Fundamentals of operations research
/ Russell L. Ackoff [and] Maurice W. Sasieni.
- New York : Wiley, 1968
- ix, 455 p. illus. 24 cm.
includes index
1. Introduction: the nature of operations research 2. Problem formulation 3. Model construction 4. Deriving solutions from models 5. Allocation problems: the assignment and distribution of resources 6. The general linear allocation problem 7. Inventory problems 8. Replacement, maintenance and reliability problems 9. Dynamic programming 10. Queuing problems 11. Sequencing and coordination (pert and critical path) problems 12. Routing problems in networks 13. Competitive problems 14. Search problems 15. Testing the model and the solution 16. Implementing and controlling the solution 17. Epilogue: frontiers of operations research