Operations research and the public sector
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Operations research and the public sector
(Handbooks in operations research and management science / editors, G.L. Nemhauser, A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan, v. 6)
North-Holland, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume is a comprehensive treatment of a variety of public sector applications of OR methods. The papers are directed at bridging the gap between theory and practice, with an emphasis on a clear statement of where these methods have been used and were useful. The technical level is appropriate for the general reader, with a specific interest in either a particular subject area (military, urban services, crime and justice, health and administration, air and water quality, natural resources management, apportionment), or methodology (hazardous facility siting, voting theory and paired comparisons, competitive bidding, and theories of measurement).
Table of Contents
Operations research in the public sector: An introduction and brief history (S.M. Pollock, M. Maltz). Public sector analysis and operations research/management science (S.I. Gass). Models fail (A. Barnett). Military operations research (A.R. Washburn). Transportation (A.Odoni, N.H.M. Wilson). Urban services (A.J. Swersey). Crime and justice (M. Maltz). Energy policy applications of operations research (J.P. Weyant). Managing fish, forest wildlife and water (B.Golden, E.A. Wasil). Models for air and water quality management (C. Revelle, J.H. Ellis). Siting of hazardous facilities (P.R. Kleindorfer, H. Kunreuther). Health and safety risks (L. Lave). Applications of operations research in health care delivery (W.Pierskalla, D.J. Brailer). Operations research in sports (Y Gerchak). Apportionment (H.P. Young, M.L. Balinksi). Voting theory and paired comparisons (L.B. Anderson). Limitations on conclusions using scales of measurement (F. Roberts). Models of auctions and competitive bidding (M. Rothkopf).
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