Nested Partitions Method, Theory and Applications

• Main Authors: Shi, Leyuan (Author), Ólafsson, Sigurdur (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 109
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Computer mathematics.; Mathematical models.; Mathematical optimization.; Management science.; Optimization.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Operations Management.; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.

There is increasing need to solve large-scale complex optimization problems in a wide variety of science and engineering applications, including designing telecommunication networks for multimedia transmission, planning and scheduling problems in manufacturing and military operations, or designing n...

Table of Contents:

• Methodology
• The Nested Partitions Method
• Noisy Objective Functions
• Mathematical Programming in the NP Framework
• Hybrid Nested Partitions Algorithm
• Applications
• Flexible Resource Scheduling
• Feature Selection
• Supply Chain Network Design
• Beam Angle Selection
• Local Pickup and Delivery Problem
• Extended Job Shop Scheduling
• Resource Allocation under Uncertainty.