This textbook is comprised of detailed case studies covering challenging real world applications of OR techniques. Among the overall goals of the book is to provide readers with descriptions of the history and other background information on a variety of industries, service or other...

Chapter 1. History of Crude Oil Refining -- Chapter 2. Operations Inside a Crude Oil Refinery -- Chapter 3. How Much Crude Oil Should an Oil Exporting Country Produce Annually for Export?- Chapter 4. Clustering Problems in Offshore Drilling of Crude Oil Wells -- Chapter 5. A Product Mix...

This textbook is comprised of detailed case studies covering challenging real world applications of OR techniques. Among the overall goals of the book is to provide readers with descriptions of the history and other background information on a variety of industries, service or other...