Abstract: The use of a non-conventional linear programming technique, involving a piecewise differentiable penalty function minimization, is presented in this paper in connection with power system ...

Abstract: Time, cost, quality and safety, are the four critical elements that contribute to project success. Traditionally, literature has focused on analysing only time and cost. Subsequently, other ...

The current release of this book can be found at here. This book was desigend originally for the undergraduete course ISE 3434 - "Deterministic Operations Research II" taught at Virginia Tech. I will ...