Handbook of Operations Research for Homeland Security
By: edited by Jeffrey W. Herrmann
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science -- 183
Publisher: Springer New York; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781461452782
Subjects: Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering; Economics/Management Science; Operation Research/Decision Theory; Engineering mathematics; Economics; Social policy; Operations research
Description: <p>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.</p><p>The Handbook consists of nine separate chapters: </p><ul><li>Using Operations Research Methods for Homeland Security Problems</li><li>Operations Research and Homeland Security: Overview and Case Study of Pandemic Influenza</li><li>Deployed Security Games for Patrol Planning</li><li>Interdiction Models and Applications</li><li>Time Discrepant Shipments in Manifest Data</li><li>Achieving Realistic Levels of Defensive Hedging </li><li>Mitigating the Risk of an Anthrax Attack with Medical Countermeasures</li><li>Service Networks for Public Health Preparedness and Large-scale Disaster Relief Efforts</li><li>Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector</li></ul>
Table of contents: title: Using Operations Research Methods for Homeland Security Problems; title: Operations Research and Homeland Security: Overview and Case Study of Pandemic Influenza; title: Deployed Security Games for Patrol Planning; title: Interdiction Models and Applications; title: Time Discrepant Shipments in Manifest Data; title: Achieving Realistic Levels of Defensive Hedging Based on Non-MOnotonic and Multi-Attribute Terrorist Utility Functions; title: Mitigating the Risk of an Anthrax Attack with Medical Countermeasures; title: Service Networks for Public Health and Medical Preparedness: Medical Countermeasures Dispensing and Large-scale Disaster Relief Efforts; title: Disaster Response Planning in the Private Sector and the Role of Operations Research.