Operations Research

by Taha, Hamdy A.

• ISBN13: 9780132729154
• ISBN10: 0132729156
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Overview of Operations Research

Deterministic Models

Introduction to Linear Programming

The Simplex Method

Duality and Sensitivity Analysis

Transportation Model and Its Variants

Network Models

Advanced Linear Programming

Goal Programming

Integer Linear Programming

Deterministic Dynamic Programming

Deterministic Inventory Models

Probabilistic Models

Review of Basic Probability

Forecasting Models

Decision Analysis and Games

Probabilistic Dynamic Programming

Probabilistic Inventory Models

Queueing Systems

Simulation Modeling

Markovian Decision Process

Nonlinear Models

Classical Optimization Theory

Nonlinear Programming Algorithms

Review of Matrix Algebra

Introduction to Simnet II

Tora and Simnet II Installation and Execution

Statistical Tables

Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

Index

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