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Industrial Applications of Combinatorial Optimization

Edited by Gang Yu

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Industries rely more and more on advanced technology. Accelerated computer evolution makes large-scale computation practical. Many enterprises are beÂ ginning to benefit from more efficient allocation of resources and more effective planning, scheduling, manufacturing, and distribution by adopting state-of-theÂ art decision support systems. Academics increasingly emphasize applicationÂ driven research. All these forces have moved optimization from a pure classÂ room and textbook terminology to an accepted tool in today's business world. This book chronicles and describes applications of combinatorial optimization in industry. A wide range of applications is included: manpower planning â€¢ production planning â€¢ job sequencing and scheduling â€¢ manufacturing layout design â€¢ facility planning â€¢ vehicle scheduling and routing â€¢ retail seasonal planning â€¢ I! space shuttle scheduling, and telecommunication network design . â€¢ The applications covered in this book comprise a representative set of industry sectors including electronics, airlines, manufacturing, tobacco, retail, telecomÂ munication, defense, and livestock. These examples should encourage operaÂ tions researchers and applied mathematicians by pointing out how the imporÂ tance and practicality of optimization is starting to be realized by the manageÂ ment of various organizations and how some pioneering developments in this field are beginning to bear fruit.