by Gang Yu (University of Texas at Austin, USA) & Xiangtong Qi (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China)

Contents (85k)
Preface (48k)
Chapter 1: Introduction (242k)

This pioneering book addresses the latest research findings and application results on disruption management, which is the study of how to dynamically recover a predetermined operational plan when various disruptions prevent the original plan from being executed smoothly. A disruption management system will help decision-makers respond to disruptive events in real time so that the cost incurred by the disruption is reduced to a minimum. The impact of such systems is significant. For example, each year the disruption management system for US airlines generates savings of tens of millions of dollars.

• Case Study: Disruption Management at Continental Airlines
• General Models for Disruption Management
• Disruption Management for Flight Scheduling
• Disruption Management for Airline Crew Scheduling
• Disruption Management for Machine Scheduling
• Disruption Management for Logistics Scheduling
• Inventory Disruption Management Based on Economic Production Quantity Models
• Disruption Management for Discrete Production Planning Problems
• Disruption Management for Supply Chain Coordination
• Disruption Management for Project Scheduling