This book provides a rigorous introduction to the theory, computation, and applications of variational inequalities (VIs), with a focus on applications in management science and finance. It aims to bridge the gap between the abstract mathematical treatments of the subject and simplistic,...

This book introduces solutions for sports scheduling problems in a variety of settings. In particular the book covers timetabling, the traveling tournament problem, carryover minimization, breaks minimization, tournament design, tournament planning, and referee assignment. A rich selection of...

The dynamic programming principle -- Implementing dynamic programming -- Modeling for dynamic programming -- Numerical dynamic programming for discrete states -- Approximate dynamic programming and reinforcement learning for discrete states -- Numerical dynamic programming for continuous states...

FM -- Motivation -- Layout on a Single Row -- Layout on Several Rows -- Layout of a Single Floor -- Extensions and Related Problems -- Engineering Applications of Facility Layout -- Semidefinite Optimization and Conic Optimization -- BM.

Part I: Contextual Issues -- 1. The Generalized Assignment Problem -- 2. Automatic Design for Matheuristics -- Part II: Metaheuristic Hybrids -- 3. Single Solution Metaheuristics -- 4. Population-Based metaheuristics -- Part III: Original Matheuristics -- 5. Diving Heuristics -- 6. Very...

Evenly convex sets - Linear systems containing strict inequalities -- Evenly convex polyhedra - Finite linear systems containing strict inequalities -- Evenly quasiconvex functions -- Evenly convex functions -- Extensions to infinite-dimensional spaces.

This book introduces readers to the main traffic flow modelling approaches and discusses their features and applications. It provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge review of traffic flow models, from their roots in the 1930s to the latest developments in the field. In addition, it presents...