Operations Research : An Introduction

by Taha, Hamdy A.

• ISBN13: 9780130323743
• ISBN10: 0130323748
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover w/CD
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

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

Preface	xv
About the Author	xvii
What Is Operations Research?	1	(10)
Introduction to Linear Programming	11	(60)
The Simplex Method	71	(44)
Duality and Sensitivity Analysis	115	(50)
Transportation Model and Its Variants	165	(48)
Network Models	213	(76)
Advanced Linear Programming	289	(58)
Goal Programming	347	(14)
Integer Linear Programming	361	(40)
Deterministic Dynamic Programming	401	(28)
Deterministic Inventory Models	429	(34)
Review of Basic Probability	463	(28)
Forecasting Models	491	(12)
Decision Analysis and Games	503	(44)
Probabilistic Dynamic Programming	547	(12)
Probabilistic inventory Models	559	(20)
Queuing Systems	579	(60)
Simulation Modeling	639	(36)
Markovian Decision Process	675	(26)
Classical Optimization Theory	701	(30)
Nonlinear Programming Algorithms	731	(34)
Appendix A Review of Vectors and Matrices	765	(14)
Appendix B TORA Primer	779	(6)
Appendix C Statistical Tables	785	(4)
Appendix D Partial Answers to Selected Problems	789	(36)
Index	825