ForewordIntroductionChapter 1: Operational ResearchChapter 2: Elements of Graph TheoryChapter 3: Optimal PathsChapter 4: Dynamic ProgrammingChapter 5: Scheduling with PERT and MPMChapter 6: Maximal Flow in a NetworkChapter 7: Trees, Tours and TransportChapter 8: Linear ProgrammingChapter 9: SoftwareChapter 10: Operational Research using a SpreadsheetChapter 11: Dashboards, Spreadsheets and Pivot TablesChapter 12: Scheduling and Planning with a Project ManagerChapter 13: Computerized Flow SimulationConclusionAppendix 1 : Installing the SolverAppendix 2 : Standard Normal Distribution Table

Optimization Tools for Logistics covers the theory and practice of the main principles of operational research and the ways it can be applied to logistics and decision support with regards to common software.

The book is supported by worked problems and examples from industrial case studies, providing a comprehensive tool for readers from a variety of industries.