Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security

222 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This new Handbook addresses the state of the art in the application of operations research models to problems in preventing terrorist attacks, planning and preparing for emergencies, and responding to and recovering from disasters. The purpose of the book is to enlighten policy makers and decision makers about the power of operations research to help organizations plan for and respond to terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and public health emergencies, while at the same time providing researchers with one single source of up-to-date research and applications.

The Handbook consists of nine separate chapters:

Using Operations Research Methods for Homeland Security Problems

Operations Research and Homeland Security: Overview and Case Study of Pandemic Influenza

Deployed Security Games for Patrol Planning

Interdiction Models and Applications

Time Discrepant Shipments in Manifest Data

Achieving Realistic Levels of Defensive Hedging

Mitigating the Risk of an Anthrax Attack with Medical Countermeasures

Service Networks for Public Health Preparedness and Large-scale Disaster Relief Efforts

Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector

• Reihe: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
• ISBN: 9781489985521
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.12.2014
• Genre: Wirtschaft/Allgemeines, Lexika
• Verlag: Springer US
• Herausgegeben von: Jeffrey Herrmann