TY - BOOK AU - Hillier,Frederick S. AU - Lieberman,Gerald J. TI - Introduction to operations research SN - 9780071267670 [paperback] PY - 2010/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Operations research N1 - Includes appendix; Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Overview of the operations research modeling approach -- Chapter 3 Introduction to linear programming -- Chapter 4 Solving linear programming problems: the simplex method -- Chapter 5 The theory of simplex method -- Chapter 6 Duality theory and sensitivity analysis -- Chapter 7 Other algorithms for linear programming -- Chapter 8 The transportation and assignment problems -- Chapter 9 Network optimization models -- Chapter 10 Dynamic programming -- Chapter 11 Integer programming -- Chapter 12 Nonlinear programming -- Chapter 13 Metaheuristics -- Chapter 14 Game theory -- Chapter 15 Decision analysis -- Chapter 16 Markov chains -- Chapter 17 Queueing theory -- Chapter 18 Inventory theory -- Chapter 19 Markov decision process -- Chapter 20 Simulation -- Chapter 21 The art of modeling with spreadsheets -- Chapter 22 Project management with PERT/CPM -- Chapter 23 additional special types of linear programming problems -- Chapter 24 Probability theory -- Chapter 25 Reliability -- Chapter 26 The application of queueing theory -- Chapter 27 Forecasting -- Chapter 28 Examples of performing simulations on spreadsheets with crystal ball UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008039045.html ER -