{"product_id":"wiley-encyclopedia-of-operations-research-and-management-science-8-volume-set-isbn-9780470400630","title":"Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, 8 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Encyclopedia received the \u003cb\u003e2011 RUSA Award for Outstanding Business Reference Source\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN UNPARALLELED UNDERTAKING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science. The Encyclopedia is available online and in print.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Encyclopedia was honored with the distinction of an \"Outstanding Business Reference Source\" by the Reference and User Services Association\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILED AND AUTHORITATIVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned to be a mainstay for students and professionals alike, the Encyclopedia features four types of articles at varying levels written by diverse, international contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroductory articles provide a broad and moderately technical treatment of core topics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvanced articles review key areas of research in a citation-rich format similar to that of leading review journals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechnical articles provide more detailed discussions of key concepts addressed in related articles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase Studies\/Historical Interludes present successful and\/or interesting examples of operations research and management science methodology in practical or historical contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEY FEATURES OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the only cohesive multi-volume reference devoted to operations research and management science theory, methodology, and applications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes over 600 articles with contributions from over 1,000 authors from 45 countries.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an Editorial Board comprised of experts in the field who have vast experience in academia, industry, and government\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to make the content useful and accessible to the widest possible readership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides practical tools to maximize benefits and minimize cost and risk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Use of Lagrange Interpolating Polynomials in RLT.  \u003cp\u003eSystems in Series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParallel Configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanning trees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecycling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplit Cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetrial Queues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorse Racing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMACBETH (Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDual simplex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory of CP.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcurement Contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMRP.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust in Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePush and Pull Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMULTIVARIATE INPUT MODELING.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperational Research Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  The M\/G\/1 Queue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrama Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHyper-heuristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntithetic Variates.\u003c\/p\u003e 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\u003cp\u003eOperations Research and Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging portfolios of risks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasures of risk equity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBranch and Bound Algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytics in Retail.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariational Inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCross-Entropy Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTSP heuristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapacity allocation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl Variates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCover Inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect Search Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNLP Software.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBilinear optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscrete-Time Martingales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBranch and Price.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColumn generation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIP Preprocessing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Reliability Allocation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplex-based LP 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\u003cp\u003eSampling Methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomination problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimulation of Rare Events.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Tabu Search.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Interdiction Models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemanufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePAUSE procedure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWardrop equilibria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass customization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEllipsoidal algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenders decomposition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic vehicle routing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarranty Modeling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign for Network Resiliency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassenger rail transportation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVehicle Routing Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply Chain Outsourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLovasz-Schriver Reformulation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHazard Rate Function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLot-sizing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferential games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegenerative Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuided Local Search.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreferences for repeated gambles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePercolation Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimulated Annealing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScoring Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixing Sets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCricket.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProspect Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining Forecasts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraph search techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuasi-Newton methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandom search algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply chain coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eService Outsourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarkov Renewal Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eK-out-of-n Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It can be highly recommended to students, scientists working in the area of Operations Research and Management Science as well as to practitioners using those topics in applications.”  (\u003ci\u003eOptimization\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“As a resource for courses, teams of researchers, for ideas for future research, for those interested in numerical methods looking for professional applications, as an amalgamof clear discussion and linked numerical display, this encyclopaedia is hard to beat.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Good quality reference books on the operational aspects of business organizations are surprisingly difficult to find. But we recently added one that we hope will prove very useful. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (EORMS) is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science ... Take advantage of this very sophisticated encyclopedia when you are looking for basic background information on a wide variety of topics related to operations research and management science theory, methodology, and applications.\" (Mildred F Sawyer Library Blog, 21 April 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eWiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science\u003c\/i\u003e brings together hundreds of specific examples of theories and applied research, and serves as a reference manual for academic researchers, advanced students , and professionals working in the field who wish to utilize a particular theory of to find seminal research in the fields of operations research and management science.\" (Van Houlson \u0026amp; Nathan Rupp, 2011 Outstanding Business Reference Sources, \u003ci\u003eThe Reference and User Services Association\u003c\/i\u003e, 22 January 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This encyclopedia provides an overview of many areas of operations research, management science, and their applications…the individual articles were written and peer-reviewed by experts in their respective areas, and many of the contributions are extremely thorough and authoritative.” (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Highly recommended for universities,  businesses with OR\/MS or analytics departments, and other large groups that need a comprehensive OR\/MS reference in a central location.\" (\u003ci\u003eInterfaces\u003c\/i\u003e, Nov\/Dec 2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is not possible to go into the details of the papers here, but reading the encyclopaedia is very interesting; each reader will find new ideas, new information and a huge number of interesting results and comments for his\/her work.\" (Taylor and Francis 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames J. Cochran, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e is Ruston Building and Loan Endowed Research Professor of Quantitative Analysis and Computational Modeling and Senior Scientist\/Analytic Group Director in the Center for Secure Cyberspace at Louisiana Tech University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouis A. Cox, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e is President of Cox Associates, a Denver-based applied research company specializing in applied health risk analysis, statistical and probabilistic risk assessment and data mining, and operations research modeling. He is also Honorary Full Professor of Mathematics at the University of Colorado at Denver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePinar Keskinocak, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the co-director and co-founder of the Center for Humanitarian Logistics at Georgia Institute of Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey P. 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