This book presents the latest findings on stochastic dynamic programming models and on solving optimal control problems in networks. It includes the authors’ new findings on determining the optimal solution of discrete optimal control problems in networks and on solving game variants of Markov...

Many optimization questions arise in economics and finance, an important example of this is the society's choice of the optimum state of the economy (the social choice problem). Optimization in Economics and Finance extends and improves the usual optimization techniques, in a form that may be...

" This book contains selected papers from the symposium ""Operations Research 2010"" which was held from September 1-3, 2010 at the ""Universität der Bundeswehr München"", Germany. The international conference, which also serves as the annual meeting of the German Operations Research Society...

Introduction -- Mathematical Models for Appointment Planning -- Basic Queuing Theory -- Access Time and Waiting List Management -- Scheduling Appointment Slots -- Specific Appointment systems -- Improving Clinic Operations -- Challenges in Appointment Planning.

The topic of this book is known as dynamic scheduling, and is used to refer to three dimensions of project management and scheduling: the construction of a baseline schedule and the analysis of a project schedule’s risk as preparation of the project control phase during project progress. This...

Models -- and Examples -- Uncertainty and Modeling Issues -- Basic Properties -- Basic Properties and Theory -- The Value of Information and the Stochastic Solution -- Solution Methods -- Two-Stage Linear Recourse Problems -- Nonlinear Programming Approaches to Two-Stage Recourse Problems --...

I. Dynamic Decision Problems under Uncertainty: Modeling Aspects -- Reflections on Output Analysis for Multistage Stochastic Linear Programs -- Modeling Support for Multistage Recourse Problems -- Optimal Solutions for Undiscounted Variance Penalized Markov Decision Chains -- Approximation and...

This book provides a straightforward overview for every researcher interested in stochastic dynamic vehicle routing problems (SDVRPs). The book is written for both the applied researcher looking for suitable solution approaches for particular problems as well as for the theoretical researcher...

Production and Operations Management: Models and Algorithms -- Graphical Modeling of Substitutions and Flexible Bills-of-Materials -- Literature Review -- Efficient Reformulations for Uncapacitated and Capacitated Lot-Sizing with Substitutions and Initial Inventories -- MIP-Based Heuristics for...