The 5th edition of Model Building in Mathematical Programming discusses the general principles of model building in mathematical programming and demonstrates how they can be applied by using several simplified but practical problems from widely different contexts. Suggested formulations and solutions are given together with some computational experience to give the reader a feel for the computational difficulty of solving that particular type of model. Furthermore, this book illustrates the scope and limitations of mathematical programming, and shows how it can be applied to real situations. By emphasizing the importance of the building and interpreting of models rather than the solution process, the author attempts to fill a gap left by the many works which concentrate on the algorithmic side of the subject.
Book Details:
- Author: H. Paul Williams
- ISBN: 9781118443330
- Year Published: 2013
- Pages: 432
- BISAC: BUS042000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Management Science
About the Book and Topic:
The 5th edition of Model Building in Mathematical Programming discusses the general principles of model building in mathematical programming and demonstrates how they can be applied by using several simplified but practical problems from widely different contexts. Suggested formulations and solutions are given together with some computational experience to give the reader a feel for the computational difficulty of solving that particular type of model. Furthermore, this book illustrates the scope and limitations of mathematical programming, and shows how it can be applied to real situations. By emphasizing the importance of the building and interpreting of models rather than the solution process, the author attempts to fill a gap left by the many works which concentrate on the algorithmic side of the subject.
Mathematical Programming is one of the most powerful and widely-used quantitative techniques for making optimal decisions. This book presents a range of approaches to building Mathematical Programming models and shows how to solve them and analyse their solutions.
A long awaited update of a popular textbook. Discusses the general principles of model building in mathematical programming and its applications. Provides extensive coverage of modelling alternatives. New material on modeling non-linear statistics. Updated practical problems to be modeled and solved. New chapters and sections explore the latest developments in stochastic programming, constraint programming and column generation as well as modeling languages. Now includes biological systems problems. Now accompanied by a supporting website featuring solutions and examples of programming languages such as GAMs and AMPL.
About the Author
H.Paul Williams, Emeritus Professor of Operational Research, Department of Management, London School of Economics, UK