"Public agencies are very keen on amassing statistics---they collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But what you must never forget is that every one of those figures comes in the first instance from the village watchman, who just...

This volume in honor of Elwood S. Buffa contains the work of prominent researchers in operations management. The collective work published in this volume represents the richness of the field and provides the reader with valuable insights into its important issues and problems. The book is...