Optimization Methods, Theory and Applications

This book presents the latest research findings and state-of-the-art solutions on optimization techniques and provides new research direction and developments. Both the theoretical and practical aspects of the book will be much beneficial to experts and students in optimization and operation research community. It selects high quality papers from The International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA2013). The conference is an official conference series of POP (The Pacific Optimization Research Activity Group; there are over 500 active members). These state-of-the-art works in this book authored by recognized experts will make contributions to the development of optimization with its applications.

本書介紹了最新的研究發現和最先進的優化技術解決方案，並提供了新的研究方向和發展。這本書的理論和實踐兩方面對優化和運營研究社區的專家和學生都非常有益。它從國際優化技術與應用研討會（ICOTA2013）中選擇了高質量的論文。該會議是POP（太平洋優化研究活動小組）的官方會議系列，擁有500多名活躍成員。這本書中由公認專家撰寫的最新作品將對優化及其應用的發展做出貢獻。