1 Introduction 2 Overview of the Operations Research Modeling Approach 3 Introduction to Linear Programming 4 Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method 5 The Theory of the Simplex Method 6 Duality Theory 7 Linear Programming under Uncertainty 8 Other Algorithms for Linear Programming 9 The Transportation and Assignment Problems 10 Network Optimization Models 11 Dynamics Programming 12 Integer Programming 13 Nonlinear Programming 14 Metaheuristics 15 Game Theory 16 Decision Analysis 17 Queing ANalysis 18 Inventory Analysis 19 Markov Decision Processes 20 Simulation Appendix 1 Documentation for the OR Courseware Appendex 2 Convexity Appendix 3 Classical Optimization Methods Appendix 4 Matricies and Matrix Operations Appendix 5 Table for a Normal Distribution

For over four decades, Introduction to Operations Research by Frederick Hillier has been the classic text on operations research. While building on the classic strengths of the text, the author continues to find new ways to make the text current and relevant to students. One way is by incorporating a wealth of state-of-the-art, user-friendly software and more coverage of business applications than ever before. The hallmark features of this edition include new section and chapters, updated problems, clear and comprehensive coverage of fundamentals, an extensive set of interesting problems and cases, and state-of-the-practice operations research software used in conjunction with examples from the text.