Handbook of Applied Optimization
ISBN13: 9780195125948ISBN10: 0195125940
Hardback,
2026 pages
Jan 2002,
In Stock
Price:
$265.00 (06)
Honorable Mention, Association of American Publishers for Excellence in Professional/Scholarly Publishing in Computer Science
Description
Optimization is an essential tool in every project in every large-scale organization, whether in business, industry, engineering, and science. In recent years, algorithmic advances and software and hardware improvements have given managers a powerful framework for making key decisions about everything from production planning to scheduling distribution.This comprehensive resource brings together in one volume the major advances in the field. Distinguished contributors focus on the algorithmic and computational aspects of optimization, particularly the most recent methods for solving a wide range of decision-making problems.
The book is divided into three main sections: algorithms, covering every type of programming; applications, where computational tools are put to work solving tasks in planning, production, distribution, scheduling and other decisions in project management; and software, a comprehensive introduction to languages and systems.
Designed as a practical resource for programmers and project planners and managers, it covers optimization problems in a wide range of settings, from the airline and aerospace industries to telecommunications, finance, health systems, biomedicine, and engineering.
About the Author(s)
Edited by Panos M. Pardalos, Professor and Director, Center for Applied Optimization, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville , and Mauricio G. C. Resende, Principal Research Scientist, AT&T Laboratories, New Jersey
