Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes Theory, Algorithms, Techniques and Applications - Berry, Stuart; Lowndes, Val.; Trovati, Marcello; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017)
Part I: Introduction to Modelling and Model Evaluation -- Model Building -- Introduction to Cellular Automata in Simulation -- Introduction to Mathematical Programming -- Heuristic Techniques in Optimisation -- Introduction to the Use of Queueing Theory and Simulation -- Part II: Case Studies -- Case Studies: Using Heuristics -- Further Use of Heuristic Methods -- Air Traffic Controllers Planning: A Rostering Problem -- Solving Multiple Objective Problems: Modelling Diet Problems -- Fuzzy Scheduling Applied to Small Manufacturing Firms -- The Design and Optimisation of Surround Sound Decoders Using Heuristic Methods -- System Dynamics Case Studies -- Applying Queueing Theory to the Design of a Traffic Light Controller -- Cellular Automata and Agents in Simulations -- Three Big Data Case Studies -- Part III: Appendices -- Appendix A: Queueing Theory -- Appendix B: Function Optimisation Techniques: Genetic Algorithms and Tabu Searches -- Appendix C: What to Simulate to Evaluate Production Planning and Control Methods in Small Manufacturing Firms -- Appendix D: Defining Boolean and Fuzzy Logic Operators -- Appendix E: Assessing the Reinstated Waverley Line -- Appendix F: Matching Services with Users in Opportunistic Network Environments.
Keywords: Computer simulation; Algorithms; Operations research; Decision making; Mathematical statistics; Simulation and Modeling; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity; Operations Research/Decision Theory; Mathematics of Algorithmic Complexity; Probability and Statistics in Computer Science