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Drawn from a conference honoring Gerald L. Thompson, the pioneer of operations research, this volume brings together some of the latest writings of major figures in the field. The volume is divided into four parts: the first part reviews the career and significance of Thompson, the second concentrates on linear and nonlinear optimization, the third looks at network and integer programming, and the fourth provides examples of applications-oriented research in manufacturing. This volume will be an invaluable resource for all scholars and researchers involved in theory and methodology in operations research and management science.
Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Gerald L. Thompson
Chapter 1. Gerald L. Thompson: An Appreciation; William W. Cooper
Part II. Linear and Nonlinear Optimization
Chapter 2. Some Interesting Aspects of Linear Programming; Stanley Zionts
Chapter 3. Multiple Working Bases for Generalized and Variable Upper Bounding Linear Programs; Amorosou B. Aghadudu and Bala V. Balachandran
Chapter 4. Principles of Model Development with Application to Slacks in DEA; Robert M. Thrall
Chapter 5. Primal and Dual Optimality in Computer Codes Using Two-Stage Solution Procedures in DEA; Victor Arnold, Indranil Bardhan, William W. Cooper, Armando Gallegos
Chapter 6. A Strict Paired Comparison Linear Programming Approach to Nonmetric Conjoint Analysis; V. Srinivasan
Chapter 7. Computational Experience with Logarithmic Barrier Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Complementarity Problems; David F. Shanno
Part III. Network and Integer Programming
Chapter 8. A Pivot and Probe Algorithm (PAPA) for Network Optimization; Moonsig Kang, Jay E. Aronson
Chapter 9. Multi-Item, Multibidder, Second-Bid Auctions; Timothy L. Shafiel
Chapter 10. A Primal-Dual Algorithm for Multihour Multicommodity Network Synthesis; George G. Polak
Chapter 11. Innovation in an Industry Network: Budding, Cross-Fertilization, and Creative Destruction; Sten Thore
Chapter 12. On the Generalized Inverse of Network Matrices and Its Application to Accounting Networks; Yuji Ijiri
Chapter 13. Using Reduction in a Parallel Algorithm for the 0-1 Knapsack Problem; Wim Loots, Theunis H.C Smith
Chapter 14. Optimal Strategies for General Price-Quality Decision Models of New Products with Learning Production Costs; Jinn-Tsair Teng, Gerald L. Thompson
Chapter 15. The Price-Production Problem: An Operations and Marketing Interface; Cheryl Gaimon
Chapter 16. Asymptotic Optimality of Hierarchical Controls in Stochastic Manufacturing Systems: A Review; Suresh P. Sethi, Qing Zhang
Chapter 17. Analysis of a Capacitated Parallel Multiprocessor Scheduling Problem; Farid Harche
Chapter 18. Application of Parallel Computing to Resource Pricing and Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems; Alok Gupta, Dale O. Stahl, Andrew B. Whinston
Chapter 19. Models for Tool Management in Flexible Manufacturing Systems; Bharat K. Kaku, Arjang A. Assad, Chuan Wang