The objective of this book is to provide a valuable compendium of problems as a reference for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers and practitioners of operations research and management science. These problems can serve as a basis for the development or study of assignments and exams. Also, they can be useful as a guide for the first stage of the model formulation, i.e. the definition of a problem.
The book is divided into 11 chapters that address the following topics: Linear programming, integer programming, non linear programming, network modeling, inventory theory, queue theory, tree decision, game theory, dynamic programming and markov processes. Readers are going to find a considerable number of statements of operations research applications for management decision-making. The solutions of these problems are provided in a concise way although all topics start with a more developed resolution. The proposed problems are based on the research experience of the authors in real-world companies so much as on the teaching experience of the authors in order to develop exam problems for industrial engineering and business administration studies.
The book is divided into 11 chapters that address the following topics: Linear programming, integer programming, non linear programming, network modeling, inventory theory, queue theory, tree decision, game theory, dynamic programming and markov processes. Readers are going to find a considerable number of statements of operations research applications for management decision-making. The solutions of these problems are provided in a concise way although all topics start with a more developed resolution. The proposed problems are based on the research experience of the authors in real-world companies so much as on the teaching experience of the authors in order to develop exam problems for industrial engineering and business administration studies.
From the reviews:
"This book has ten chapters, with each chapter devoted to a specific topic in OR ... . Each chapter starts with an introduction that gives a brief overview of the theory and process involved in solving the given type of problem. ... A good problem source for Operations Research!" (Donald L. Vestal, MAA Reviews, July, 2014)
"This book has ten chapters, with each chapter devoted to a specific topic in OR ... . Each chapter starts with an introduction that gives a brief overview of the theory and process involved in solving the given type of problem. ... A good problem source for Operations Research!" (Donald L. Vestal, MAA Reviews, July, 2014)