1. Introduction -- 2. Problem Formulation -- 2.1. Notations and representations -- 2.2. Restrictive assumptions -- 2.3. Optimality criteria -- 2.4. Classification of problems -- 3. Methods of Solution -- 3.1. Complete enumeration -- 3.2. Combinatorial analysis -- 3.3. Mixed integer and...

The 1950s were a flourishing period for Management Science that saw many practical successfully attacked through the application of inelegant but effective heuristics. In the 1960s, attention turned to optimization, leading to the development of algorithms that employed more sophisticated...