Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies: Techniques for the Evaluation of Management Decision Alternatives: Vol. 91B

Preface

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Citation: (1991), "Preface", Kraft, D.H., Boyce, B.R., Borko, H. and Svenonius, E. (Ed.) Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies: Techniques for the Evaluation of Management Decision Alternatives (Library and Information Science, Vol. 91B), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. ix-xii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1876-0562(1991)000091B001

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The Systems Approach: Rational, Systematic, Objective Approaches to Problem Solving

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Overview of Library Operations Research

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Decision Theory

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Graph Theory and Library Networks

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Queuing Theory

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Stochastic Processes and Library Models

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Modeling and Simulation

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Library Management Information Systems

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Appendix

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Bibliography

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Index

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Citation: (1991), "Index", Kraft, D.H., Boyce, B.R., Borko, H. and Svenonius, E. (Ed.) Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies: Techniques for the Evaluation of Management Decision Alternatives (Library and Information Science, Vol. 91B), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 189-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1876-0562(1991)000091B013

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Operations Research for Libraries and Information Agencies: Techniques for the Evaluation of Management Decision Alternatives: Volume 91B

Table of contents

Preface

The Systems Approach: Rational, Systematic, Objective Approaches to Problem Solving

Overview of Library Operations Research

Decision Theory

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Graph Theory and Library Networks

Queuing Theory

Stochastic Processes and Library Models

Modeling and Simulation

Library Management Information Systems

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

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