This book provides insights that are useful for people with interests in Operations Research, statistics and econometrics. Each contribution offers a snapshot out from interesting topics. The relationships and interconnectivities between decisions and models from different economic fields lead...

Das Operations Research (OR) als vergleichsweise junge wissenschaftliche Disziplin hat sich mittlerweile fest innerhalb der BWL etabliert. Modelle und Lösungsverfahren des OR lassen sich vielfältig und nutzbringend zur Analyse komplexer betriebswirtschaftlicher Fragestellungen einsetzen...

River floods are part of the natural hydrologic cycle and mayoccur several times per year, caused by heavy downpours andsnowmelt. However, in recent years, often attributed to globalwarming, an increasing number of extreme flood events couldbe observed in central Europe. Moreover, these events...

The area of ‘‘Cutting and Packing’’ (C&P) is stillfascinating a large group of researchers and practitionersworldwide. This feature issue documentssome of the recent developments in the area. Afterthe ones edited by Dyckhoff and Wa¨scher (1990),Bischoff and Wa¨scher (1995), and Wang...

The EURO/INFORMS Joint InternationalMeeting 2003, which was held at the Conrad Hotelin Istanbul from 6–10 July, was a remarkable conferencein many respects. It was remarkable interms of the excellent facilities and the perfectorganisation which were offered at the conferencesite, the high...