Mathematics
Two New Books Published by Members of the Logistics and Management Mathematics Group
Tue, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 BST
The first book is entitled ‘Practical Goal Programming’ by Dylan Jones and Mehrdad Tamiz from the University of Kuwait. The publisher is Springer Books. This is the first textbook devoted to goal programming to be published in over 15 years. It brings together Dr Jones and Dr Tamiz’s experience in developing theory and applying it to solve problems arising in fields such as finance and healthcare planning.
The second book is entitled ‘New Developments in Multiple Objective and Goal Programming’. Its editors are Dylan Jones, Jana Ries, and Mehrdad Tamiz. The publisher is Springer Books. This book bring together a collection of papers by authors who attended the 8th International Conference in Multiple Objective and Goal Programming which was held in Portsmouth in September 2008. These papers describe applications in a variety of fields ranging from supply chain management to nurse scheduling.