Perspectives on Operations Research : Essays in Honor of Klaus Neumann

Operations Research, the science of better, is a discipline that permanently produces and applies advanced analytical techniques to help make better decisions and to solve problems. This volume presents state-of-the-art models, algorithms, and applications of quantitative methods in management and economics. The papers have been contributed by disciples, colleagues, scientific companions, and friends of Klaus Neumann on the occasion of his emeritation. They are clustered into four parts, focusing on " optimization issues, " applications of Operations Research in production and service management, " applications of Operations Research in logistics, and " interdisciplinary approaches. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Overview of Klaus Neumann’s Research....Pages 1-13 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Matrices in Shop Scheduling Problems....Pages 17-41 Saddle Points from the Geometric Point of View....Pages 43-45 Nachbarschaftssuche bei mehrkriteriellen Flow Shop Problemen....Pages 47-67 The Solution of a Generalization of a Bayesian Stopping Problem of MacKinnon....Pages 69-92 A Remark on the Formulation of Dual Programs Based on Generalized Convexity....Pages 93-109 Front Matter....Pages 111-112 An Application of Markov Decision Processes to the Seat Inventory Control Problem....Pages 113-128 Immaterielle Input-Output-Systeme....Pages 129-136 Audit-Staff Scheduling by Column Generation....Pages 137-162 An MILP Modelling Approach for Shelf Life Integrated Planning and Scheduling in Scalded Sausage Production....Pages 163-188 Optimale Anpassung im Gutenberg-Produktionsmodell: Eine analytische Ermittlung der Kostenfunktion aus den Karush-Kuhn-Tucker-Bedingungen....Pages 189-210 Just-in-Time Production of Large Assemblies Using Project Scheduling Models and Methods....Pages 211-224 A Cyclic Approach to Large-Scale Short-Term Planning of Multipurpose Batch Plants....Pages 225-237 Models and Methods for Workforce Scheduling: An Application to Casino Operations....Pages 239-253 Front Matter....Pages 255-256 Pile Problems and Their Mathematical Treatment....Pages 257-276 Risk and Safety Stock Management in Production Planning and Inventory Control with Stochastic Demand and Yield....Pages 277-292 Economies of Scale in Hub & Spoke Network Design Models: We Have It All Wrong....Pages 293-317 A Stackelberg Equilibrium Model for Supply Chain Inventory Managemen....Pages 319-337 Das Potenzial von Operations Research in Transport und Verkehr....Pages 339-349 Front Matter....Pages 351-351 Evolution of Conventions in Populations with Local Interaction Structures....Pages 353-377 Front Matter....Pages 351-351 Empirical Examination of Operational Loss Distributions....Pages 379-401 Fuzzy-Nutzwertanalyse und Fuzzy-AHP....Pages 403-423 Piecewise Linear Bertrand Oligopoly....Pages 425-443 Back Matter....Pages 445-447 This collection of essays is dedicated to Professor Klaus Neumann, Head and Chair of the Institute for Economic Theory and Operations Research WiOR at the University of Karlsruhe. On the occasion of his emeritation, disciples, colleagues, scientific companions, and friends coming from dif­ ferent fields have contributed their perspectives on Operations Research to form a broad view on the discipline. The papers are organized in four parts on optimization, OR in production and service management, OR in logistics, and interdisciplinary approaches. We thank all the authors for their participation in publishing this volume. Mrs. Ute Wrasmann from Deutscher Universitats-Verlag deserves credit for her interest and assis­ tance on this project. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG in Karlsruhe and to numerous former WiOR colleagues for their financial support. Klaus Neumann was born in Liegnitz (Silesia) in 1937. Prom 1955 to 1961 he studied mathematics at the Technical Universities of Dresden and Munich. His first paper on analog computers and dynamic programming was published less than two years later. In 1964 he obtained a Ph. D. in mathematics under the supervision of Josef Heinhold in Munich. After a two-year stay in industry, he returned to his alma mater, working on the fields of dynamic optimization and control theory.