Over the last decades, technological progress has brought about a multitude of standardization problems. For instance, compatibility standards ensure the interoperability of goods, which is of decisive importance when users face positive externalities in consumption. Consumers' expectations are...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Definitions and Symbols -- 0. Summary of Matrix Algebra and Allied Topics -- 1. Linear Programming -- 2. Integer Programming -- 3. Theory of Graphs -- 4. Planning Networks -- 5. Game Theory -- 6. Dynamic Programming -- 7. Queueing Models -- 8. Nonlinear...