Operations Research: Fundamentals and Applications (4th Edition)

Author: Hu Yunquan et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is a national-level planning textbook for the 15th Five-Year Plan of general higher education. It systematically introduces the main theories and methods of operational research, including linear programming, integer programming, goal programming, graph and network analysis, dynamic programming, inventory theory, queuing theory, decision theory, and game theory. The content strives to elucidate the economic and physical meanings of concepts and methods, using numerous examples to illustrate the establishment of various models and their practical applications. Each chapter is followed by exercises and cases to aid in reviewing and digesting the textbook knowledge, as well as for discussion and in-depth study. This book can be used as a teaching material for undergraduate and graduate students in economics and management disciplines at universities and colleges. It can also serve as a self-study or reference book for cadres and engineering technicians in various management colleges, as well as in factories, mines, enterprises, and economic management departments.