Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science

Many of the 2nd edition articles have been updated by the original authors, with a few being totally rewritten by new authors.  In addition, the following completely new articles have been added, each of which either describes a new topic or replaces a previous short entry:Agent-Based SimulationAir Traffic ManagementApproximate Dynamic ProgrammingBusiness IntelligenceClosed-loop Supply ChainsCombinatorial Auction TheoryCommunity ORComplementarity ApplicationsComputational BiologyConditional Value at Risk Convex OptimizationCritical Systems ThinkingData WarehousingDecision Analysis PracticeDeep UncertaintyDifferential GamesDisaster ManagementDisease Prevention, Detection, and TreatmentFinancial EngineeringFlexible Manufacturing SystemsFuzzy Sets, Systems, and ApplicationsGlobal OptimizationHealth Care ManagementHealth Care Strategic Decision MakingHeuristicsHit and Run MethodsInfluence DiagramsKnowledge ManagementLagrangian RelaxationMarkov Chain Monte CarloMetaheuristicsMusicOpen Source Software (and COIN-OR)Operational Research SocietyPetroleum RefiningQuadratic Assignment Problem Rare Event SimulationRegenerative SimulationResponse Surface Methodology Revenue ManagementSample Average ApproximationSensitivity AnalysisService ScienceSimulated AnnealingSocietal ComplexityStatistical Ranking and SelectionStochastic ApproximationStochastic Input Model Selection