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OR, Defence and Security
Roger . Ed(S): Forder
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Description for OR, Defence and Security
Hardback. OR, Defence and Security brings together articles from the Journal of Operational Research Society. Editor(s): Forder, Roger. Series: OR Essentials. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JW; KJC; KJT; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
OR, Defence and Security presents eleven papers, originally published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society and the Journal of Simulation, which exemplify important themes and topics in Operational Research (OR), as applied to modern-day defense and security issues. Topics range from frontline OR in a peace-support operation to new developments in combat modelling, and from the logistics of overseas intervention to defence planning at the top level. Also included are examples of applications addressing insurgency and terrorism. Edited by Dr Roger A. Forder, who had a distinguished career in OR in the UK Ministry of Defence, he has ... Read more
OR, Defence and Security presents eleven papers, originally published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society and the Journal of Simulation, which exemplify important themes and topics in Operational Research (OR), as applied to modern-day defense and security issues. Topics range from frontline OR in a peace-support operation to new developments in combat modelling, and from the logistics of overseas intervention to defence planning at the top level. Also included are examples of applications addressing insurgency and terrorism. Edited by Dr Roger A. Forder, who had a distinguished career in OR in the UK Ministry of Defence, he has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Series
OR Essentials
Number of Pages
295
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137454058
SKU
V9781137454058
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Ref
99-15
About Roger . Ed(S): Forder
Roger Forder retired from the UK Ministry of Defence in 2010 after a 36-year career in defence OR. For six years he was Chief Analyst of the MoD's Centre for Defence Analysis and then held similar responsibilities in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory following its formation in 2001. He was a long-time member, and for two years chairman, of ... Read more
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