Guide to Computational Modelling for Decision Processes Theory, Algorithms, Techniques and Applications /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Berry, Stuart. (Editor), Lowndes, Val. (Editor), Trovati, Marcello. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications,
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55417-4
Table of Contents:
  • 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.