Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science: Transportation

A discussion of transportation and operations research and management science

Contains 11 chapters describing methodological operations research developments in transportation. Examining transport and its relationship with operations and management science, this title also addresses the organization and control of recovery operations in the event of disturbances. It is intended for researchers, students and practitioners.This book contains eleven chapters describing some of the most recent methodological operations research developments in transportation. It is structured around the main transportation modes, and each chapter is written by a group of well-recognized researchers. Because of the major impact of operations research methods in the field of air transportation over the past forty years, it is befitting to open the book with a chapter on airline operations management. This book will prove useful to researchers, students, and practitioners in transportation and will stimulate further research in this rich and fascinating area.