Decision Analysis, Location Models, and Scheduling Problems
The purpose of this book is to provide readers with an introduction to the fields of decision making, location analysis, and project and machine scheduling. The combination of these topics is not an accident: decision analysis can be used to investigate d
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H. A. Eiselt · C.-L. Sandbiom
Decision Analysis, Location Models, and Scheduling Problems With Contributions by
J. Blazewicz, R. L. Church, A. Drexl, G. Pinke, C. S. ReVelle
With 147 Figures and 48 Tables
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Prof. H. A. Eiselt University of New Brunswick Faculty of Administration P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 Canada Prof. C.-L. Sandblom Dalhousie University Department of Industrial Engineering P.O. Box 1000 Halifax, B3J 2X4, Nova Scotia Canada
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