Operations Research and Management Science 

About: Operations Research and Management Science is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Supply chain & Supply chain management. Over the lifetime, 1069 publications have been published receiving 11927 citations.

Multiple criteria decision analysis: state of the art surveys

Abstract: In two volumes, this new edition presents the state of the art in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). Reflecting the explosive growth in the field seen during the last several years, the editors not only present surveys of the foundations of MCDA, but look as well at many new areas and new applications. Individual chapter authors are among the most prestigious names in MCDA research, and combined their chapters bring the field completely up to date. Part I of the book considers the history and current state of MCDA, with surveys that cover the early history of MCDA and an overview that discusses the “pre-theoretical” assumptions of MCDA. Part II then presents the foundations of MCDA, with individual chapters that provide a very exhaustive review of preference modeling, along with a chapter devoted to the axiomatic basis of the different models that multiple criteria preferences. Part III looks at outranking methods, with three chapters that consider the ELECTRE methods, PROMETHEE methods, and a look at the rich literature of other outranking methods. Part IV, on Multiattribute Utility and Value Theories (MAUT), presents chapters on the fundamentals of this approach, the very well known UTA methods, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and its more recent extension, the Analytic Network Process (ANP), as well as a chapter on MACBETH (Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique). Part V looks at Non-Classical MCDA Approaches, with chapters on risk and uncertainty in MCDA, the decision rule approach to MCDA, the fuzzy integral approach, the verbal decision methods, and a tentative assessment of the role of fuzzy sets in decision analysis. Part VI, on Multiobjective Optimization, contains chapters on recent developments of vector and set optimization, the state of the art in continuous multiobjective programming, multiobjective combinatorial optimization, fuzzy multicriteria optimization, a review of the field of goal programming, interactive methods for solving multiobjective optimization problems, and relationships between MCDA and evolutionary multiobjective optimization (EMO). Part VII, on Applications, selects some of the most significant areas, including contributions of MCDA in finance, energy planning problems, telecommunication network planning and design, sustainable development, and portfolio analysis. Finally, Part VIII, on MCDM software, presents well known MCDA software packages.

Decision Making Under Uncertainty in Electricity Markets

Abstract: This paper considers stochastic programming models for decision-making under uncertainty in the context of electricity markets. It provides a brief overview of modeling and solution techniques within a mathematical programming framework. Tutorial as well as recent references are provided. This paper provides the guidelines for discussion in a panel session organized by the authors on "Decision Making under Uncertainty in Electricity Markets", scheduled for the IEEE PES 2006 General Meeting

Vacation queueing models : theory and applications

Abstract: M/G/1 Type Vacation Models: Exhaustive Service.- M/G/1 Type Vacation Models: Nonexhaustive Service.- General-Input Single Server Vacation Models.- Markovian Multiserver Vacation Models.- General-Input Multiserver Vacation Models.- Optimization in Vacation Models.- Applications of Vacation Models.- References.

Decision making with the analytic network process

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Microscopic Traffic Flow Simulator VISSIM

Abstract: After two decades of academic research the microscopic, behavior-based multi-purpose traffic flow simulator VISSIM had been introduced in 1994 to analyze and optimize traffic flows. It offers a wide variety of urban and highway applications, integrating public and private transportation. A large part of this chapter is devoted to modeling principles of VISSIM, core traffic flow models consisting of longitudinal and lateral movements of vehicles on multilane streets, a conflict resolution model at areas with overlapping trajectories, dynamic assignment and the social force model applied to pedestrians. Techniques to calibrate the core traffic flow models are discussed briefly.