Stochastic Models Volume 2 (Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science)

Heyman, D. P., M. J. Sobel and Daniel P. Heyman:

ISBN 10: 0444874739 / ISBN 13: 9780444874733

Published by Butterworth Heinemann 20.07.1990., 1990

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736 Seiten ex library book - Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1485 24,1 x 17,5 x 4,8 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe.

Seller Inventory # 344597

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stochastic Models Volume 2 (Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science)
• Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann 20.07.1990.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444874739
• ISBN 13: 9780444874733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 1485 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Alle Bücher

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Synopsis

One of the central problems in operations research and management science is how to quantify the effects of uncertainty about the future. This, the second volume in a series of handbooks, is devoted to models where chance events play a major role. The thirteen chapters survey topics in applied probability that have been particularly useful in operations research and management science. Each chapter was written by an expert, both in subject matter and in its exposition. The chapters fall into four groups. The first four cover the fundamentals of stochastic processes, and lay the foundation for the following chapters. The next three chapters are concerned with methods of getting numbers. This includes numerical solution of models, parameter estimation for models, and simulation of models. Chapters 8 and 9 describe the fundamentals of dynamic optimization. The last four chapters are concerned with the most important structured models in operations research and management science; queues, queueing networks, inventories, and reliability.

Review

....an excellent reference book for everyone who works in the field of applied probability theory. -- European Journal of Operational Research

This book is strongly recommended; it is an important and valuable addition to the literature. -- Short Book Reviews

This book is strongly recommended; it is an important and valuable addition to the literature. -- Short Book Reviews

This is a fine book ... The book belongs on every bookshelf of those interested in stochastic modeling. -- Stochastics and Stochastics Reports