Business: Operations Research

Volumes 1-15 of this series provide review articles and overviews of the research on many topics: optimizaiton, stochastic modeling and computing, simulation, network models, inventory, supply chain management, logistics and production, transportation and financial engineering. Each article is written by experts in their areas, and provides conceptual background, technical details and references for further reading.

The definitions and short explanations for a wide variety of terms covering state-of-art of advanced technologies, methods and models for production, production engineering and logistics. While the technological and operational aspects are in the focus, economical aspects are addressed too.

Utilizing principles from mathematics, engineering, business, computer science, economics, and statistics, OR has developed into a full fledged academic discipline with practical application in business, industry and government.

Tis book takes a critical and interdisciplinary view of the increasing complexity of these systems within organizations, and the strategic, managerial, and ethical issues associated with the effective use of these technologies.

This item provides broad coverage of the concepts, implementations, and applications in metaheuristics. Its chapters cover underpinning concepts and guides for implementation. The nature of metaheuristics invites an analyst to modify basic methods in response to problem characteristics, past experiences, and personal preferences, and the chapters in this handbook are designed to facilitate this process. This edition has been fully revised and features new chapters on swarm intelligence and automated design of metaheuristics from flexible algorithm frameworks.

Organizations need to stay competitive and transition from a linear make-use-dispose supply chain model to a sustainable one. This book covers techniques and basic principles, historical developments and recent issues facing the adoption of a circular supply chain model.

Engineers constantly strive for the best possible solutions, the most economical use of limited resources, and the greatest efficiency. As system complexity increases, these goals mandate the use of state-of-the-art optimization techniques. This book reviews 10 major areas of optimization and related engineering applications in a distinct part, providing a broad summary of state-of-the-art optimization techniques most important to engineering practice.

One of the top priorities of an organization’s modern corporate strategy is to portray itself as socially responsible and environmentally sustainable. Green Supply Chain Management provides a strategic overview of sustainable supply chain management, shedding light on the theoretical background and key principles of the topic covering benefits and impact of green supply chain management and more.

Learn the science of collecting information to make effective decisions. Everyday decisions are made without the benefit of accurate information. Optimal Learning develops the needed principles for gathering information to make decisions, especially when collecting information is time-consuming and expensive. Designed for readers with an elementary background in probability and statistics, the book presents effective and practical policies illustrated in a wide range of applications, from energy, homeland security, and transportation to engineering, health, and business. This book covers the fundamental dimensions of a learning problem and presents a simple method for testing and comparing policies for learning.

This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty.

This book is a career planning resource that covers industry trends, employment and earnings statistics, and what employers look for in job candidates.

This book is a career planning resource that covers industry trends, employment and earnings statistics, and what employers look for in job candidates. This edition specifically covers PM jobs in the fields of advertising and marketing, city administration, construction, information technology consulting, IT project management, internet developers, manufacturing, property and real estate management, real estate development, and transportation.

As a simple and straightforward explanation of QMS Standards and their current requirements, this is a guide for practitioners who need a comprehensive overview to put theory into practice, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students studying quality management as part of broader Operations and Management courses.