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Public Systems Modeling Methods for Identifying and Evaluating Alternative Plans and Policies /

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This is an open access book discusses readers to various methods of modeling plans and policies that address public sector issues and problems. Written for public policy and social sciences students at the upper undergraduate and graduate level, as well as public sector decision-makers, it demonstra...

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Main Author: Loucks, Daniel P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 318
Subjects:
Political planning.
Operations research.
Mathematical optimization.
Econometrics.
Public administration.
Public Policy.
Operations Research and Decision Theory.
Optimization.
Quantitative Economics.
Public Management.
Policy Evaluation.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Analyzing Public Policy Decisions
  • 2. Public Sector Systems
  • 3. Creating Models
  • 4. Modeling Examples and Solutions
  • 5. Models for Managing Money
  • 6. Solving Models Using Excel
  • 7. Discrete Optimization Modeling
  • 8. Linear Optimization Modeling
  • 9. Some Linearization Methods
  • 10. Solving Models Using Calculus
  • 11. Lagrangian Models
  • 12. Dealing with Uncertainty
  • 13. Modeling Stochastic Processes
  • 14. Chance Constrained and Monte Carlo Modeling
  • 15. Simulation Modeling
  • 16. Multi Criteria Analyses
  • 17. Fuzzy Optimization
  • 18. Conclusions.

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