OPERATIONS RESEARCH: Edition 2

R. PANNEERSELVAM

2006 оны 1-р сар · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

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The second edition of this well-organized and comprehensive text continues to provide an in-depth coverage of the theory and applications of operations research. It emphasizes the role of operations research not only as an effective decision-making tool, but also as an essential productivity improvement tool to deal with real-world management problems. This New Edition includes new carefully designed numerical examples that help in understanding complex mathematical concepts better. The book is an easy read, explaining the basics of operations research and discussing various optimization techniques such as linear and non-linear programming, dynamic programming, goal programming, parametric programming, integer programming, transportation and assignment problems, inventory control, and network techniques. It also gives a comprehensive account of game theory, queueing theory, project management, replacement and maintenance analysis, and production scheduling. NEW TO THIS EDITION Inclusion of quantity discount models for transportation problem. Updated inventory control model and detailed discussion on application of dynamic programming in the fields of cargo loading and single-machine scheduling. Numerous new examples that explain the operations research concepts better. New questions with complete solutions to selected problems. This book, with its many student friendly features, would be eminently suitable as a text for students of engineering (mechanical, production and industrial engineering), management, mathematics, statistics, and postgraduate students of commerce and computer applications (MCA).

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R. PANNEERSELVAM, PhD, is Professor, Department of Management Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry University, Puducherry. He has three decades of teaching and research experience. Professor Panneerselvam is the recipient of Academic Excellence Award in an International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Practices (2010). Author of nine books (all published by PHI Learning, New Delhi), Professor Panneerselvam has also published 75 research articles in several national and international journals.