FuzzySetsandOperationsResearchforDecisionSupportisacongratulatoryvolumeofKeySelectedPapersbyHans-JurgenZimmermannontheoccasionofProfessorZimmermannsretirement.Thisedited-volumeisdesignedasanaturalcontinuationoftheprevioustwodedicatedvolumesOperationsResearch(editedbyB.WernersandR.Gabriel,Springer,1994toHansJiirgenZimmermannforhis60thbirthday)andFuzzyLogicFoundationsandIndustrialApplications(editedbyD.Ruan,KluwerAcademic,1996toHans-JurgenZimmermannfor25yearsofcontributiontofuzzylogictheoryandapplications).Theprevioustwovolumes,capturedtheessenceofProfessorZimmermannsenormouscontributionstoeachoftheseareas,haveprovedtobegreatutilitytoanyoneinterestedinOperationsResearch,FuzzySets,andrelatedapplications.
PartⅠ:BasicandHistoricalConsiderations(FoundationsandHistory)
CognitiveSciences,DecisionTechnology,andFuzzySets
LatentConnectivesinHumanDecisionMaking
AFreshPerspectiveonUncertaintyModeling:Uncertaintyvs.UncertaintyModeling
ComputationalIntelligenceandNuclearEngineering
SomeViews(observations)onPracticingSuccessfulOperationalResearch
PartⅡ:FuzzySetsforUncertaintyModeling(MethodsandTools)
ApplicationsofFuzzySetTheorytoMathematicalProgramming
FuzzyReasoningforSolvingFuzzyMathematicalProgrammingProblems
PlanningModelsforResearchandDevelopment
FuzzyDataAnalysis——MethodsandIndustrialApplications
ComparisonofFuzzyReasoningMethods
PartⅢ:FuzzySetsforOperationsManagement(Applications)
AdvancedFuzzyLogicControlofaModelCarinExtremeSituations
ApproximateReasoninginManufacturing
MediaSelectionandOtherApplicationsofFuzzyLinearProgramming
InformationManagementforConcurrentEngineering