Models, Methods and Decision Support for Management: Essays in Honor of Paul Stähly

ISBN-13: 9783642633065 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 417 str.

Peter Kischka; Ulrike Leopold-Wildburger; Rolf H. Mohring

Opis

The book presents a broad view on the nature of intelligent decision-making which is characterized by the use of models and methods in the framework of decision support for management. Contributions to this volume dedicated to Paul Stahly on the occasion of his 65th birthday include theoretical research and applications in optimization, operations research as well as decision support and management systems."

Spis treści

A. Klose: Research and Applied Projects at Paul Stähly's Institute for Operations Research.- Optimization: G. Feichtinger: Environmental Policy Design and the Economics of Crime: Some Analogies in Intertemporal Optimization.- P. Wentges: On Cross Decomposition for Mixed-Integer Programming.- L. Bertazzi, D.P. Bertsekas, M.G. Speranza: Optimal and Neuro-Dynamic Programming Solutions for a Stochastic Inventory Transportation Problem.- U. Tüshaus: Modeling Approaches for Median Relations.- M. Luptacik: A Note on the 'More-for-Less' Paradox.- T. Kämpke, F.J. Radermacher: Project Experiences and Some Principal Considerations Concerning Operations Research as an Interesting Branch of Science.- Operations Research Models: J.R. Mühlbacher: Concepts, Aims, and Problems which Modelling in OR and OOP have in Common.- B. Fleischmann: On the Use and Misuse of Holding Cost Models.- R. Dillmann: From the Publisher to the Wholesalers - Determination of the Number of Copies and Their Distribution among the Wholesalers.- R.H. Möhring, M. Uetz: Scheduling Scarce Resources in Chemical Engineering.- K. Neumann, C. Schwindt, N. Trautmann: Short-Term Planning of Batch Plants in Process Industries.- G. Wäscher, J. Heuer, V. Reschke, P. Schwerin: Local Search for a Travelling Salesman - Problem in Production Control: A Case Study.- R.E. Burkard: Transportation Problems.- G. Zäpfel, M. Wasner: Operational Planning and Optimization of Hub- and Spoke Transportation Networks for Area Wide Groupage Services.- P. Kall: Stochastic Programming: Achievements and Open Problems.- Decision Support and Management Systems: N. Marocac: Infrastructure for CRISIS-2000 - A Distributed Disaster Management System.- D. Eherler, P. Kischka: Decision Making Based on Causal Graphs.- M.K.P. Jung, U.Leopold-Wildburger: On the Effect of the Bargaining Context on Bargaining Behaviour.- W. Eichhorn, H. Funke, W. Gleissner: Income Tax Rate: Properties and Implications.- D. Sollte: Knowledge Management - Challenges and the 'KNOWING' - Implementation Strategy.- K. Allemand, T.M. Liebling: Perturbation Heuristics for Unconstrained Quadratic 0-1 Programming and an Alternate Stopping and Comparison Criterium.- U. Leopold-Wildburger, J.H. Schütze, A. Lafer, M. Glawischnig, M.K.P. Jung: Solving Conflicts and Sanctions: Results of an Experimental Study.

O autorze

Univ. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Leopold-Wildburger, Universitätsprofessor für Wirtschaftsmathematik und Operations Research. Verfasserin zahlreicher Bücher und Artikel in Fachzeitschriften, mehrere best paper und research awards. Franz-Josef Radermacher ist Mathematiker und Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. Er ist Professor für Datenbanken und Künstliche Intelligenz in Ulm und Preisträger des Robert-Jungk-Preises 2005.