What is Optimal Control Theory? -- The Maximum Principle: Continuous Time -- The Maximum Principle: Mixed Inequality Constraints -- The Maximum Principle: General Inequality Constraints -- Applications to Finance -- Applications to Production and Inventory -- Applications to Marketing -- The...

Solutions for Chapter 1 -- Solutions for Chapter 2 -- Solutions for Chapter 3 -- Solutions for Chapter 4 -- Solutions for Chapter 5 -- Solutions for Chapter 6 -- Solutions for Chapter 7 -- Solutions for Chapter 8 -- Solutions for Chapter 9 -- Solutions for Chapter 10 -- Solutions for Chapter 11...

A heuristic procedure is developed for minimizing makespan in flow-shop scheduling problems. In comparison with current algorithms, our algorithm seems to result in an improved makespan with a small additional computational effort. An algorithm is also developed to minimize the required number...

1. What is Optimal Control Theory? -- 2. The Maximum Principle: Continuous Time -- 3. The Maximum Principle: Mixed Inequality Constraints -- 4. The Maximum Principle: Pure State and Mixed Inequality Constraints -- 5. Applications to Finance -- 6. Applications to Production and Inventory -- 7....