Sports Leagues Scheduling Models, Combinatorial Properties, and Opti
In the context of sports leagues scheduling (SLS) several groups' interests must be taken into account. This book treats requirements for sport leagues schedules to be realizable from an operational and a security point of view, attractive for spectators
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Dirk Briskorn
Sports Leagues Scheduling Models, Combinatorial Properties, and Optimization Algorithms
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Dirk Briskorn Department of Production and Logistics University of Kiel Olshausenstrasse 40 24098 Kiel Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-540-75517-3
e-ISBN 978-3-540-75518-0
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-75518-0 Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems ISSN 0075-8442 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007938899 © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Production: LE-TEX Jelonek, Schmidt & Vöckler GbR, Leipzig Cover design: WMX Design GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper 987654321 springer.com
Basic research is like shooting an arrow into the air and, where it lands, painting a target. Homer Adkins
Preface
This book is the result of my research on sports leagues scheduling at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. This research has been done during my employment as research associate at the Chair for Production and Logistics. The challenging research topic as well as the friendly environment made these years enjoyable and pleasant. First of all, I wish to express my gratitude to my thesis advisor, Professor Dr. Andreas Drexl. He has established a very inspiring and motivating research environment, and he always took the time for discussions and helpful advices. Moreover, he refereed this work. Furthermore, I am very grateful to Professor Dr. S¨ onke Albers for co-refereeing this thesis. Additionally, I would like to thank my colleagues in Kiel for many helpful discussions, comments, and suggestions. I am especially grateful to Dr. Andrei Horbach, Marcel B¨ uther, and Dr. Yury Nikulin. Stefan Wende was a big help regarding the technological background of my work. Ethel Fritz, Jens Heckmann, and J¨ urgen Lux were also always helpful with most various things. Besides, I thank Professor Frits Spieksma, Juniorprofessorin Dr. Sigrid Knust, and Dr. Thomas Bartsch for stimulating discussions and advice. Finally, I would like to thank my family and, last but not least, Eva for supporting me and bearing me.
Kiel, December 2007
Dirk Briskorn
Contents
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