Appendix A-B 918-937p.; Selected references 939-940p.; Index 941-944p.

Operations Research: Theory And Applications covers the various techniques and principles used in operations research. It discusses concepts like Linear, Non-Linear, and Goal Programming, Decision Theory, Markov Chains, Information Theory, Theory of Games, and Classical Optimization Methods.

The book provides clear and concise concept explanations. They are further clarified through the use of many illustrative examples. Most of the chapters also have Management Cases to help students understand how the concepts are applied in real business situations.

In this fifth edition of the book, most of the chapters have been revised or reorganized to make the text even more useful and comprehensible to students. The book helps students clearly understand the processes involved in problem solving. It provides a comprehensive coverage of model formulation methods, solution procedures and analysis of results.

All chapters start with sections providing a Preview and outlining the Learning Objectives. These help the students understand what will be covered in that chapter and helps them stay focused. The Concept Quizzes in each chapter reinforces the principles and applications of the operations research techniques discussed in the chapter.

End of chapter sections like Self-Practice Problems with Hints and Answers, and Conceptual Questions, aid in conducting a review of the topics covered in that section. Extra sections in each chapter further clarify the problem solving techniques explained in it. The questions in the book are designed to reflect the style of the questions that are asked in various universities.