Mathematical Methods of Operations Research
by Saaty, Thomas L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1989-01-01
Publisher(s): Dover Pubns
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Summary
The first graduate-level text devoted to mathematical methods of operations research, this classic reference offers a concise history and overview of methods as well as an excellent exposition of the mathematical foundations underlying classical operations research procedures.
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Dover Edition | p. iii |
| Preface to the First Edition | p. vii |
| Operations Research--History and Concepts | p. 1 |
| Scientific Method--Truth; Mathematics and Logic--Validity; Outlines of Some Useful Mathematical Models | |
| Some Remarks on Scientific Method in Operations Research | p. 21 |
| Mathematical Existence and Logical Proof | p. 41 |
| Elementary Classical Methods Used in Model Formulation | p. 65 |
| Optimization, Programming, and Game Theory | |
| Optimization | p. 99 |
| Linear and Quadratic Programming | p. 165 |
| The Theory of Games | p. 209 |
| Some Optimization Problems | p. 228 |
| Probability, Applications, Statistics, and Queueing Theory | |
| Probability | p. 235 |
| Some Applications | p. 275 |
| Fundamental Statistics | p. 302 |
| Resume of Queueing Theory | p. 331 |
| Some Probability and Statistics Problems | p. 375 |
| An Essay | |
| Some Thoughts on Creativity | p. 381 |
| Elementary Analytical Problems and Projects | p. 400 |
| Decision Making | |
| Multicriteria Decision Making: The Analytic Hierarchy Process | p. 415 |
| Index | p. 451 |
| Index to Chapter 13 | p. 459 |
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