Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science: 8 Volume Set - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0470400633 ISBN 13: 9780470400630

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011

Riassunto

The Encyclopedia received the 2011 RUSA Award for Outstanding Business Reference Source

AN UNPARALLELED UNDERTAKING

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science is the first multi-volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science. The Encyclopedia is available online and in print.

The Encyclopedia was honored with the distinction of an "Outstanding Business Reference Source" by the Reference and User Services Association

DETAILED AND AUTHORITATIVE

Designed to be a mainstay for students and professionals alike, the Encyclopedia features four types of articles at varying levels written by diverse, international contributors.

· Introductory articles provide a broad and moderately technical treatment of core topics.

· Advanced articles review key areas of research in a citation-rich format similar to that of leading review journals.

· Technical articles provide more detailed discussions of key concepts addressed in related articles.

· Case Studies/Historical Interludes present successful and/or interesting examples of operations research and management science methodology in practical or historical contexts.

KEY FEATURES OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA

· Offers the only cohesive multi-volume reference devoted to operations research and management science theory, methodology, and applications

· Includes over 600 articles with contributions from over 1,000 authors from 45 countries.

· Features an Editorial Board comprised of experts in the field who have vast experience in academia, industry, and government

· Designed to make the content useful and accessible to the widest possible readership

· Provides practical tools to maximize benefits and minimize cost and risk

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Recensione:

It can be highly recommended to students, scientists working in the area of Operations Research and Management Science as well as to practitioners using those topics in applications.   (Optimization, 1 January 2013) 

As a resource for courses, teams of researchers, for ideas for future research, for those interested in numerical methods looking for professional applications, as an amalgamof clear discussion and linked numerical display, this encyclopaedia is hard to beat.   (Reference Reviews, 2012)

"Good quality reference books on the operational aspects of business organizations are surprisingly difficult to find. But we recently added one that we hope will prove very useful. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (EORMS) is the first multi–volume encyclopedia devoted to advancing the areas of operations research and management science ... Take advantage of this very sophisticated encyclopedia when you are looking for basic background information on a wide variety of topics related to operations research and management science theory, methodology, and applications." (Mildred F Sawyer Library Blog, 21 April 2011)

"The Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science brings together hundreds of specific examples of theories and applied research, and serves as a reference manual for academic researchers, advanced students , and professionals working in the field who wish to utilize a particular theory of to find seminal research in the fields of operations research and management science." (Van Houlson & Nathan Rupp, 2011 Outstanding Business Reference Sources, The Reference and User Services Association, 22 January 2012)

"This encyclopedia provides an overview of many areas of operations research, management science, and their applications the individual articles were written and peer–reviewed by experts in their respective areas, and many of the contributions are extremely thorough and authoritative. (Choice, 1 September 2011)

"Highly recommended for universities,  businesses with OR/MS or analytics departments, and other large groups that need a comprehensive OR/MS reference in a central location." (Interfaces, Nov/Dec 2011)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470400633
• ISBN 13: 9780470400630
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 6025
• Redattore: Cochran James J., Cox Louis Anthony Jr., Kharoufeh Jeffrey P., Keskinocak Pinar, Smith J. Cole