Community-Based Operations Research Decision Modeling for Local Impact and Diverse Populations

As government and non-profit organizations gather more high-quality data and make it available for analysts and the public, they are increasingly well-positioned to apply descriptive methods (getting insight from the data),  predictive methods (forecasting outcome based on the data) and prescriptive...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Michael P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Community-Based Operations Research: Introduction, Theory and Applications
  • Tutorials in Operations Research 2007: "Community-Based Operations Research"
  • Operations Management in Community-Based Nonprofit Organizations
  • Modeling Equity for Allocating Public Resources
  • Spatial Optimization and Geographic Uncertainty: Implications for Sex Offender
  • Locating Neighborhood Parks with a Lexicographic Multiobjective Optimization Method
  • Using GIS-Based Models to Protect Children from Lead Exposure
  • A Model for Hair Care Flow in Salons in the Black Community
  • Street Gangs: A Modeling Approach to Evaluating "At Risk" Youth and Communities
  • Fair Fare Policies: Pricing Policies that Benefit Transit-Dependent Riders
  • Decision Making for Emergency Medical Services
  • Capacity Planning for Publicly Funded Community Based Long-Term Care Services
  • A DEA Application Measuring Educational Costs and Efficiency of Illinois Elementary Schools