Operations Research category: 1119 books
Design Science Research
A Method for Science and Technology Advancement
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Consolidating existing knowledge in Design Science, this book proposes a new research method to aid the exploration of design and problem solving within business, science and technology. It seeks to overcome a dichotomy that exists in the field between theory and practice to enable researches to find...
A Journey through Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy Research
A Tribute to Professor Gianluca Spina
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2016
This book is intended as a tribute to Gianluca Spina, the influential and inspiring Professor of Business Management & Organization and Supply Chain Management at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, who very sadly passed away early in 2015. It brings together seven of his most important...
Behavioral Operational Research
Theory, Methodology and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Behavioral research is making a significant impact on many academic disciplines. Its status as the source of some of the most profound research in the social sciences is unparalleled. Therefore, it is not surprising that interest in Behavior and Operational Research (OR) is burgeoning, even though...
by John Kamauff
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
The secrets to improving operations while maintaining the highest quality
How do you operate at maximum efficiency with minimum cost? Manager’s Guide to Operations Management addresses one of the most pressing business issues of our time by offering easy-toimplement advice on creating the...
by Arne Noack
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2004
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: A, Vrije University Brussel (Vesalius College), course: Economics, language: English, abstract: The health of their population has always been a great concern for governments of Post-War Europe. In order...
by Yingxue Zhao, Xiaoge Meng, Shouyang Wang
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015
This book is devoted to analysis and design of supply chain contracts with stochastic demand. Given the extensive utilization of contracts in supply chains, the issues concerning contract analysis and design are extremely important for supply chain management (SCM), and substantial research has...
by Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi, Dimitar P. Mishev
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Presents an introduction to differential equations, probability, and stochastic processes with real-world applications of queues with delay and delayed network queues
Featuring recent advances in queueing theory and modeling, Delayed and Network Queues provides the most up-to-date theories...
Human Capital and Economic Growth in Ethiopia
A Time Series Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: Masters of Science, Wollega University (School of Economics), course: Development Economics, language: English, abstract: The topic of the research is Human Capital and Economic Growth of Ethiopia. The...
Operations Management
An Integrated Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Operations Management: An Integrated Approach provides an account of the systems, processes, people and technology that determine an organisation's strategy and success. With contributions from leading experts internationally, the text takes a comprehensive, comparative, and best-practice approach...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
From the Foreword:
"[This book] provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts in healthcare process management as well as some advanced topics in the cutting-edge research of the closely related areas. This book is ideal for graduate students and practitioners who want...
Data Envelopment Analysis in the Financial Services Industry
A Guide for Practitioners and Analysts Working in Operations Research Using DEA
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
This book presents the methodology and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in measuring productivity, efficiency and effectiveness in Financial Services firms such as banks, bank branches, stock markets, pension funds, mutual funds, insurance firms, credit unions, risk tolerance, and corporate...
Operational Research
IO 2018, Aveiro, Portugal, September 5-7
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
This book gathers selected contributions by top Portuguese and international researchers in the field of Operations Research, presented at the 19th Congress of APDIO (Portuguese Association of Operational Research). The papers address a broad range of complex real-world problems, which are approached...
by Min-Jung Yoo, Rémy Glardon
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
The main purpose of this book is to introduce the essential theories and tools for production (manufacturing operations) management for students in engineering, junior professionals in supply chain and production managers who are starting their career in a manufacturing firm.
With a focus on...
Fuzzy Technology
Present Applications and Future Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
This book provides readers with a timely and comprehensive yet concise view on the field of fuzzy logic and its real-world applications. The chapters, written by authoritative scholars in the field, report on promising new models for data analysis, decision making, and systems modeling, with a special...