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Optimization techniques in production management are becoming increasingly important for efficient and competitive manufacturing. This book presents a collection of tutorial papers by outstanding researchers on the application of optimization concepts. Topics introduced include hierarchical production planning and large scale scheduling, optimal production control, exact and heuristic algorithms for production scheduling and stochastic modelling.
A seminal work by one of the founders of the science of operations research, this text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students examines general queuing problems, discusses the effect of changes of arrival and service distributions on queuing results, and describes the application of queuing theory to maintenance and inventory problems.