Community-Based Operations Research - Decision Modeling for Local Impact and Diverse Populations (Hardcover, 2012)

This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational applications; multimethod, cross-disciplinary and comparative approaches and appropriate technology; and analytics. The book is comprised of eleven original submissions, a re-print of a 2007 article by Johnson and Smilowitz that introduces CBOR, and an introductory chapter that provides policy motivation, antecedents to CBOR in OR/MS, a theory of CBOR and a comprehensive review of the chapters. It is hoped that this book will provide a resource to academics and practitioners who seek to develop methods and applications that bridge the divide between traditional OR/MS rooted in mathematical models and newer streams in 'soft OR' that emphasize problem structuring methods, critical approaches to OR/MS and community engagement and capacity-building.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 167
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	2012
Editors:	Michael P. Johnson
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	340
Edition:	2012
ISBN-13:	978-1-4614-0805-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory Promotions
LSN:	1-4614-0805-9
Barcode:	9781461408055

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