Introduction to Applied Optimization - Couverture rigide

Diwekar, Urmila

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0387766340 ISBN 13 : 9780387766348

Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Optimization has pervaded all spheres of human endeavor. Although op- mization has been practiced in some form or other from the early prehistoric era, this area has seen progressive growth during the last ?ve decades. M- ern society lives not only in an environment of intense competition but is also constrained to plan its growth in a sustainable manner with due concern for conservation of resources. Thus, it has become imperative to plan, design, operate, and manage resources and assets in an optimal manner. Early - proaches have been to optimize individual activities in a standalone manner, however, thecurrenttrendistowardsanintegratedapproach: integratings- thesis and design, design and control, production planning, scheduling, and control. The functioning of a system may be governed by multiple perf- mance objectives. Optimization of such systems will call for special strategies for handling the multiple objectives to provide solutions closer to the systems requirement. Uncertainty and variability are two issues which render op- mal decision making di?cult. Optimization under uncertainty would become increasingly important if one is to get the best out of a system plagued by uncertain components. These issues have thrown up a large number of ch- lenging optimization problems which need to be resolved with a set of existing and newly evolving optimization tools. Optimization theory had evolved initially to provide generic solutions to optimizationproblemsinlinear, nonlinear, unconstrained, andconstrained- mains. Theseoptimization problems wereoften called mathematical progr- mingproblemswithtwodistinctiveclassi?cations, namelylinearandnonlinear programming problems.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"The book is well written and the presentation is rigorous and self-contained. The book will be of interest to researchers in various fields as well as undergraduate and graduate students in engineering sciences, management science, and decision science. --I. M. Stancu-Minasian, Zentralblatt MATH

"Urmila Diwekar s book on applied optimization is one of the few books on the subject that combines impressive breadth of coverage with delightful readability. In her exposition of concepts and algorithms in the major areas of optimization, she always goes to the heart of the matter and illustrates her explanations with simple diagrams and numerical examples. Graduate and undergraduate students, who constitute part of the target audience, should find this a very useful book. --Jamshed A. Modi, Interfaces

"The book is well-written, and . . . it covers fairly significant territory, in a relatively slim volume. This work is definitely a welcome addition to the existing optimization literature, given its emphasis on modeling and solution practice, as well as its user-friendly style of exposition. --János D. Pintér, European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 177, 2007

Présentation de l'éditeur

Provides well-written self-contained chapters, including problem sets and exercises, making it ideal for the classroom setting; Introduces applied optimization to the hazardous waste blending problem; Explores linear programming, nonlinear programming, discrete optimization, global optimization, optimization under uncertainty, multi-objective optimization, optimal control and stochastic optimal control; Includes an extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter and an index; GAMS files of case studies for Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 are linked to http://www.springer.com/math/book/978-0-387-76634-8;           Solutions manual available upon adoptions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0387766340
• ISBN 13: 9780387766348
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 291
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