About The Book:
Type Of file: PDF
File Size: 3.78MB
Pages: 410
Authors: Ioannis T. Christou
Description:
Type Of file: PDF
File Size: 3.78MB
Pages: 410
Authors: Ioannis T. Christou
Description:
This book presents some of the most important methods and tools available for
modeling and solving problems arising in the context of supply chain management;
in the context of this book, ‘‘solving problems’’ usually means ‘‘designing
efficient algorithms for obtaining high-quality solutions’’. Modeling a real-world
problem so that it becomes amenable to analysis and the later design of algorithms
for actually solving it is a fascinating mixture of art, science, and engineering. The
major purpose of this book is therefore to show what modeling techniques can be
expected to work for a given situation, as well as what kinds of constraints or
objective functions can render models intractable, and what to do when omitting
them is not an option; above all, how to apply existing proven exact or heuristic
methods, or even design a hybrid or completely new algorithm for a particular
model.
