Operations Research Applications

ISBN: 9780367386474 出版年：2008 页码：420 CRC Press

Project Management, A.B. Badiru Introduction Critical Path Method PERT Network Analysis Statistical Analysis of Project Duration Precedence Diagramming Method Software Tools for Project Management Conclusion Quality Control, Q. Feng and K.C. Kapur Introduction Quality Control and Product Life Cycle New Trends and Relationship to Six Sigma Statistical Process Control Process Capability Studies Advanced Control Charts Limitations of Acceptance Sampling Conclusions Reliability, L.M. Leemis Introduction Reliability in System Design Lifetime Distributions Parametric Models Parameter Estimation in Survival Analysis Nonparametric Methods Assessing Model Adequacy Summary Production Systems, B.L. Foote and K.G. Murty Production Planning Problems Demand Forecasting Models for Production Layout Design Scheduling of Production and Service Systems Energy Systems, C.R. Hudson and A.B. Badiru Introduction Definition of Energy Harnessing Natural Energy Mathematical Modeling of Energy Systems Linear Programming Model of Energy Resource Combination Integer Programming Model for Energy Investment Options Simulation and Optimization of Distributed Energy Systems Point-of-Use Energy Generation Modeling of CHP Systems Economic Optimization Methods Design of a Model for Optimization CHP System Capacities Capacity Optimization Implementation of the Computer Model Other Scenarios Airline Optimization, J.L. Snowdon and G. Paleologo Introduction Schedule Planning Revenue Management Aircraft Load Planning Future Research Directions and Conclusions Financial Engineering, A.R. Heching and A.J. King Introduction Return Estimating an Asset's Mean and Variance Diversification Efficient Frontier Utility Analysis Black-Litterman Asset Allocation Model Risk Management Options Valuing Options Dynamic Programming Pricing American Options Using Dynamic Programming Comparison of Monte Carlo Simulation and Dynamic Programming Multi-Period Asset Liability Management Conclusions Supply Chain Management, D.P. Warsing Introduction Managing Inventories in the Supply Chain Managing Transportation in the Supply Chain Managing Locations in the Supply Chain Managing Dyads in the Supply Chain Discussion and Conclusions E-Commerce, S. Sadagopan Introduction Evolution of E-Commerce OR/MS and E-Commerce OR Applications in E-Commerce Way Forward Summary Water Resources, G.V. Loganathan Introduction Optimal Operating Policy for Reservoir Systems Water Distribution Systems Optimization Preferences in Choosing Domestic Plumbing Materials Stormwater Management Groundwater Management Summary Military Application, J.D. Weir and M.U. Thomas Introduction Background on Military OR Current Military Applications of OR Concluding Remarks Future of OR/MS Applications: A Practitioner's Perspective, P. Balasubramanian Past as a Guide to the Future Impact of the Internet Emerging Opportunities