Wouldn't it be nice to have a book on location analysis which - contains most of the main stream topics, - could be used for teaching purposes, - could be used for self study or reference, - would motivate the material not only by reviewing the theoretical results, but also by giving some of the practieal success stories using location theory as model for problems in industry and management science? As the reader may guess, this question is a rhetoric one - sure it would be niee to have such a book, and many who want to leam about the subject or teach corresponding courses in university...

Ziel des Buches ist es, Grundlagen der Linearen Optimierung einzufuhren und einige der klassischen polynomial losbaren Probleme der Netzwerkoptimierung vorzustellen. Das Buch ist als Basis fur zwei Lehrveranstaltungen, die im Modul "Optimierung" im Bachelor-Studium angeboten werden, geeignet. Das Besondere dieses Lehrbuches ist die Tatsache, dass die Textteile parallel auf Deutsch und Englisch formuliert wurden, so dass neben der Vermittlung des Grundwissens in mathematischer Optimierung auch eine Einfuhrung ins Fachenglisch bzw. in die deutsche Sprache stattfindet."

There have been significant developments in the theory and practice of combinatorial optimization in the last 15 years. This progress has been evidenced by a continuously increasing number of international and local conferences, books and papers in this area. This book is also another contribution to this burgeoning area of operations research and optimization. This volume contains the contributions of the participants of the recent NATO Ad vanced Study Institute, New Frontiers in the Theory and Practice of Combinatorial Op timization, which was held at the campus of Bilkent University, in...