Formal decision and evaluation models are so widespread that almost no one can pretend not to have used or suffered the consequences of one of them. This book is a guide aimed at helping the analyst to choose a model and use it consistently. A sound analysis of techniques is proposed and the...

How to Make a Decision -- The Seven Pillars of the Analytic Hierarchy Process -- Architectural Design -- Why is the Principal Eigenvector Necessary? -- Designing a Mousetrap -- Designing the Best Catamaran -- The Selection of a Bridge -- Measuring Dependence Between Activities: Input Output...

1. Kernkonzepte der linearen Optimierung -- 2. Erweiterungen und Anwendungen der linearen Optimierung -- 3. Graphentheorie -- 4. Netzplantechnik -- 5. Ganzzahlige Optimierung -- 6. Heuristiken -- 7. Nichtlineare Optimierung -- 8. Dynamische Optimierung -- 9. Wartesysteme -- Anhang -- Literatur-...

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...