Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 8 Volume Set (Hardcover)

James J. Cochran

ISBN 10: 0470400633 / ISBN 13: 9780470400630

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2011

Beschreibung

Hardcover. The Encyclopedia received the 2011 RUSA Award for Outstanding Business Reference Source AN UNPARALLELED UNDERTAKING The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science. The Encyclopedia is available online and in print. The Encyclopedia was honored with the distinction of an "Outstanding Business Reference Source" by the Reference and User Services Association DETAILED AND AUTHORITATIVE Designed to be a mainstay for students and professionals alike, the Encyclopedia features four types of articles at varying levels written by diverse, international contributors. Introductory articles provide a broad and moderately technical treatment of core topics.Advanced articles review key areas of research in a citation-rich format similar to that of leading review journals.Technical articles provide more detailed discussions of key concepts addressed in related articles.Case Studies/Historical Interludes present successful and/or interesting examples of operations research and management science methodology in practical or historical contexts. KEY FEATURES OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA Offers the only cohesive multi-volume reference devoted to operations research and management science theory, methodology, and applicationsIncludes over 600 articles with contributions from over 1,000 authors from 45 countries.Features an Editorial Board comprised of experts in the field who have vast experience in academia, industry, and governmentDesigned to make the content useful and accessible to the widest possible readershipProvides practical tools to maximize benefits and minimize cost and risk The Encyclopedia received the 2011 RUSA Award for Outstanding Business Reference Source AN UNPARALLELED UNDERTAKING The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780470400630

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 8 Volume Set (Hardcover)
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0470400633
• ISBN-13: 9780470400630
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1. Auflage
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

The Encyclopedia received the 2011 RUSA Award for Outstanding Business Reference Source

AN UNPARALLELED UNDERTAKING

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science. The Encyclopedia is available online and in print.

The Encyclopedia was honored with the distinction of an "Outstanding Business Reference Source" by the Reference and User Services Association

DETAILED AND AUTHORITATIVE

Designed to be a mainstay for students and professionals alike, the Encyclopedia features four types of articles at varying levels written by diverse, international contributors.

• Introductory articles provide a broad and moderately technical treatment of core topics.
• Advanced articles review key areas of research in a citation-rich format similar to that of leading review journals.
• Technical articles provide more detailed discussions of key concepts addressed in related articles.
• Case Studies/Historical Interludes present successful and/or interesting examples of operations research and management science methodology in practical or historical contexts.

KEY FEATURES OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA

• Offers the only cohesive multi-volume reference devoted to operations research and management science theory, methodology, and applications
• Includes over 600 articles with contributions from over 1,000 authors from 45 countries.
• Features an Editorial Board comprised of experts in the field who have vast experience in academia, industry, and government
• Designed to make the content useful and accessible to the widest possible readership
• Provides practical tools to maximize benefits and minimize cost and risk

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

James J. Cochran, PhD, is Ruston Building and Loan Endowed Research Professor of Quantitative Analysis and Computational Modeling and Senior Scientist/Analytic Group Director in the Center for Secure Cyberspace at Louisiana Tech University.

Louis A. Cox, PhD, is President of Cox Associates, a Denver-based applied research company specializing in applied health risk analysis, statistical and probabilistic risk assessment and data mining, and operations research modeling. He is also Honorary Full Professor of Mathematics at the University of Colorado at Denver.

Pinar Keskinocak, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the co-director and co-founder of the Center for Humanitarian Logistics at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Jeffrey P. Kharoufeh, PhD,is?Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.

J. Cole Smith, PhD, is Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida.