Loucks D.P. Public Systems Modeling: Methods for Identifying and Evaluating Alternative Plans and Policies

Springer, 2022. — 329 p. — (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 318). — ISBN: 978-3-030-93985-4.This book introduces methods for identifying and evaluating alternative plans and policies that address public sector issues and problems. This is not a book on the analysis of policy-making processes but rather methods of analyzing the plans and policies themselves. Such methods aid in the planning and analysis of systems that provide the services the public desires and that policymakers are responsible for providing and managing. The modeling methods are the common ones found in numerous textbooks and courses on operations research and management science. These methods have been used to address development and management opportunities and issues in many disciplines including those within agriculture, business, ecology, economics, engineering, health, management, military science, and natural resources, to mention a few.Analyzing Public Policy Decisions.
Public Sector Systems.
Creating Models.
Modeling Examples and Solutions.
Models for Managing Money.
Solving Models Using Excel.
Discrete Optimization Modeling.
Linear Optimization Modeling.
Some Linearization Methods.
Solving Models Using Calculus.
Lagrangian Models.
Dealing with Uncertainty.
Modeling Stochastic Processes.
Chance Constrained and Monte Carlo Modeling.
Simulation Modeling.
Multi-criteria Analyzes.
Fuzzy Optimization.