Resource Materials
Books
- Ahuja, R.K., Magnanti, T.L., and Orlin, J.B. (1993). Network
Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications, Prentice-Hall.
- Ballou, R.H., (2004). Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management,
5th Ed., Pearson.
- Bartholdi, III, J.J., and Hackman, S.T., (2017). Warehouse &
Distribution Science, version 0.98,
https://www.warehouse-science.com/book/editions/wh-sci-0.98.pdf.
- Chopra, S., and Meindl, (2016). Supply Chain Management:
Strategy, Planning, and Operations, 6th Ed., Prentice-Hall.
- Daganzo, C.F., (1999). Logistics Systems Analysis, 3rd Ed.,
Springer.
- Daskin, M.S., (2013). Network and Discrete Location: Models,
Algorithms, and Applications, 2nd Ed., Wiley (available as eBook
from NCSU Libraries).
- Downey, A., and Lauwens, B. (2018). Think
Julia: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (good book-level
intro to Julia, most introductory materials for Julia are videos).
- Francis, R.L., McGinnis Jr., L.F., and White, J.A. (1992). Facility
Layout and Location: An Analytical Approach, 2nd Ed.,
Prentice-Hall.
- Hildebrand, R., Editor (2020). Mathematical
Programming and Operations Research: Modeling, Algorithms, and
Complexity with Examples in Python and Julia, Part of the Open
Optimization project
- Hopp, W.J., and Spearman, M.L. (2008) Factory Physics, Third Edition,
McGraw-Hill, New York, NY
- Kwon, C. (2019). Julia
Programming for Operations Research, 2nd Edition.
- Larson, R.C., and Odoni, A.R. (1981). Urban Operations Research,
Prentice-Hall.
- Ravindran, A.R. and Warsing, Jr., D.P. (2013). Supply Chain
Engineering: Models and Applications, CRC Press.
- Simchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P., and Simchi-Levi, E., (2008). Designing
and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies,
3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill.
Web Resources
Math Programming Solvers
Transportation
- TL, LTL, and PX PPI, select Series ID=PCU484121484121 (TL),
Series ID=PCU484122484122 (LTL), and Series ID=PCU492110492110 (PX:
Couriers and express delivery services, not seasonally adjusted) for
current monthly and annual PPI values
- FedEx LTL and PX rates,
provide one-time (spot) LTL and PX rate quotes
- Coyote Logistics (a UPS Company)
rate quotes for TL and LTL
- Glossary
of Shipping Terms from U.S. Department of Transportation
- National
Highway Planning Network (NHPN), the Federal Highway
Administration's road network database
Geocoding and Mapping
- FIPS Codes:
- State
FIPS Codes: two-digit FIPS State Numeric Codes and the
two-letter FIPS State Alpha Code for each state
- County
FIPS Codes: five-digit FIPS County Numeric Codes for each county
in each state, where three county digits are appended to two state
digits.
- Coastline
Extractor, extract coastline segments bounded by a specified
latitude/longitude range
- How far is it?, calculates
great circle distances (same as DISTS using 'mi')
- Aviation Formulary,
has information on great circle distances
- GIS FAQ
Question --Q5.1--: What is the best way to calculate the
great circle distance (which deliberately ignores elevation differences)
between 2 points? (originally at
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/gisfaq?Q5.1)
TSP and VRP
- TSPLIB,
standard test instances for TSP and Capacitated VRP