A guide to the use of operations research (OR) techniques in decision-making, design, analysis, and management. It examines methods and practical issues related to the development and use of computer implementations. It offers information on how to select and obtain software and describes its important characteristics.
Forming a bridge from academic presentations of standard techniques to computer implementations for solving real problems, Operations Research: A Practical Introduction offers an in-depth guide to the use of OR techniques in decision-making, design, analysis, and management. It examines innovative methods and practical issues related to the development and use of computer implementations. The Guide to Software Tools section in each chapter offers information on how to select and obtain software and describes its most important characteristics. The authors present standard mathematical models and algorithms and examine a variety of practical issues.
"The chapter on heuristics techniques is particularly welcome." Short Book Reviews, Vol. 21, No. 2, August, 2001
