Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security
Seiten
2012
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2013 ed.
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-5277-5 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-5277-5 (ISBN)
This book presents the state of the art in the application of operations research models to preventing terrorist attacks, planning and preparing for emergencies and responding to and recovering from disasters. Covers preparedness, relief efforts and more.
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
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
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 Based on Non-MOnotonic and Multi-Attribute Terrorist Utility Functions.- Mitigating the Risk of an Anthrax Attack with Medical Countermeasures.- Service Networks for Public Health and Medical Preparedness: Medical Countermeasures Dispensing and Large-scale Disaster Relief Efforts.- Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector and the Role of Operations Research.
| Reihe/Serie | International Series in Operations Research Management Science ; 183 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 222 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Algebra |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| Schlagworte | counterterrorism • decision science • Emergency preparedness • Homeland Security • Operations Research • Public Health • threat analysis |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4614-5277-5 / 1461452775 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4614-5277-5 / 9781461452775 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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