These lectures emphasized specific areas of operations research and the mathematics used in modeling and solving the related problems. The lecturers were: Seth Bonder, Ralph L. Disney, Frederick C. Johnson, William P. Pierskalla, Robert B. Rovinsky, Warren E. Walker. Each lecturer attempted to make his presentation self-contained in terms of defining the application areas and mathematics employed.

Readership

Table of Contents

• S. Bonder -- Mathematical modeling of military conflict situations
• R. L. Disney -- Queueing networks
• F. C. Johnson -- Practical aspects of fishery management modeling
• W. P. Pierskalla -- Mathematical modeling of health care delivery systems
• R. B. Rovinsky -- Operations research: Applications in agriculture
• W. E. Walker -- Mathematical modeling applied to the relocation of fire companies