Optimization: Using Models, Validating Models, Solutions, Answers -- From the Problem to its Mathematical Formulation -- Mathematical Solution Techniques -- Problems Solvable Using Linear Programming -- How Optimization is Used in Practice: Case Studies in Linear Programming -- Modeling...

This textbook on Linear and Nonlinear Optimization is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in operations research and related fields. It is both literate and mathematically strong, yet requires no prior course in optimization. As suggested by its title, the book is divided...

The book presents and discusses theoretical and practical developments in the field of optimization. All papers contain new results and the emphasis has been put on the accessibility of each paper for researchers working in optimization. The topics covered in this volume include: Mathematical...