Introduction to Operations Research 8th edition

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Hillier and Lieberman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education


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  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Overveiw of the Operations Research Modeling Approach
  • 3: Introduction to Linear Programming
  • 4: Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method
  • 5: The Theory of the Simplex Method
  • 6: Duality Theory and Sensitivity Analysis
  • 7: Other Algorithms for Linear Programming
  • 8: The Transportation and Assignment Problems
  • 9: Network Optimization Models
  • 10: Dynamic Programming
  • 11: Integer Programming
  • 12: Nonlinear Programming
  • 13: Metaheuristics
  • 14: Game Theory
  • 15: Decision Analysis
  • 16: Markov Chains (12)
  • 17: Queueing Theory (20)
  • 18: Inventory Theory
  • 19: Morkov Decision Processes
  • 20: Simulation
  • 21: The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets
  • 22: Project Management with PERT/CPM
  • 23: Additional Special Types of Linear Programming Problems
  • 24: Probability Theory
  • 25: Reliability (11)
  • 26: The Application of Queueing Theory
  • 27: Forecasting
  • 28: Examples of Performing Simulations on Spreadsheets with Crystal Ball

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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Overveiw of the Operations Research Modeling Approach
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Linear Programming
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Chapter 4: Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method
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Chapter 5: The Theory of the Simplex Method
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Chapter 6: Duality Theory and Sensitivity Analysis
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Chapter 7: Other Algorithms for Linear Programming
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Chapter 8: The Transportation and Assignment Problems
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Chapter 9: Network Optimization Models
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Chapter 10: Dynamic Programming
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Chapter 11: Integer Programming
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Chapter 12: Nonlinear Programming
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Chapter 13: Metaheuristics
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Chapter 14: Game Theory
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Chapter 15: Decision Analysis
15 0  
Chapter 16: Markov Chains
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16.4 3 02 04 05
16.5 2 04 09
16.6 2 01 04
16.8 1 01
Chapter 17: Queueing Theory
17.2 2 03 05
17.4 1 01
17.5 2 01 10
17.6 5 09 11 25 29 31
17.7 4 02 02alt 08 09
17.8 3 02 03 04
17.9 3 02 03 04
Chapter 18: Inventory Theory
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Chapter 19: Morkov Decision Processes
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Chapter 20: Simulation
20 0  
Chapter 25: Reliability
25.2 2 01 02
25.3 4 01 01alt 02 02alt
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25.5 1 01
Total 43