The book presents a broad view on the nature of intelligent decision-making which is characterized by the use of models and methods in the framework of decision support for management. Contributions to this volume dedicated to Paul Stähly on the occasion of his 65th birthday include theoretical research and applications in optimization, operations research as well as decision support and management systems.
This book contains selected papers of Sor'97, the annual joint meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Operations Research (Dgor) and the Gesellschaft für Mathematik, Ökonomie und Operations Research (GmÖÖR), held at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena from September 3-5, 1997. The 85 most innovative and scientifically most relevant contributed papers which were organized in 16 sections deal with diverse topics such as operations research, mathematics and statistics, business computing and economics. Seven sections are introduced by written versions of invited semiplenary lectures given by prominent representatives of their fields.