Coaching : Theorie & Praxis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910229250003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin : , : Springer
• ISSN: 2364-5148
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetti: Mentoring in business; Employees - Coaching of; Periodicals.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Refereed/Peer-reviewed; Title from content provider.

Equitable resource allocation [[electronic resource] ] : models, algorithms and applications / / Hanan Luss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830225603321
• Autore: Luss Hanan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-44921-5; 1-283-64484-3; 1-118-44918-5; 1-118-44924-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (371 p.)
• Collana: Information and communication technology series
• Classificazione: TEC029000
• Disciplina: 620.0042; 658.4/033; 658.4033
• Soggetti: Operations research; Resource allocation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Perspective; 1.2 Equitable Resource Allocation: Lexicographic Minimax (Maximin) Optimization; 1.3 Examples and Applications; 1.3.1 Allocation of High-Tech Components; 1.3.2 Throughput in Communication and Computer Networks; 1.3.3 Point-to-Point Throughput Estimation in Networks; 1.3.4 Bandwidth Allocation for Content Distribution; 1.3.5 Location of Emergency Facilities; 1.3.6 Other Applications; 1.4 Related Fairness Criteria; 1.5 Outline of the Book; 1.5.1 Chapter 2: Nonlinear Resource Allocation; 1.5.2 Chapter 3: Equitable Resource Allocation: Lexicographic Minimax and Maximin Optimization1.5.3 Chapter 4: Equitable Resource Allocation with Substitutable Resources; 1.5.4 Chapter 5: Multiperiod Equitable Resource Allocation; 1.5.5 Chapter 6: Equitable Network Resource Allocation; 1.5.6 Chapter 7: Equitable Resource Allocation with Integer Decisions; 1.6 Concluding Remarks AND LITERATURE REVIEW; 1.6.1 Equitable Allocation of High-Tech Components; 1.6.2 Equitable Throughput in Communication and Computer Networks; 1.6.3 Point-to-Point Throughput Estimation in Networks; 1.6.4 Equitable Bandwidth Allocation for Content Distribution1.6.5 Equitable Location of Emergency Facilities; 1.6.6 Other Applications; 2: Nonlinear Resource Allocation; 2.1 Formulation and Optimality Properties; 2.2 Algorithms; 2.2.1 The Activity Deletion Algorithm; 2.2.2 The Activity Addition Algorithm; 2.2.3 The Constraints Evaluation Algorithm; 2.2.4 Lower and Upper Bounds; 2.3 Nonlinear Resource-Usage Constraint; 2.3.1 Formulation and Optimality Properties; 2.3.2 Algorithms; Computational Results; 2.4 Multiple Resource Constraints: A Special Case; 2.5 Concluding Remarks and LITERATURE REVIEW3: Equitable Resource Allocation: Lexicographic Minimax and Maximin Optimization; 3.1 Formulation and Optimality Properties; 3.2 Minimax Algorithms; 3.2.1 The Minimax Activity Deletion Algorithm; 3.2.2 The Minimax Activity Addition Algorithm; 3.2.3 The Minimax Constraints Evaluation Algorithm; 3.2.4 Lower and Upper Bounds; 3.3 The Lexicographic Minimax Algorithm; Computational Results; 3.4 Extension to Nonseparable Objective Function; 3.5 Concluding Remarks and LITERATURE REVIEW; 4: Equitable Resource Allocation with Substitutable Resources; 4.1 Representations of Substitutable Resources4.1.1 Transitive Substitutable Resources Represented by Trees; 4.1.2 Transitive Substitutable Resources Represented by Acyclic Graphs; 4.1.3 Nontransitive Substitutable Resources Represented by Bipartite Graphs; 4.1.4 Activity-Dependent Substitutable Resources Represented by Bipartite Graphs; 4.1.5 Solution Approach; 4.2 Transitive Substitutable Resources Represented by Trees; 4.2.1 Formulation; 4.2.2 The Minimax Algorithm; 4.2.3 The Lexicographic Minimax Algorithm; Computational Results; 4.2.4 Lower and Upper Bounds; 4.3 Transitive Substitutable Resources Represented by Acyclic Graphs
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book focuses primarily on equitable resource allocation and is a valuable reference to those who work to solve diverse optimization problems"--