Introduction to Operations Research and Revised CD-ROM 8 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 33645
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8
Pages: 1061
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0073211141
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9780073211145
Publication Date: August 10, 2005
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Available July 31, 2004 The 8th edition of Introduction to Operations Research remains the classic operations research text while 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 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. This edition will also feature the latest developments in OR, such as metaheuristics, simulation, and spreadsheet modeling.
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 The best resource on Operations Research for beginners, intermediates, and advanced knowledge seekers November 20, 2006
Daniel Waisberg (Israel)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I hesitated a long time before I bought this book, and I am very sorry about that. I started my M.Sc. in Operations Research and Decisions at the Tel Aviv University 3 years ago, and the first course I took was Optimization. I was a new immigrant to Israel, and I had difficulty in understanding the subject in Hebrew (it is not that easy even when you master the language!) The course book was this one; therefore, I decided to put all my efforts in the book rather than in the classes. Thanks god!
IMHO, Hillier and Lieberman make it clear that Operations Research is the father/mother of all the mathematical and statistical models that support decision making. They wrote the book in a way that all these models (including game theory, Markov models, decision trees, simplex, and others) seem closely linked to, or maybe even a consequence of, the development of Operations Research. The authors do not only explain models and techniques, they tell the story of the introduction of mathematics and statistics into the decision making world.
I read this book from upside down ten times and I really enjoyed it. The examples are so well chosen and interesting that I still remember them. But the biggest advantage of the book is its wide range of subjects, each treated in-depth. I have used the book for three important courses during my masters: Optimization, Stochastic process, and Decision theory. For all these courses, this book was the most comprehensible and interesting resource (though sometimes it was only an introduction, and I had to find more detailed material). The subjects discussed on the book go from an introduction to Operations Research, through modeling techniques, linear programming (Simplex), duality theory, the transportation problem, network optimization, dynamic programming, integer programming, nonlinear programming, game theory, decision analysis, Markov chains, queueing theory, and inventory theory.
Don't hesitate, if you got to this page you probably are looking for a good resource on Operations Research. This tome serves beginners, intermediates, and advanced knowledge seekers in the field.
Two thumbs up February 28, 2000
C. Chang (Torrance, CA United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book could be the best for some and could be also something difficult to be understood for another ones. If you have strong math background, you will appreciate it. If you are executive, with no math or engineering background, better look for something simpler.
Ignore bad reviews of this book August 1, 2001
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I've been doing operations research for a number of years now, and I still use this book. I find it really incredible, in that it is the best-written book I have ever seen in this highly mathematical area, with no second! It introduces topics so well that I can skip right to the chapter covering the topic in which I am interested and catch the maximum continuous learning gradient from the global minimum to the global maximum, complete with a survey of and references to the latest research in the field. It's very up to date. The courseware makes it so that even an idiot could understand what is going on. If you can't learn operations research from this, you can't learn operations research. And if you want a quick refresher, an update, or a survey of field X, it accomplishes these equally well.
Excelent, usefull, didactic February 3, 1999
geosmith@unisys.com.br (Brazil)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
Dear Sirs: I'm a user of Mr. Hillier &Mr. Lieberman book, since 1978.I Think is one of the best books in this field. I'm contacting you because my CD of the book brokes. I Want a know if possible to buy another one from you, just the CD. I HOPE TO HAVE A GOOD NEWS. George F. Smith D.
A General Book on OR January 12, 2001
Alexandre Winkler (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The above book is among the best ones in the field of OR. Readers having a poor background in Math will not appreciate it whatsoever. I firstly used this book nearly 20 years ago and I dare say it has become a classical book in its field. It is therefore a must for everyone into the OR area.
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