Operations Research: Evolving Frontiers and Diverse Applications

Operational research (OR) methods are used in many fields of sciences like computer engineering, industrial engineering, social works, business management, medical studies and finance. This book, is the second book in the series of Operational Research (OR) books. It brings together the latest advances of these methods written by experts from all over the world. The book comprises 13 chapters and is split into four main parts, i.e., OR in supply chain management, OR in production planning and inventory management, OR in signal processing and OR in social sciences.

The book contains recent methodologies and comprehensive reviews where necessary, so that readers can follow up to date progress in the field while observing various applications with large datasets. The data used in the book is available in public databases. Therefore, the reader can easily access them and try their own approaches for comparison. Furthermore, since the book covers the literature reviews in each chapter, readers can both follow other benchmark techniques in the field and learn the theoretical aspects of the selected methods. In conclusion, the book will be assist in the discovery of new avenues for novel researchers who are interested in OR methods.

Vilda Purutçuoğlu is professor in Statistics Department and chair of Biomedical Engineering Department at METU. She is associate editor of Biometrics (2020-24), editorial board member of BMC Bioinformatics since 2022, chair of award fund committee of IBS (2022-27) and academic advisor of Huawei, Turkey since 2023.

Gerhard Wilhelm Weber is professor in Marketing and Economic Engineering Department at Poznan University of Technology. He has affiliations in various universities like METU, University of Siegen, University of Aveiro, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Vidyasagar University.

Hajar Farnoudkia is assistant professor at Business Administration Department of Başkent University. Her bachelor and master of statistics are from Tabriz University and doctorate from METU. Her primary interests are in applied statistics and advanced machine learning methods.