Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Herrmann, Jeffrey W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 183
• Subjects: Business.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Social policy.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Social Policy.

This new Handbook addresses the state of the art in the application of operations research models to problems in preventing terrorist attacks, planning and preparing for emergencies, and responding to and recovering from disasters. The purpose of the book is to enlighten policy makers and decision m...