  • II Probabilistic Models
  • 12 Review of Basic Probability
  • 13 Forecasting Models
  • 14 Decision Analysis and Games
  • 15 Probabilistic Dynamic Programming
  • 16 Probabilistic Inventory Models
  • 17 Queueing Systems
  • 18 Simulation Modeling
  • 19 Markovian Decision Process
  • III Nonlinear Models
  • 20 Classical Optimization Theory
  • 21 Nonlinear Programming Algorithms
  • Appendix A Review of Matrix Algebra
  • Appendix B Introduction to Simnet II
  • Appendix C Tora and Simnet II Installation and Execution
  • Appendix D Statistical Tables
  • Appendix E Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
  • Index

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