Methods -- The Formulation and Solution of Discrete Optimisation Models -- Continuous Approaches for Solving Discrete Optimization Problems -- Logic-Based Modeling -- Modelling for Feasibility - the Case of Mutually Orthogonal Latin Squares Problem -- Network Modelling -- Modeling and...

Paul Williams, a leading authority on modeling in integer programming, has written a concise, readable introduction to the science and art of using modeling in logic for integer programming. Written for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as academics and practitioners, the book is...

We discuss the problem of combining the conflicting objectives of equity and utilitarianism, for social policy making, in a single mathematical programming model. The definition of equity we use is the Rawlsian one of maximizing the minimum utility over individuals or classes of individuals....