Models for Public Systems Analysis

✍ Scribed by Edward J. Beltrami and J. William Schmidt (Auth.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 225
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages xi-xiii
Acknowledgments, Page xv
INTRODUCTION: Some Thoughts on Mathematics and Public Policy, Pages 1-3
CHAPTER 1 - Plant Location and Optimal Distribution, Pages 5-49
CHAPTER 2 - Manpower Scheduling, Pages 50-71
CHAPTER 3 - Models for Deploying Emergency Services I: Response Delays, Pages 72-105
CHAPTER 4 - Models for Deploying Emergency Services II: Allocation of Units, Pages 106-130
CHAPTER 5 - Network Optimization, Pages 131-171
POST SCRIPT: Urban Growth Models, Pages 172-174
APPENDIX A - Linear Programming, Pages 175-187
APPENDIX B - Integer Programming, Pages 188-192
APPENDIX C - Random Processes, Pages 193-204
APPENDIX D - Nonlinear Optimization, Pages 205-209
APPENDIX E - Graphs, Minimal Trees, and Shortest Paths, Pages 210-214
Index, Pages 215-218